Actor Ryan Reynolds gives San Antonio Food Bank online praise for historic COVID-19 response
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On Thursday, a historical amount of people responded to the San Antonio Food Bank’s distribution of supplies. The overwhelming moment was captured by San Antonio Express-News photographers in a series of photos that captivated worldwide audiences, including the attention of actor Ryan Reynolds. The Deadpool star shared two Express-News photos, which shows a parking lot full of vehicles, on his official Instagram account Friday afternoon.
On Thursday, a historical amount of people responded to the San Antonio Food Bank’s distribution of supplies. The overwhelming moment was captured by San Antonio Express-News photographers in a series of photos
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On Thursday, a historical amount of people responded to the San Antonio Food Bank’s distribution of supplies. The overwhelming moment was captured by San Antonio Express-News photographers in a series of photos that captivated worldwide audiences, including the attention of actor Ryan Reynolds. The Deadpool star shared two Express-News photos, which shows a parking lot full of vehicles, on his official Instagram account Friday afternoon.
On Thursday, a historical amount of people responded to the San Antonio Food Bank’s distribution of supplies. The overwhelming moment was captured by San Antonio Express-News photographers in a series of photos
Photo: Screenshot
On Thursday, a historic amount of people showed up to the San Antonio Food Bank’s distribution of supplies amid the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The overwhelming moment was captured by San Antonio Express-News photographers in a series of photos that captivated many, including the attention of actor Ryan Reynolds.
The “Deadpool” star shared two Express-News photos, which shows a parking lot full of vehicles, on his official Instagram account Friday afternoon.
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“The way people are stepping up matters,” he captioned his post on the platform’s story feature. “This is San Antonio Food Bank serving 10,000 households yesterday alone.”
The pop-up distribution site at Trader’s Village, a flea market on the South Side, allowed the food bank to fill homes of about 10,000 families with food, setting a record for the organization’s 40-year history. The day started with 1 million pounds of food on site, but even that wasn’t enough to feed the thousands of cars that poured in. The food bank eventually made a call to the warehouse to bring more food to the distribution site by truck. The event lasted from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with staff and volunteers handing out food past the original cut-off time in 90-degree temperatures, according to the San Antonio Express-News.
With grocery stores and restaurants feeling a strain, the food bank’s usual donation sources are hurting and officials are expecting the warehouse to be empty in three weeks. The food bank is now having to buy food to give and is seeking $12 million worth of help from the state, filing a State of Texas Assistance Request with the Department of Emergency Management last week, the San Antonio Express-News reported.
The public can also donate funds directly to the food bank here.
The star-studded praise comes on the heels of some from Mark Wahlberg and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who have both shared applause for San Antonio-based H-E-B recently for the company’s response to the pandemic.
Madalyn Mendoza covers news and puro pop culture for MySA.com | [email protected] | @maddyskye
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