The Bennett Community Food Bank was able to purchase a new box truck after receiving funding approval from the Town of Bennett Board of Trustees on April 28th, 2020. The Board of Trustees reiterated their appreciation to the food bank and its volunteers for providing such an important service to the community.
In a letter to the Town, the Bennett Community Food Bank said “This [the truck] will help us to be able to pick up donations in one trip instead of two or three. Thank you to all of you from the Town of Bennett that made this possible and to everyone that made donations to the food bank. ”Dan and Flora Goodnight made the request on behalf of the Bennett Community Food Bank. Both Dan and Flora have been working for the food bank for over 20 years and have been using their own vehicle to transport donations to Bennett.
The food bank was able to purchase the truck from local car dealership, South Havana Motor Company.
The Bennett Community Food Bank serves the Eastern I-70 Corridor which includes the communities of Watkins, Bennett, Strasburg, Byers, Deer Trail and Agate. Located in the Bennett Community Center, the Food Bank is open the first and third Saturday of every month, 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.; the third Saturday of the month is devoted to USDA Commodities distribution.
