Maryland State Police and Department of Transportation to close out month-long effort encouraging Marylanders to donate food
BALTIMORE – Representatives from the Maryland State Police and the Maryland Department of Transportation will assemble on Wednesday, September 30 at Maryland Food Bank sites across the state to officially weigh food donations collected statewide throughout Hunger Action Month.
During September, all Maryland State Police barracks as well as many Maryland Department of Transportation offices participated in the statewide food drive. In addition to these locations, Marylanders were able to donate food through the Food Bank’s virtual food drive platform at
https://fooddrive.mdfoodbank.org.
Maryland State Troopers and other allied law enforcement agencies, assisted by personnel from the State Highway Administration, will caravan the food donations to one of three regional food bank locations on Tuesday. Representatives from the organizations will be on site for photos while donations are unloaded and officially weighed. Results are expected to be announced later in the afternoon.
WHAT:
Hunger Action Month 2015 Final Food Donation Weigh-In
WHEN:
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 – 10:45 a.m.
Caravan is scheduled to arrive at each location at approximately 11 a.m.
WHERE & WHO:
Maryland Food Bank – 2200 Halethorpe Farms Road, Baltimore, MD 21227
- Colonel William Pallozzi, Superintendent, Maryland State Police
- Gregory C. Johnson, Administrator, State Highway Administration
- Beth Martino, Executive Vice President, Maryland Food Bank
Maryland Food Bank – Eastern Shore: 28500 Owens Branch Road, Salisbury, MD 21801
- Major Ron Lewis, Assistant Bureau Chief, Southern Command, Maryland State Police
- Donnie Drewer, State Highway Administration, District Engineer
- Jennifer Small, Managing Director, Maryland Food Bank
Maryland Food Bank – Western Branch: 220 McRand Court, Hagerstown, MD 21740
- Major Anthony Lowman, Assistant Bureau Chief, Northern Command, Maryland State Police
- Mark Crampton, State Highway Administration, District Engineer
- Lynn Jackson, Assistant Managing Director, Maryland Food Bank
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