The Chattanooga Fire Department’s 8th annual Firefighters Against Hunger Food Drive for this year is history, and the totals are in from the Chattanooga Area Food Bank.
For the week of Aug. 18–24, firefighters collected 2,364 pounds of food and $950 in cash. Last year, the department collected 2,811 pounds of food, and $265 in cash donations.
Compared to last year, donations were a little down in terms of pounds of food, but up substantially with the cash donations, so overall, the food drive did better this year, providing 4,770 meals to people in need.
For more information on how the Food Bank helps this community, visit www.chattfoodbank.org.