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Crandall Foundation grants $50,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank

By Mahoning Matters staff
(Photo courtesy of Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley)
(Photo courtesy of Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley)

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Probate Court Judge Robert N Rusu Jr. signed an entry authorizing the J. Ford Crandall Memorial Foundation to grant $50,000 to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Mahoning County.

Second Harvest requested funding for the purchase of shelf-stable food items and produce for immediate distribution through a mobile pantry boxed food program. The food bank was experiencing an enormous surge in demand for food assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release.

The Crandall trustees — Andrew Bresko, Kevin Chiu, Brad Calhoun, Bruce Sherman and Mike Ray — had an emergency meeting and voted unanimously to approve the grant.

This story was originally published April 7, 2020 at 4:25 AM with the headline "Crandall Foundation grants $50,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank."