Millions of pounds of food distributed to fight hunger

  • Second Harvest President Bill Bonnington congratulates volunteers and sponsors for helping achieve a record 2 million pounds of food distributed by the organization since 2008. MARK ENGEL/Staff
    Second Harvest President Bill Bonnington congratulates volunteers and sponsors for helping achieve a record 2 million pounds of food distributed by the organization since 2008. MARK ENGEL/Staff
  • Donated and purchased food is sorted and placed into grocery carts by volunteers so a good selection of supplies will be given to local families in need. MARK ENGEL/Staff
    Donated and purchased food is sorted and placed into grocery carts by volunteers so a good selection of supplies will be given to local families in need. MARK ENGEL/Staff
    Some 15 years after it began, the Rotary Club of Greene and Putnam County’s Second Harvest program has just celebrated the distribution of its 2-millionth pounds of food. “In 2008 we started a food rescue where we were getting food from restaurants and taking it to folks and distributing it,” explained Bill Bonnington, president of the Second Harvest board. “In 2012, we starte...

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