Video by the Tampa Bay Times
newspaper. (A short ad runs before
the piece.)
More than 40,000 pounds of cucumbers
were delivered to the Tampa
Convention Center by the Society of
St. Andrew. Volunteers bagged the
vegetables for distribution to area
food banks.
(May 1, 2012; Tampa)
[Joseph Garnett, Jr. | Tampa Bay
Times]
Video produced by United Methodist
Communications:
United Methodist volunteers helped
bag 40,000 pounds of cucumbers for
distribution by local feeding
agencies across Central Florida as
part of the 2012 General Conference
in Tampa. The United Methodist
Church partners with the Society of
St. Andrew in ministry to the
hungry. The Society of St. Andrew,
founded in 1979, coordinates more
than 30,000 volunteers, and
distributes more than 25 million
pounds of fresh produce that would
otherwise have been wasted.
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WFLA, Channel 8 in Tampa set
up in front of the convention center
and started coverage of the produce
drop at 5:34 in the morning.
Here, they talk with Florida
Director Babara Sayles about the
event just getting underway.
Many delegates saw coverage on TV
and then came over to help before
the morning session.
