Goshen HELP, Food Bank hosting distribution

Andrew D. Brosig abrosig@torringtontelegram.com  
Posted 3/27/20

GOSHEN COUNTY – Goshen HELP and the Food Bank of the Rockies will host a special food distribution day.

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Goshen HELP, Food Bank hosting distribution

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GOSHEN COUNTY – Goshen HELP and the Food Bank of the Rockies will host a special food distribution day.

The distribution day comes in response to the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the state, nation and world, Borger said. He’d been working on putting something together to address the issue of food shortages among the area’s most vulnerable population when he learned there was a similar initiative being planned between First Lady Jennie Gordon and the state’s food bank, based in Casper.

The local food distribution is scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m., Wednesday, April 1, at the Goshen County Fairgrounds. Borger said the event has been laid out to avoid person-to-person contact, keeping with the “social distancing” recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to minimize the chance of spreading the virus.

“It’s different, it’s going to be a drive-thru food pantry to keep people apart,” Borger said. “It does us no good if they’re all standing together in a line."

To participate in the distribution, people are asked to enter via the east entrance, between the fairgrounds and the Torrington National Guard armory. Vehicles will proceed along that road, past the pavilion, and around into the pavilion parking area. From there, the line will proceed south to the Rendezvous Center handicap parking area, where they will be met by volunteers who will take their information.

More volunteers will then load food boxes while drivers and passengers remain inside their vehicles. Once food is loaded, vehicles will proceed west to the main fairgrounds road and back to the highway, Borger said.

“We’ll have a really long line before they get to the food,” he said. “But they don’t touch the food, they don’t touch us – we’ll load the food in their cars and they go on their way.”