Community Invited to Join Bountiful Harvest Event
Hosted in partnership with Florence Police Department and City of Florence, Key sponsor by Duke Energy
Florence, SC - On Tuesday, November 15 at 3pm at Northwest Park in Florence, the Florence Police Department and the City of Florence will partner with Serve & Connect and Duke Energy to host Bountiful Harvest. The event aims at bringing neighbors together while we pack free, non-perishable boxes of food called Greg’s Groceries. Items will be Thanksgiving themed so every family can celebrate the holidays. Two-hundered boxes will be available to residents in need for no cost and will be delivered on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be a free meal for all, as well as music, games, and a resource fair for people of all ages to enjoy. This event is rain or shine.
Florence Police Chief Allen Heidler shared the following words regarding their partnership with Serve & Connect, “The Florence Police Department is excited to be working with the staff of Serve and Connect and the Gregs Groceries program. We are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to improve our outreach within the City of Florence. Gregs Groceries, through Serve and Connect, will not only afford us another opportunity to connect with our community during the packing event, it will also provide officers with an avenue to immediately help individuals and families who have fallen on hard times with a boxed meal. It’s a win-win situation for everyone involved.”
WHAT: Free community event including packing holiday food boxes, free meals to share, games, music, and a resource fair. This will be used as an opportunity to create neighborly bonds and build relationships between members of the community and FPD.
WHEN: Tuesday November 15 from 3-6pm
WHERE: Northwest Park, Northwest Community Center, 801 Clement Street, Florence, SC 29501
HOST PARTNERS: Florence Police Department, City of Florence, Duke Energy, Serve & Connect
ADDITIONAL PARTNERS: SLED, South Carolina Department of Public Safety, SC Works, Florence Housing Authority, United States Army, Pee Dee Mental Health Center, McLeod Safe Kids, Pee Dee Coalition, Florence County Central Dispatch
About Serve & Connect
Serve & Connect is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that aims to ignite positive change through police-community partnerships. Kassy Alia Ray founded the organization in memory of her late husband, Officer Gregory Alia, who was killed in the line of duty in 2015. Backed by evidence-based practices designed to fuel collaboration, Serve & Connect provides the tools, training and technical assistance necessary for police departments, local organizations, leaders and residents to work together to improve community outcomes.