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Food bank settles into new home
Organization now has ability to reach more people
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Georgia Mountain Food Bank warehouse manager Brian Wiggins, left, and Dallas Van Scoten assemble a locker inside the new facility Wednesday afternoon. The food bank’s new facility has been up and running for about one month.
Three weeks ago, the shelves at the Georgia Mountain Food Bank’s new 20,000-square-foot facility were practically bare. Now, cans, pallets of food and signs of life can be seen under the roof of the Boomershine Family Logistics Center, the new home for the food bank. “It feels like home,” Executive Director Kay Blackstock said.