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Fine Food Bank ribbon cutting: new Indio warehouse aims to expand storage and distribution
Summary
Council members and staff attended the Fine Food Bank ribbon cutting; the organization opened a much larger warehouse in Indio that officials said will increase storage capacity and distribution across the Coachella Valley.
Council members and city staff attended a ribbon cutting for the Fine Food Bank’s new warehouse and told the council on Oct. 1 that the expanded facility will increase storage and distribution capacity across the valley.
"The warehouse is absolutely huge," Mayor Pro Tem Holmes said, describing the facility’s added ability to receive and store bulk donations. The expanded space, council members said, will permit the food bank to accept more product and increase distribution to schools, churches and social-service partners.
Councilmember Ortiz noted the food bank’s operational scale and volunteer needs. "They distribute about 2,000,000 pounds of food every month," he said, urging residents and organizations to volunteer. Other council members and speakers praised the food bank’s workforce-development initiatives tied to the new facility.
Council comments emphasized cross-jurisdictional participation in the ribbon cutting and the food bank’s role in addressing food insecurity in the region. Staff and councilmembers said the warehouse doubles Fine Food Bank’s capacity and enables more local storage of donated goods, rather than routing supplies elsewhere for storage.
No city action was required; the ribbon cutting was an informational and community event commemorated in council reports.
