AIRLINES, SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK, AND USO SAN DIEGO TEAM UP TO PROVIDE MEALS AND MORE TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES THIS THURSDAY

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East County News Service
 
January 24, 2019 (San Diego) - San Diego International Airport (SAN) airlines, along with community partners including San Diego Food Bank and USO San Diego, will provide free meals and resources for 500 federal employees impacted by the government shutdown.  

Several airlines, including Southwest, JetBlue, Hawaiian, Delta, and American Airlines, will provide a Hawaiian BBQ lunch to Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) personnel to show appreciation for maintaining service levels during the shutdown.

The San Diego Food Bank will provide groceries and diapers for 300 households.  Food items will include nonperishable boxed and canned foods along with fresh produce including bags of apples, potatoes, and pears.  The Food Bank will also provide boxes of diapers to families with infants and toddlers.
 
The event will be held this Thursday, January 24 at the San Diego International Airport Neil Ash Airport USO, Terminal 2 East (first level) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
 

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:-)

It's nice to see that benevolence is alive and doing well in this often chaotic society.