Volunteers spend Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Westmoreland Food Bank

FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE AGENCIES ARE CLOSED ALONG WITH POST OFFICES, BANKS, OTHER FINANCIAL BUSINESSES. >>> VOLUNTEERS AT THE WESTMORELAND FOOD BANK ARE USING TODAY AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR DR. KING AND IN THEIR OWN WAY CONTRIBUTE TO HIS REVERED SERVICE AND COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. >> Reporter: ABOUT 100 VOLUNTEERS STOPPED AT THE WESTMORELAND FOOD BANK THROUGHOUT THE DAY FOR THE THEY BELIEVE YOU CAN FIGHT HUNGER ANYWHERE AND IT HAPPENS ESPECIALLY WHERE YOU LEAST EXPECT IT. INSTEAD OF OF TAKING A DAY OFF TODAY, IT’S A DAY ON TO FEED THE HUNGRY IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE

VOLUNTEERS CAME FROM NEAR AND FAR. THEY’RE BOXING UP FOOD FOR ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, MILITARY VETERANS, SENIOR CITIZENS. >> SENIOR CITIZENS ARE ONE OF ONE OF THE ONES LEAST LIKELY TO ASK FOR HELP. >> THE WESTMORELAND FOOD BANK’S CEO. >> I THINK DR. KING WOULD BE SO PROUD OF WHAT WE ARE OVER THE COUNTRY IN FEEDING PEOPLE AND NOURISHING LIVES. >> Reporter: INSIDE, GROUPS OF STUDENTS, FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS THAN 1600 HOUSEHOLDS. THEY’RE BOXING UP SERIAL, PEANUT BUTTER, MILK, MORE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. VOLUNTEERS FORM A LINE FOR STACKING, WRAPPING, PREPARING THE FOOD FOR HUNGRY HOMES.

>> THIS IS FANTASTIC. I DON’T THINK I HAVE SEEN THIS MANY ON A SATURDAY WHEN I PACK BOXES. >> Reporter: VOLUNTEERS LIKE RUTH SAY THEY BELIEVE IT’S

THE BEST WAY TO ANSWER DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR’S MOST URGENT QUESTION. WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR OTHERS? >> IT’S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DON’T HEAR ABOUT DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING EVERY DAY AS WE DID IN THE PAST. >> Reporter: HIS LESSONS CONTINUE ON THROUGH THIS DAY OF SERVICE IN THE MOST NECESSARY OF FORMS, FEEDING THE HUNGRY >> FOOD IS A BIG THING, EVEN STAMPS. >> IF

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