Free Food Distribution to be Held Wednesday, April 29th, in Eagle Pass, Texas
By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020
Eagle Pass Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes and Maverick County Judge David R. Saucedo announced at their joint press conference on Monday, April 27, 2020, that the South Texas Food Bank of Laredo, Texas was hosting a second free food distribution for Maverick County residents on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 from 9 A.M. to until food supplies last at the Eagle Pass Independent School District Student Activity Center, located at 5021 E. U.S. Highway 277, Eagle Pass, Texas.
Judge Saucedo stated that all participants must be in a vehicle and that each vehicle will be considered as being one family. Each vehicle will be allocated free food for one family only. Each driver must have an identification (ID) to prove they reside in Maverick County. Each vehicle must have their trunk clean and cleared of all personal items.
Mayor Sifuentes noted that food supplies are limited so they will be distributed on a first come, first served basis until the food supply is extinguished.
All vehicle drivers are requested to wear a face mask to protect themselves from the COVID-19 pandemic.
For more information, please contact the South Texas Food Bank at (956) 726-3120 or the Maverick County Emergency Operations Center at (830) 421-5122.
