Mobile Food Pantry Coming To Smithville Park In Cornelius

CORNELIUS, NC — A mobile food pantry event is set to give away free food in Cornelius' Smithville Park Saturday.

The Feb. 23 event runs from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m., and is sponsored by Ausie & Martin Rivens Scholarship Foundation, Hunters Chapel United Methodist Church, the Town of Cornelius, Reeder Memorial Baptist Church and Union Bethel AME Zion Church.

Organizers are asking participants to sign-up before the event. "The information requested will take 5-10 minutes to complete," organizers said.

Sign-ups may be completed online here.

The Town of Cornelius asks participants to access the event by:

• Entering South Hill Street from Catawba Avenue
• Turn left on Vivian Lane
• Turn left on South Ferry Street
• Turn right at the first park entrance, drive into Smithville Park after baseball fields
• Follow signs to food distribution site

  Posted by Town of Cornelius on Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Patch has partnered with Feeding America to help raise awareness on behalf of the millions of Americans facing hunger. Feeding America, which supports 200 food banks across the country, estimated that in 2020, more than 50 million Americans would not have enough nutritious food to eat due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a Patch social good project; Feeding America receives 100 percent of donations. Find out how you can donate in your community or find a food pantry near you.