The charity had already distributed “more than 12,000 pounds to other local nonprofits,” but roughly 35,000 pounds of the spuds were still remaining.
“So, come and get it. There’s plenty for everyone who wants it,” the charity said.
Kelly James, the director of development at the Texas charity, told CNA that the remaining 18 tons of potatoes were collected in a matter of hours after they invited the public to take them.
“[We] opened it up Friday morning at 9 and we gave them all away in less than three hours,” James said.
The charity “had originally planned to give out potatoes on an additional date,” the group said, but “because of the overwhelming response” there were no potatoes available for a second date.
The charity’s Interfaith Hunger Project “serves needy residents 50 years of age and older within the Texas Panhandle as well as the disabled of any age or financial need,” the group said.
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