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Happening Thursday: Farm Share food giveaway in Palm Coast

PALM COAST, Fla. — Families in the Palm Coast area will have a chance to pick up food items at no cost Thursday morning.

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Farm Share, a nonprofit that aims to help food-insecure residents in Florida, will hold a food giveaway.

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Organizers said the distribution will be held in conjunction with Inspiration of Hope Community Resources, Inc.

The June 16 event is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. and will be held at:

  • 75 Pine Lakes Pkwy., Palm Coast, Fla. 32164

See the map below for event location:

Thursday’s giveaway is expected to provide food to roughly 400 households.

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Farm Share said it helps to fight hunger “by working hand-in-hand with local farmers to recover and redistribute produce that would otherwise be thrown away due to aesthetic imperfections.”

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the distribution event will be drive-thru style to minimize contact and to help ensure the safety of everyone who participates, organizers said.

Attendees must also wear a mask and arrive in a vehicle with a trunk or cargo bed.

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Thursday’s food giveaway will be on a first-come, first-served basis and will operate until supplies run out.

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