PHOTOS: Atrium Health Navicent holds community food distribution

Hundreds of automobiles lined up along Eisenhower Parkway as Atrium Health held a free food distribution event June 21.

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Volunteers place a box of produce into a car during a food distribution event.
A drone photo of volunteers distributing food in a parking lot.
A volunteers places a box of produce into the back of a truck during a food distribution event.
Volunteers grab potatoes from a large bag during a food distribution event.
Volunteers put together a box of produce during a food distribution event.
A drone photo of volunteers distributing food in a parking lot.
Volunteers carry boxes of to automobiles during a food distribution event.
A drone photo of volunteers distributing food in a parking lot.

Over 200 volunteers helped hand out 120,000 pounds of fresh produce during a drive-thru food distribution event hosted by Atrium Health Navicent on June 21. Atrium partnered with Society of St. Andrew, the Southeast Produce Council and Horace Holmes Ministries to distribute the food at Atrium Health Navicent Primary Care West located on Eisenhower Parkway. “Access to healthy food is an essential part of improving the health of our community,” Atrium Health Navicent President Delvecchio Finley said in a press release.

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Jason is our photographer. An award-winning journalist, he has spent more than 25 years capturing the sights, sounds and people of Middle Georgia. He lives in Macon with his wife, Brandi, and their sons Cooper and Evan. Jason is an avid sports fan and bourbon aficionado.

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