Lake Worth Beach teacher helping deliver food to students in need

Lake Worth Beach teacher Rebecca Currie is on a mission to fight hunger.

FINAL PUSH FOR DONATIONSDURING THIS WEEK-LONG VIRTUALFOOD DRIVE.

RIGHT NOW - APHONE BANK IS OPEN UNTILP-M.

HOWEVER THEIR WORK IS FARFROM OVER.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL5'S LINNIE SUPALL INTRODUCYOU TO A LAKE WORTH BEACHTEACHER THATDISTANCE TO FIGHT HUNGER.<< WITH AN APPETITE FORSERVICE REBECCA CURRIE DOESNMIND A BIT OF HEAVY LIFTING&THE LAKE WORTH BEACH MIDDLESCHOOL TEACHER IS ON A MISSIONDELIVERING MEALS DOOR TO DOOFOR HER STUDENTS WHEN I FOUNDTHAT WE WERE CLOSING DOWN ANDI EMAILED THE TEACHERS THATARE GOING TO FALL UNDER THERADAR& THOSE ARE THE KIDS THWE NEED TO BE GOING AFTER WIHELP FROM FIRST PRESBYTERIANCHURCH& CURRIE LOADS UP HERTRUNK WITH GROCERIES EACH WEEKEVERY BOX - CAREFULLY PACKWITH NUTRITIOUS MEALS.

I PICKUP THESE BOXES& DEPENDINGTHE FAMILYDELIVER THESE TO THE DOORSTEOF THE STUDENT EVERY WEEK THEPALM BEACH COUNTY FOOD BANKDROPS OFF DOZENS OF PALETS OFFOOD& THEN VOLUNTEERS QUICKLYGET TO WORK TO BAG IT UP, BUTITTHE FOOD BANK IS ABLE TO MAKITS WEEKLY DELIVERIES BYPARTNERING WITH AGENCIES LIKETHE UNITED WAY& BUT CURRIESAYS THE DEMAND HAS DOUBLEDLAKE WORTH BEACH SINCE JUNE.WE WENT FROM SERVING 750 TO1500 PEOPLE VOLUNTEERS LIKHIGH SCHOOL SENIOR CHRISTINALINDER ARE ENCOURAGING OTHERSTO PITCH IN EVEN IF YOU CANCOME EVERY FRIDAY AND YOU CANBE AS COMMITTED TO IT, EVERYSINGLE TIME YOUIMPACTING SOMEONEYOUTHESE TIMES EVERYONE HASENOUGH TO WORRY ABOUT SO IFDELIVERING SOME EXTRA FOODGIVES THE ONE LESS THING THEYHAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THENTHATFAMILIES RELIEF DURING ACRITICAL TIME SO WORRIES ABOUTTHEIR NEXT MEAL& STAY OFF THETABLE.

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