MEDIA ALERT
Consalo Family Farms Donating Nutritious Mandarins to be Distributed to over 8,100 Students
**PHOTO OPPORTUNITY**
PLEASE NOTE:
This distribution is not open to the public. It is specifically designated for families affiliated with Sterling Elementary School. We respectfully request that the media not promote the event in advance to avoid confusion or unintended turnout.
WHO:
Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, Consalo Family Farms, and Harris Teeter Representatives will be available for interviews and photo/video opportunities.
WHAT:
Consalo Family Farms Volunteering and Distributing 800 Bags of Nutritious Mandarins to Families served at Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina School Mobile Pantry. Consalo donated over 200,000 pounds of mandarins that reached the hands of over 8,100 children at Title I schools in NC and SC.
WHEN:
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 - 5:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Sterling Elementary School
9601 China Grove Church Rd, Pineville, NC 28134
*School Pantries are rain or shine*
CONTACT:
Donna Ragan at dragan@secondharvestmetrolina.org or 704.805.1724
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About Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina
As part of Feeding America, Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina - serves 24 counties in North and South Carolina. In FY 2024-2025, Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina distributed almost 89 million pounds of food (including over 54 million pounds of fresh produce, meat, and dairy) and household items to over 950 hunger feeding agencies including emergency pantries, soup kitchens, senior programs, shelters and low-income daycares. The Food Bank has been serving our neighbors in need since 1981.