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Poultry firm donates 23 tons of meat to food bank
Donation largest ever received at GMFB
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Food bank employees Larry Jarrard, left, and Colton Donino inventory the pallets of food and move them to the food bank freezer.
Georgia Mountain Food Bank in Gainesville got an early Christmas gift Wednesday when Perdue Farms delivered 46,000 pounds of frozen chicken and meat products. While boxes of the products were being unloaded, Tommy Waters, director of Perdue operations in Gainesville and other representatives were able to talk with food bank staff and Abit Massey, president emeritus of the Gainesville-based Georgia Poultry Federation, about the donation and the growth of the food bank. “It’s a pleasure to be able to donate,” said Waters.