Areas largest food bank overwhelmed by demand

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Monday, 79,000 meals were distributed to those in need after last weeks arctic blast.

A line of cars stretched for more than two miles around Minnie’s Food Pantry in Plano waiting for meal boxes and cases of water. The line started forming at 5 in the morning.

Each vehicle received care packages that included three to five meals, as well as 60 pounds of canned goods and a case of bottled water.

Many of the people who showed up, had never been to a food pantry before.

A lot are on fixed incomes, others are still unemployed because of last years shutdown.

The meals distributed Monday was the largest ever weekly giveaway for Minnie's

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