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Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona gears up for busiest week of the year

Posted at 4:29 AM, Nov 19, 2018
and last updated 2018-11-19 10:36:04-05

The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona is gearing up for their busiest time of the year, which is the week of Thanksgiving.

The production lines are closed now, but they won’t be for much longer. Volunteers will be packing boxes ALL day today ahead of #Thanksgiving - #NEXT on @kgun9, how you can help. pic.twitter.com/8muykjqWX7

— Veronica Acosta (@VeronicacostaTV) November 19, 2018

The Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving are the busiest days of the year for the food bank.

They plan on giving out food boxes and bags to more than 1,000 people a day Tuesday and Wednesday, which is double what they usually give out.

The Food Bank of Southern AZ is prepping for their #busiest week, they plan on serving more than 1,000 on Tuesday & Wednesday. @kgun9 pic.twitter.com/EAMamx0uJQ

— Veronica Acosta (@VeronicacostaTV) November 19, 2018

In order to serve all those who seek help, the food bank is pushing to get as many volunteers as they possibly can. 

The food bank is also taking non-perishable food items as well to give to those in need. 

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