Helping people in need

On Aug. 12, 400 families filed into the Wright State University Nutter Center parking lot. One by one the trunks of their cars were filled with vegetables that were grown by Ohio farmers.

The Dayton Foodbank provided the produce, Caresource the volunteers and Wright State’s Nutter Center the venue. This was the second straight year that Wright State welcomed the Dayton Foodbank’s distribution pick up in Greene County.

“We always want to be a part in the community,” said Jim Brown, the Nutter Center’s executive director.

“Wright State University along with the Nutter Center folks have been so generous and they let us take over their parking lot for a few hours,” said Lora Davenport, Dayton Foodbank community relations manager.

The Dayton Foodbank serves as the primary source of food for the hunger relief network in the Miami Valley.

The event distributed 48,200 pounds of fresh produce to 484 families and 1,713 individuals.

If you’re a Wright State student in a food crisis, the university’s Friendship Food Pantry can be of assistance.