The first drivers pulled up to the fairgrounds around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, nearly an hour before sunrise, so they could collect free food from a Feeding America truck that comes to Hopkinsville once a month.
Each household would receive a box containing several apples, a bag of dry beans, two cans of fruit, several small bags of raisins and a large jug of orange juice — in addition to a couple of bags with potatoes and onions.
“It’s a beautiful thing they do,” said Aubrey White, who borrowed a car and came for food she’ll share with her 8-year-old son and 68-year-old mother.
White, 45, does not own a vehicle. She quit working as a housekeeper to care for her mother, who is in poor health. Both of the women were receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, before the federal government shutdown disrupted their benefits…