Our December 17 Publix Action in Riverside was a smashing success! Big shout out to Occupy Jacksonville for making this action happen. This action was a lot of fun and we incorporated a lot of new chants and demonstrations to the action. One thing we did, and will continue to do, was collect pennies to bring to the Publix management. Since Publix still refuses to work with the CIW and agree to pay 1 penny more per pound, we decided we would help them out by collecting pennies. So far we have over 10,000 pennies, which is a downpayment on 10,000 pounds of tomatoes. Publix has no excuse to not work with the CIW and customers have continually told them that we are willing to pay the extra penny.
Since Publix is still refusing to be a part of the solution, that means we have to keep showing them that they have no other choice. There will be a grand opening of a new Publix in Vilano Beach in early January. Fair Food Jacksonville will be teaming up with our St. Augustine in welcoming the new Publix to the neighborhood. We don't have an exact date yet, but we will let you know the details soon.
ATTENTION! The details for our upcoming group volunteering has changed. Second Harvest will not be sorting food on Saturday December 24 and instead is encouraging all volunteers to serve food at one of the other Jacksonville agencies, so that is exactly what we are going to do. Fair Food Jacksonville will be serving breakfast at the Clara White Mission on December 23, 2011 at 8:30. The Clara White is located at 613 W. Ashley St. Jacksonville, FL 32202.
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