Local union members gathered to distribute fresh food in partnership with the USDA to help struggling families. 6:10 pm, Feb. 21, 2021 ×
Volunteer Chad Katzung loads cars with 30-pound boxes of fresh food and milk during a USDA Farmers to Families Food Box distribution Saturday at the Operating Engineers Local 49 building in Southwest Rochester. The Southeast Minnesota Area Labor Council and area local unions hosted the event. (Traci Westcott / twestcott@postbulletin.com)
Thirty-nine thousand pounds of food, and 1,300 gallons of milk.
Folks needing a helping hand found several just north of Rochester International Airport at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49 parking lot. Local union members with the Southeast Minnesota Area Labor Council hosted a free food giveaway in partnership with the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box program.