One by one the trunks of their cars were filled with fruits and vegetables that were grown by Ohio farmers. More than 500 families in all converged on the parking lot of the Wright State University Nutter Center on Aug. 17 to receive the badly needed fresh produce.<\/p>\n
For the fifth straight year Wright State hosted the Dayton Foodbank\u2019s distribution pickup for Greene County. CareSource provided the volunteers.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s pretty cool giving back,\u201d said Ron Nartowicz a 2005 Wright State alum and CareSource employee volunteering at the event. \u201cI actually grew up kind of needy so it\u2019s pretty neat to see smiles on everyone\u2019s faces.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Dayton Foodbank serves as the primary source of food for the hunger relief network in the Miami Valley. About 95,033 pounds of fresh produce were distributed to 582 families during the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cWright State has been just awesome in helping us to ensure that hungry people get through these lines,\u201d said Cathy Ponitz, vice president of the CareSource Foundation.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re a Wright State student in a food crisis, the university\u2019s\u00a0Friendship Food Pantry<\/a>\u00a0can be of assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For the fifth straight year Wright State hosted the Dayton Foodbank\u2019s distribution pickup for Greene County. Continue reading