Nebraska National Guard helps local food bank

Nebraska National Guard helps local food bank

LEAVE YOU WITHSOMETHING GOOD.IN THE MIDST OF THEPANDEMIC WE ARESEEING AMAZINGTHINGS BEING DONEBY PEOPLE TO MAKEOUR LIVES BETTERAND HAPPIER RIGHTNOW..MORE THAN A DOZENNEBRASKA NATIONALGUARD MEMBERSWERE DEPLOYEDYESTERDAY WITH ASPECIFIC MISSION...HELP THE FOOD BANKFOR THE HEARTLAND.PHOTOJOURNALISTMIKE SIMMONS WASAT THE FOOD BANKFOR THE HEARTLANDTO SEE ALL THE WORKTHE GUARD IS DOING.NATS"THE NATIONALGUARD HAS COME TOASSIST US IN THEPACKAGING OF FOODPRODUCT THAT WEARE DISTRUBITINGTHROUGH OURMOBILE PANTRYPROGRAM AND ALSOTHROUGH OURNETOWRK OFPANTRYS"BRIANNATS"YESTERDAY I KNOWTHEY PACKED OUT IBELIEVE FORTYTHOUSAND POUNDS.AS MUCH AS YOU CANLEGALLY PUT ON ASEMI TRUCK."LT.JAKENATS"THEY'RE DOINGEVERYTHING FROMASSEMBLING PANTRYBOXES, WHICH ISSHELF STABLIE ITEMSPACKED INTO A BOX.WE ARE ALSOPACKAGING FRESHPRODUCE INTO FAMILYFRIENDLY SIZES.WE'RE ALSO DOINGTHINGS WITH FROZENMEAT AS WELL."BRIANNATS"IT'S A GREATOPPORTUNITY TOSERVE THECOMMUNITY.THATS WHAT I JOINEDTHE NATIONAL GUARDFOR.THATS WHAT A LOT OFTHESE GUYS JOINEDFOR SO IT'S A GREATOPPORTUNITY TOHELP OUT."LT.JAKE"TO BE ABLE TO HAVENEBRASKAS FINESTON OUR TEAM, IN OURFIGHT, IS VERYRELIEVING."BRIANNATS"WE HAD ZERODIFFICULTY FINDINGVOLUNTEERS FROMTHE NEBRASKA AIRNATIONAL GUARD, THENEBRASKA ARMYNATIONAL GUARD.SOLDIERS ANDAIRMEN WANTED TOCOME ON AND BE APARTICIPANT IN THISMISSION."LT.COL.CHARLESNATS"WHAT ONE OF OURFEARS WAS, ANDSTILL REMAINS, ISMANY OF OURPANTRYS IN RURALCOMMUNITIES AREOPPORATED BYSENIORS.IT'S NOT JUST HERE INNEBRASKA IT'SACROSS THECOUNTRY.AS WE'VE SEENRURAL COMMUNITIESARE STARTING TO GETAFFECTED MORE ANDMORE.WHAT HAPPENSWHEN THOSEPANTRIES OPPERATEDBY SENIORS, THOSESENIORS SAY 'YOUKNOW WHAT ITS NOTWORTH THE RISK'?HOW DO WE SERVETHOSE COMMUNITIES?THAT IS ONE WAY THENEBRASKA NATIONALGUARD COULDPOTENTIALLY HELP."BRIANNATS"I'D LIKE TO JUST SAYTHANKS AGAIN TOBRIAN ANDEVERYONE.WE LOOK FORWARDTO CONTINUING THISMISSION."LT.CHARLES"DOWNLOAD THEKMTV APP FOR UP TO