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Cukes for the hungry at 2012 United
Methodist General Conference
41,000 pound Cucumber Drop in front
of the Tampa Convention Center,
6-10am, May 1
See 3 videos from the event |
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The Rev. Adam Hamilton (left), a
pastor from Kansas, and Karen
Greenwaldt, general secretary of the
denomination's Board of
Discipleship, sort and repackage
cucumbers at the 2012 United
Methodist General Conference in
Tampa, Florida. The cucumbers have
been gleaned and will be distributed
to local food programs by the
Society of Saint Andrew.
A UMNS photo by Paul Jeffrey. |
Bishop Hope Morgan Ward (right)
takes part in a May 1"Produce Drop,"
sponsored by the Society of St.
Andrew, in front of the Tampa (Fla.)
Convention Center, site of the 2012
United Methodist General Conference.
Volunteers bagged some 40,000 pounds
of cucumbers, which will be
distributed to local feeding
agencies across Central Florida.
A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose. |
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Delegates and visitors at the 2012
United Methodist General Conference
in Tampa, Florida, sort and
repackage cucumbers that have been
gleaned and will be distributed to
local food programs by the Society
of Saint Andrew.
A UMNS photo by Paul Jeffrey. |
Delegates and visitors at the 2012
United Methodist General Conference
in Tampa, Florida, sort and
repackage cucumbers that have been
gleaned and will be distributed to
local food programs by the Society
of Saint Andrew.
A UMNS photo by Paul Jeffrey. |
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Delegates and visitors at the 2012
United Methodist General Conference
in Tampa, Fla., spent part of May 1
sorting and repackaging cucumbers
that have been gleaned and will be
distributed to local food ministries
by the Society of St. Andrew. Adding
a bag to the growing pile is Leo
Limona from Village Chapel United
Methodist Church in Asheville, Ohio.
A UMNS photo by
Kathleen Barry |
18-year-old Ana Zele, a sophomore at
Florida Southern University and a
member of First United Methodist
Church of Bradenton (Fla.),
repackages cucumbers that have been
gleaned and will be distributed to
local food ministries by the Society
of St. Andrew. The May 1 "Produce
Drop" took place outside the 2012
United Methodist General Conference
in Tampa, Fla.
A UMNS photo by
Kathleen Barry |
