A steady stream of cars rolled through the parking lot of Eatonton’s old Putnam County Elementary School on Saturday morning as volunteers handed out thousands of pounds of food to grateful recipients. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Dozens of volunteers worked through intermittent light rain showers to make the food drive for Putnam County SNAP recipients a success. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Kim Smith of the Eatonton Service League (foreground, left) joined several volunteers Friday morning in a storage area behind the Eatonton Fire Department garage to help prepare hundreds of bags of food for distribution Saturday morning. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Kim Farley of Peaceful Purpose Hospice kept the traffic flowing smoothly on Saturday morning at PCES. IAN TOCHER/Staff
A fast-moving grassroots effort attracted hundreds of local citizens and families to the old Putnam County Elementary School grounds near downtown Eatonton Saturday morning. The building, scheduled to house a new Eatonton City Hall next year, served as the staging and distribution site for a special food drive for Putnam County residents heading into Thanksgiving weekend.Move...
