A USDA Food Box Distribution Program will be held at the Gouverneur Community Center, 4673 State Highway 58, Gouverneur, on Thursday, August 6th, 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. The event is open to all with no registration necessary. Staff and volunteers will be present to provide curbside pick-up of family style grocery boxes. Families will receive a total of three boxes, including a box of frozen meats, a box of produce and a box of dairy products. Products will be provided while they last, and the program will end when all products have been distributed. No early arrivals please.

The USDA Food Box Distribution Program is part of the Federal COVID-19 Food Assistance Program. The program is intended to purchase surplus commodities to assist farms and food businesses while making products available for free to those suffering from the economic impacts of the pandemic. This specific event is made possible by the work of the Gouverneur Community Center, Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County, the Gouverneur Neighborhood Center and GardenShare. Local distributors, such as Renzi Foodservice, deliver the products to non-profit partners who manage distribution to local families and individuals.

Direct questions to David Spilman, Director of the Community Center at 315-287-9144 or Patrick Ames, Executive Director of Extension, at 315-379-9192, ext. 226.

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