The annual Feds Feed Families food drive held by EM's PPPO and its contractors yielded almost nine tons of food for people in need this year.
Office of Environmental Management
October 31, 2017
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – The annual Feds Feed Families food drive held by EM's Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) and its contractors yielded almost nine tons of food for people in need this year.
The 17,998 pounds of non-perishable items were distributed through many charities and food banks for the region’s disadvantaged families. The food was provided in three major drop-offs during summer months when donations traditionally run low.
"Thanks to everyone who contributed food items and deliveries and otherwise supported this cause, because you have made it a success," PPPO's Dee Powell told her Portsmouth Site colleagues after dropping off their final load at a southern Ohio food pantry.
Each of PPPO's three locations participated, with the Portsmouth Site in Ohio distributing 9,111 pounds of food; the Paducah Site in Kentucky with 7,124 pounds; and the project office in Lexington, Kentucky with 1,763 pounds.
"What a difference we can make when we come together as a group for a common goal," PPPO drive coordinator Susan Sparks said after the final delivery.