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The 16th Annual Fill the Mayflower food and funds drive – presented by Coastal Moving and Storage and benefitting Manna Food Bank – was a success, raising the equivalent of more than 47,000 healthy meals for neighbors in need in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties! Food collected during Fill the Mayflower at Cordova Mall will be distributed through Manna’s pantry and 17 food security programs in the two-county area.

“Fill the Mayflower 2023 raised the food and funds we need to feed the hungry in the coming months, when we expect requests for food assistance to increase,” said DeDe Flounlacker, Executive Director of Manna. “We are so grateful to the Northwest Florida community for generously supporting this event and continuing to show an amazing capacity to help those in need.”

In the past 12 months, Manna distributed more than 803,000 pounds of food to 86,890 people – a 25% increase over the year prior. Food and funds collected at Fill the Mayflower will assist Manna in meeting the needs of our community.

“Sixteen years ago, Jay and Jennifer Bradshaw, owners of Coastal Moving and Storage, created this event and since, they have made millions of meals possible for children, senior citizens, veterans, families, and individuals in need,” said Flounlacker. “Their generous support, along with our media sponsors at Cat Country 98.7, NewsRadio 92.3, and WEAR Channel 3 News, make this event possible, and we simply can’t thank them enough!”