The first massive public food distribution initiative in Bandera County on Wednesday, April 29, at Mansfield Park was such an overwhelming success another distribution is planned for May 27, officials said.
The April food distribution, put on by dozens of public and private entities, featured 140 volunteers handing out close to 100,000 pounds of food to 633 families, feeding 1,697 people in Bandera County.
Carol Randles, who got to Mansfield Park at 7:30 a.m. on the day of the distribution, sat in her pickup near the front of hundreds of vehicles lined up to get food packages.
“This is a blessed event. I ...