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THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY COLLECTED OVER 400,000 POUNDS OF FOOD FOR THIS YEAR'S FEDS
FEED FAMILIES CAMPAIGN. IN WASHINGTON, D.C., DONATIONS GO
TO THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK. LOCAL PANTRIES
AND SOUP KITCHENS DEPEND ON THIS FOOD BANK, AND THE DONATIONS IT RECEIVES, TO FEED PEOPLE
IN NEED.
"THREE YEARS AGO WHEN WE STARTED THIS FOOD DISTRIBUTION, WE NORMALLY SERVED 75 TO
80 PEOPLE, BUT AS OF TODAY WE ARE SERVING 150 PLUS. IF IT WASN'T FOR THIS FOOD BANK,
WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT."
FEDS FEEDS FAMILIES STARTED FOUR YEARS AGO IN WASHINGTON, BUT NOW INVOLVES SERVICE MEMBERS
AT NEARLY EVERY U.S. BASE, POST AND SHIP. THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COLLECTS AN AVERAGE
OF 1.5 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD EACH YEAR DURING THE CAMPAIGN.
FROM THE DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY, I'M PETTY OFFICER AMARA TIMBERLAKE.