Food Bank RGV and Walmart Hold Distribution for Students and their Families
Texas Border Business
Pharr, TX – The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley in partnership with Walmart and the Collaborative for Fresh Produce (CFP) will host a food distribution for 1,000 Vanguard Academy Charter School students and their families to fight summer hunger.
Distribution will follow the Food Bank RGV’s mobile drive through model with little or no contact. Staff, school officials, and members of the Texas Army National Guard will assist with distribution. Fresh produce, shelf-stable bags of food, and cereal will be placed into the vehicle trunks of participants.
This one-day only mobile food distribution will take at the Vanguard Remembrandt Secondary School on Friday, June 19, 2020 from 7am to 10am or until capacity is reached. Distribution is for families of Vanguard Academy Students and the neighboring community to ensure that students are fed during summer, the hungriest season of all. There is a limit of 2 families (2 people) per car, ID and proof of address are required, all vehicle occupants must weark masks, and car trunks must be empty. Distribution will be first come, first served.
This partnership is made possible through the generous support of Walmart, the Collaborative for Fresh Produce (CFP), and Feeding America, with the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley. There will be an official welcome beginning at 6:30am for the ‘Fighting Summer Hunger, Sparking Change’ distribution to celebrate the partnership with Walmart and acknowledge those who aide in the fight against hunger. Speakers include: Stuart Haniff, CEO, Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley; Jessica Vilanueva, Regional General Manager, Walmart; Senator Eddie Lucio; Dr. Ambrosio Hernandez, Mayor, City of Pharr; and Dr. Narciso Garcia, Superintendent, Vanguard Academy.
When: June 19, 2020 | Ceremony 6:30am – 7:00am | Distribution 7:00am – 10:00am; or until supply runs out
Where: Vanguard Rembrandt Secondary| 1200 E. Kelly Avenue, Pharr, TX
