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Volunteer firefighters help feed residents in need

Food recipients include young families to older residents on fixed incomes and everything in between

ChipleyPaper.com

HOLMES COUNTY, Fla. — Over two dozen people with empty boxes and numbered tickets in hand formed a long line out the front door of Esto City Hall late Thursday afternoon.

“A lot of people complain about the heat, but to me it’s worth it. This stuff is free,” said Graceville resident Grace Nevills, 32.

Nevills was one of many who waited to claim a ration of the Farm Share delivery made in Gritney just a few hours prior. Being aware of the free food distribution facilitated by Gritney, Esto and Pittman Volunteer Fire Departments has helped Nevills’s family make ends meet on a disability income and part-time fast food job.

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