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it is called the Green Garden County for good reason. Th ere the county’s population,” said Small, meaning that percentage
are a lot of food bank partners in the county,” Cawley said. of county residents don’t have enough food to eat. “COVID-19
has had a negative effect on the county,

Cawley said an added incentive for donating food is the tax
credits which can be gained. Small added that in order to meet the need, 5.1 million pounds
of food was distributed in May compared to 2.7 million pounds
“Maryland offers tax credits to anyone who donates. A lot of

farmers take advantage of that, some don’t,” Cawley said.
Once the crops are collected, they are delivered to Salisbury
(for crops from Caroline County) and weighed, then entered Janet Dove, stylist
into the inventory list. Maryland Food Bank partners (churches,
schools, pantries, low income apartment complexes, as • Appointments ONLY!
examples) order what they need. The orders are then fi lled is OPEN (please call to schedule)

and delivered to the partner for distribution at an agreed-upon • 1 client per stylist at a time
date and time. Only MFB partners have access to the on-line • Must wear a mask
inventory.
at Top Knot Salon
Each partner has their own method of handling distribution.
920 Gay St., Denton • 410-310-4586
For instance, until the COVID-19 virus hit, those needing food
could form a line and then go through and pick what items CUTS • COLOR • PERMS • HIGHLIGHTS

they wanted. That method has been changed by the COVID-
19 outbreak.
“We have had to change our method of distribution to drive-up
locations where the people can drive up in their cars and one
of our volunteers will bring a box (or boxes) with food in it to

the car. That has slowed the process a lot and limits individual
choice,” Cawley said.

That also means that the food is boxed ahead of time. Cawley
said each box has a one-week supply of food that includes 13699 Greensboro Rd., Greensboro, MD
items from all major food groups including fruits, vegetables, 410-482-6897
proteins, dairy and bread items.
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“If we find out that a larger family needs food, we may bring a

second box, but we can’t specifically load boxes for particular “Impacting Caroline County and beyond
desires,” said Cawley.
with the love of Christ for eternal gain”
There are several locations in Caroline County, among them Welcoming guests every week.

Aaron’s Place at the former Wesleyan Camp, Living Waters
Church in Denton, Seventh Day Adventist in Denton, St. SATURDAY SUNDAY
Martin’s Barn in Ridgely, Denton Christian Church, Ridgely 6 PM 9 AM Drive-In Experience
United Methodist Church, First Church of God in Federalsburg
and Trinity Methodist in Goldsboro. County schools also Experience 11 AM Indoor Experience
participate in the back pack program. Refer to the Maryland
Food Bank webpage for more locations. Please R.S.V.P. your selected Experience time to
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Jennifer Small, who oversees Maryland Food Bank operations by clicking “Sign-Ups”

on the Eastern Shore from the Salisbury office said the need is

significant in Caroline County. Greensboro Quick Stop
Greensboro Elementary
“Caroline County has a food insecurity rate of 11.3 percent of School
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213 pounds of picked
strawberries were a
recent donation to Greensboro Rd.
the Maryland Food
Bank's program 480

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