Kennebec Journal, Local & State

More than 2,000 turn out for Augusta food distribution

Volunteers handed out boxes containing meat, dairy products, fruits and vegetables and gallons of milk and frozen turkeys.

Posted October 29, 2020

Updated October 30, 2020

Joe Phelan Staff Photographer

AUGUSTA — More than 2,000 people turned out Thursday for the Augusta Food Bank’s Farm-to-Family Feast distribution event at the Augusta Civic Center.

Cars were lined up along Townsend Road waiting their turn to loop through two parking lots to get to the distribution, causing traffic congestion that required Augusta police officers to direct traffic.

Volunteer Chuck Hinds reaches for another frozen turkey Thursday to hand out during the Augusta Food Bank's Farm-to-Family Feast distribution event at the Augusta Civic Center. Purchase this image

Volunteers handed out boxes containing meat, dairy products, fruits and vegetables and gallons of milk and frozen turkeys. All told, 2,300 gallons of milk and food boxes were distributed.

The food was donated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, while the cost of the turkeys covered by Kennebec Savings Bank and the Elmina B. Sewall Foundation.

Joe Phelan

Joe Phelan is an award winning journalist who makes photos and videos around the capital area for the the Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel and the other Masthead Maine publications. Joe’s first journalism... More by Joe Phelan

Comments are no longer available on this story

Volunteer Chuck Hinds reaches for another frozen turkey Thursday to hand out during the Augusta Food Bank's Farm-to-Family Feast distribution event at the Augusta Civic Center. Purchase this image
AUGUSTA, ME - OCTOBER 29: Long lines of cars loop through the parking lots as volunteers hand out boxes of food, gallons of milk and frozen turkeys during an Augusta Food Bank's Farm to Family Feast distribution event Thursday October 29, 2020 at the Augusta Civic Center. There were long lines of cars on streets leading to civic center before drivers looped around two parking lots before getting to distribution point. The 2300 gallon jugs of milk and 2300 food boxes were from the US Department of Agriculture and the turkeys were donated by Kennebec Savings Bank and the Elmina B. Sewall Foundatin. (Staff photo by Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
Cars line up Thursday on Townsend Road to get into the Augusta Food Bank's Farm-to-Family Feast distribution event at the Augusta Civic Center. The 2,300 gallon jugs of milk and 2,300 food boxes were provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the turkeys were donated by Kennebec Savings Bank and the Elmina B. Sewall Foundation. Purchase this image
AUGUSTA, ME - OCTOBER 29: Long lines of cars loop through the parking lots as volunteers hand out boxes of food, gallons of milk and frozen turkeys during an Augusta Food Bank's Farm to Family Feast distribution event Thursday October 29, 2020 at the Augusta Civic Center. There were long lines of cars on streets leading to civic center before drivers looped around two parking lots before getting to distribution point. The 2300 gallon jugs of milk and 2300 food boxes were from the US Department of Agriculture and the turkeys were donated by Kennebec Savings Bank and the Elmina B. Sewall Foundatin. (Staff photo by Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
Contributed photo The box contained meat, dairy, fruits and vegetables. Purchase this image