Event a success
Editor, The Commercial:
The Delta Regional Community Services Outreach Network Inc. and its Delta Network Food Bank located at #11 Portea Drive in Pine Bluff hosted their annual Spring Drive-Thru Hunger Relief Distribution April 13, 2024, at the Pine Bluff Convention Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hundreds of families lined up to participate in the event.
Tyson Foods donated a truckload of chicken (approximately 40,000 pounds) to help families facing economic distress. Delta Network Inc. and other donors provided products that were placed in bags and distributed to all participants. Cars were lined up from 7:30 a.m. and continued until 1 p.m.
Independent reporting for Pine Bluff & Jefferson County since 1879.
The Delta Regional Community Services Outreach Network Inc. and its Delta Network Food Bank is a Tyson Foods Community Partner and will be coordinating other events to provide hunger relief to citizens in need of food subsidy.
We would like to offer special thanks to Tyson Foods for the truckload donation; the Jefferson County deputies for providing traffic control, the Pine Bluff Convention Center’s staff, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Pine Bluff Commercial, Deltaplex radio stations, KARK 4 and FOX 16 News team, United Way of Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff Fire Department, Buffalo Riders motorcycle club, Delta Network partner agencies, Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority members, Ms. Elizabeth Taylor and UAMS, the many volunteers and supporters.
If you would like to financially support Delta Network Inc., you may do so by mailing your checks payable to: Delta Network Inc., P.O. Box 20278, White Hall, AR 71612, or call our office for instructions on other means to make donations. Delta Network Inc. is a 501-C3 Tax Exempt organization, therefore all donations are tax deductible. We can be reached by calling (870) 536-2424 for additional information concerning our organization. Louis Ross is the CEO of the Delta Network Inc.
Jacqueline Ross, director,
Delta Network Inc.