Happening Saturday: Food giveaway in Clermont

Residents in the Clermont area of Lake County will have a chance to pick up food items at no cost Saturday morning.

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Farm Share , a nonprofit that aims to help food-insecure residents in Florida, will distribute free, fresh produce and non-perishable canned goods.

The July 20 event is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and will take place at:

• 2757 Citrus Tower Boulevard, Clermont, Florida 34711

Organizers said the distribution will be drive-thru style.

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Saturday’s food giveaway will be on a first-come, first-served basis and will end when supplies are gone.

Farm Share said it helps to fight hunger “by working hand-in-hand with local farmers to recover and redistribute produce that would otherwise be thrown away due to aesthetic imperfections.”

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