What is the size/scope of the Second Harvest Food Bank operation?
Within one year of opening its doors in 1982, the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC (known then as the Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina) moved from its 1,800 square-foot home on Polo Road to a 4,500 square-foot warehouse next door, and then on to a 9,700 square-foot warehouse on Liberty Street. In 1991, a new 34,000 square-foot warehouse was constructed at 3655 Reed Street after completion of a $1.37 million capital campaign. Today, the expanded 65,000 square-foot facility includes a 45,000-square-foot warehouse, 44,000-cubic feet of freezer space and 41,000-cubic feet of cooler space. The expansion project was completed in the late summer of 2003 after a $2 million capital campaign.
