Volunteers Tim Betler of Mt. Lebanon and daughter Sylvie 7, carry a box of food to a vehicle during a drive-through food distribution hosted by South Hills Interfaith Movement in partnership with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank at Bethel Park High School on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. The distribution had enough food to feed 1,000 families. Each vehicle received boxes of non-perishable food a well as meat, dairy items and vegetables. The Betlers had three generations of volunteers at the event
Tribune-Review – South Hills Interfaith Movement, in partnership with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, hosted its third drive-through food distribution event at Bethel Park High School on Saturday.
The distribution, which ran from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and was open to anyone, had enough food to feed 1,000 families.
For the first hour, a steady stream of cars were loaded with boxes of non-perishable food, as well as dairy items and vegetables by volunteers. Vehicles continued to trickle in over the remaining hour.
South Hills Interfaith Movement officials said they’ve seen an increase in the amount of people seeking assistance since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic, and nearly half of those visiting the food pantry are new clients.
