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State Rep. Daisy Morales, Farm Share Food Giveaway Draws Hundreds of Cars
ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – The effects of COVID-19 on Florida’s food industry continue to impact Orange County families. The state is experiencing an increase in food prices due to labor and supply shortages.
As a result of the pandemic, increase in food prices and inflation, Florida State Representative Daisy Morales, along with the Lady Storm Foundation, has partnered with three free food distribution organizations, Farm Share, Feed The Need Florida, and One More Child to help 500 hundred Orange County families with a drive-thru food giveaway event Saturday, at 10:00 a.m.
State Representative Daisy Morales pulls food to give to Orlando residents participating in the food giveaway event Saturday, February 19. 2022. (Photo by J Willie David, III / Florida National News)
The need for food in South Orlando, as well as other parts of Orange County, is so great that people at Meadow Wood Recreation Center, the location where Representative Morales held the food giveaway event, started lining up as early as 7:00 a.m. That was even earlier than many of the 30 volunteers of the event arrived.
Photo by J Willie David, III / Florida National News
Hundreds of cars lined the streets for the food giveaway event sponsored in part by area food banks.
Photo by J Willie David, III / Florida National News
“For families who live with food insecurity, these events help reduce the economic burden on households that may be struggling,” said Representative Morales.
“It appears that the coronavirus and its variants are not going to end anytime soon,” Representative Morales told Florida National News. “Now is the time for families and food banks across the state to get ahead of this crisis and start actively planning for this future.”
ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN Sports) – Russell Henley wins his first red cardigan at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, today, along with $4 million of the $20 million prize pool. The red cardigan was first awarded in 2017, in memory of Arnold Palmer who passed the year before. This is Henley’s fifth win on the PGA Tour.
Russell Henley is greeted by his family on the 18th green after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational (Photo credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News)
Henley finished at 11 under par for the four day tournament, carding a 70 today. Collin Morikawa finished in second place at 10 under par. API defending champion, Scottie Scheffler, finished today at 4 under par, tied for 11th place.
Scottie Scheffler tees off at the Arnold Palmer Invitational (Photo Credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News)
This coming week, the top golfers head to TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, for The Players Championship. The winner will walk away with $4.5 million of the $25 million up for grabs. This is the PGA Tour’s largest regular season purse. Stay tuned to www.FloridaNationalNews.com for more.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN Sports) – Scottie Scheffler wins his second red cardigan at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, today, along with $4 million of the $20 million prize pool. The red cardigan was first awarded in 2017, in memory of Arnold Palmer who passed the year before. Scheffler first won the API in 2022.
Scottie Scheffler wins the Arnold Palmer Invitational. (Photo credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News)
The number one ranked golfer in the world, Scheffler finished at 15 under par for the four day tournament, carding a 66 today. Wyndham Clark finished in second place at 10 under par. API defending champion, Kurt Kitayama, did not make the cut, this weekend, finishing 7 over par after the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday.
This coming week, the top golfers head to TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, for the 50th anniversary of The Players Championship. The winner will walk away with $4.5 million of the $25 million up for grabs. This is the PGA Tour’s largest regular season purse. Stay tuned to www.FloridaNationalNews.com for more.
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