Photos: 1,000 food-relief boxes packed by volunteers for the start of the 2023 hurricane season
To mark the start of the 2023 hurricane season, Second Harvest Food Bank Volunteers will be packing 1,000 Disaster-Relief Boxes for Hurricane Season
in partnership with Feeding America and global healthcare company, Abbott, which provides Pedialyte, Ensure, and Zone Energy Bars. The Abbott disaster relief packs are designed to be given directly to families in need across Louisiana who may be affected by hurricanes, severe weather events, or other natural or man-made disasters and emergencies.
Each relief pack can meet an individual's or family's immediate nutritional needs for three days. The disaster relief packs do not require warming or refrigeration.
To learn about Second Harvest Food Bank, how to volunteer or to donate, visit www.no-hunger.org.
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Brendan Dyle, 10, and his dad, Chad, join the army of volunteers filling boxes at Second Harvest Food Bank in Harahan.
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Boxes of food are moved at Second Harvest Food Bank in Harahan on Thursday, June 1, 2023 in preparation for the 2023 hurricane season. About 1,000 food-relief boxes were packaged to help with immediate disaster relief in the event of a major storm. (Photo by Catie Shea | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Volunteers at Second Harvest Food Bank in Harahan help fill boxes of food on Thursday, June 1, 2023. In all, about 1,000 disaster-relief boxes were created for the 2023 hurricane season. Feeding America and global healthcare company, Abbott, joined forces to help fill the boxes with items such as Pedialyte, Ensure, and Zone Energy Bars.(Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Owen Taylor, far left, and his brother, Charles, stacks boxes of food at Second Harvest Food Bank in Harahan on Thursday, June 1, 2023. About 1,000 disaster-relief boxes were created for the 2023 hurricane season. Feeding America and global healthcare company, Abbott, joined forces to help fill the boxes with items such as Pedialyte, Ensure, and Zone Energy Bars.(Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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A volunteer packs a box with Ensure and protein bars.
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Boxes of food are moved at Second Harvest Food Bank in Harahan on Thursday, June 1, 2023 in preparation for the 2023 hurricane season. About 1,000 food-relief boxes were packaged to help with immediate disaster relief in the event of a major storm. (Photo by Catie Shea | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Daphney Dyle, 13, and her brother, Brendan, 10, fill their arms with Pedialyte as they and other volunteers pack boxes.
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Vince Hall, a warehouse specialist with Second Harvest Food Bank in Harahan, checks the boxes that were filled up with food by volunteers on Thursday, June 1, 2023. In all, about 1,000 disaster-relief boxes were created for the 2023 hurricane season. Feeding America and global healthcare company, Abbott, joined forces to help fill the boxes with items such as Pedialyte, Ensure, and Zone Energy Bars.(Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Gabrielle Davis, 14, a student at Cabrini High School, helps move food at Second Harvest Food Bank in Harahan on Thursday, June 1, 2023 as she and other volunteers help build 1,000 disaster-relief boxes for the 2023 hurricane season. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Boxes of food are moved at Second Harvest Food Bank in Harahan on Thursday, June 1, 2023 in preparation for the 2023 hurricane season. About 1,000 food-relief boxes were packaged to help with immediate disaster relief in the event of a major storm. (Photo by Catie Shea | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)