Ag Commission gives out food boxes

The Ag Commision gave out food boxes.

THE IMPACT.HUNDREDS OF CARS LINED UP AT THESTATE FAIRGROUNDS TO RECEIVEFREE FOOD BOXES TO HELP DURINGTHE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.WE APPRECIATE IT.IT HELPS OUT A WHOLE LOT SINCEWE ONLY SATURDAY AND COME THEMISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OFAGRICULTURE AND COMMERCEDISTRIBUTED 1400 FOOD BOXES THEHAVE PEOPLE COME HERE AND GETALL THE MEAT THE MILK THE EGGSARE BEING DONATED DONATED BYCAL-MAINE A LOCAL COMPANY.MERCHANTS COMPANY A LOCALCOMPANY BOXES UP ALL OF THISFOOD FOR US.IT’S ALL PART OF THE FARMERS TOFAMILY’S FOOD BOX PROGRAMMERCHANTS FOOD SERVICE SAYS,THEY PASSED OUT 16 PALLETS OFPROTEIN PRODUCTS SAUSAGE CHICKENNUGGETS CHICKEN STRIPS AS WELLAS HAM IN THE BOXES WORKERS SAYTHERE’S A HUGE NEED IN THECOMMUNITY FOR THE BOXES AND ITJUST THRILLS US AS MERCHANTSFOOD SERVICE TO BE ABLE TO PASSTHIS PRODUCT OUT TO NEEDEDFAMILIES DURING THIS TIME.THERE’S FAMILI OUT THERETHAT’S GOT LAID OFF OF WORK.FAMILIES DROVE FROM ALL OVER THESTATE TO RECEIVE THE FOOD BOXES.IT HELPS OUT WITH THE FAMILY,ESPECIALLY WITH US SINCE WE AREUNEMPLOYED RIGHT NOW.I’VE BEEN RECENTLY UNEMPLOYED.HE’S BEEN EMPLOYED SINCE THECOVID-19.I THINK IT’S SOMETHING THAT THECOMMUNITY NEEDS DUE TO THE CARON A VIRUS AND EVERYTHING.SO IT’S YOU KNOW, HELPING A LOTOF PEOPLE THERE’S WITHOUT RIGHTNOW IN THE TIME OF NEED