Georgia Mountain Food Bank program brings freshness to all - Gainesville Times

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Georgia Mountain Food Bank program brings freshness to all

Neighborhood Fresh delivers produce to food-insecure areas

Tadmore Elementary School student Rebecca Ledford struggles to carry a bag filled with produce Tuesday, Feb. 6, following a visit to the school by the Georgia Mountain Food Bank Neighborhood Fresh Grocery Program van. - photo by Scott Rogers

02112018 FRESH 7.jpg — Tadmore Elementary School student Rebecca Ledford struggles to carry a bag filled with produce Tuesday, Feb. 6, following a visit to the school by the Georgia Mountain Food Bank Neighborhood Fresh Grocery Program van. - photo by Scott Rogers

Sherri Eddington was used to paying a little money out of her own pocket, almost daily, as a driver for Gainesville Connection transit service. She’d chip in to help people out when they didn’t have enough money to pay the fare.