Marion County’s 11th annual “Bring the Harvest Home” holiday food drive was deemed a huge success on Friday.
The collection effort, which has been spearheaded by Marion County Commissioner Kathy Bryant since its inception in 2011, brought in a total of 20,700 pounds of food and $17,000 in monetary donations on Friday, December 2 at Ocala’s Downtown Square.
“Thank you Marion County. You never cease to amaze me. Also, a big thank you to the entire team that worked this event. This does not happen without you,” said Commissioner Bryant.
In a social media post, Marion County stated, “Thank you to all of our Marion County departments, as well as Marion County Public Schools, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the City of Ocala Municipal Government, the Ocala Police Department, Marion County Fire Rescue, Ocala Fire Rescue, Florida Highway Patrol, 93.7 K COUNTRY, Marion County Clerk of Court and Comptroller, Marion County Supervisor of Elections, Ocala Metro Chamber and Economic Partnership, Marion County Animal Services, and many more who came and helped and/or donated their time today.”
Here are some photos that were taken during Friday’s event:
All 20,700 pounds of the donations that were collected on Friday and over the course of the drive, along with the monetary donations totaling $17,000, will be distributed equally between Interfaith Emergency Services, Brother’s Keeper, and The Salvation Army – Ocala, Florida.
“Everything will go to help those who need it most in our community this holiday season,” stated Marion County on its Facebook page.