Even before the pandemic, this growth was straining the limits of our storage capacity, becoming a bottleneck in our ability to continue expanding food distribution. Further stretching our "maximum capacity" during COVID-19 demand, we regularly had to store overflow perishable food in one or more of our refrigerated trucks overnight to keep it from spoiling before it could be given out the next day.
That's why we were so excited to open our new 4,437-square-foot food storage warehouse in May. Located across the street from our main facility, this new space will enable us to double our capacity to feed the community over the next ten years. With enough room to store approximately 26 pallets of fresh and frozen food, as well as 12 pallets of dry goods, our overall food storage footprint is doubling, and our capacity for fresh and frozen food is tripling.
Thank you to all who supported this project, including the Remillard Family Foundation, the Leslie L. Alexander Foundation, the Freed Foundation, Michelle and Michael Hagerty, United Way of Palm Beach County, the Lawrence A. Sanders Foundation, the Miner Family Charitable Fund, Karen and Murray Dalfen, Impact 100 Palm Beach County, Jana and Timothy Davidson, the Goldberg Family Foundation, Goody Two Shoes, and Lewis and Leilani Miller, along with leadership from Board Member Dean Borg and Board President Gary Peters and all the hard work of our dedicated contractors.
