Free Produce Giveaway To Be Held In Cleveland Heights

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH — A free produce giveaway will be held at Heights High on Thursday.

The produce giveaway will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., or until supplies run out. Residents will receive a 20-pound box of assorted produce during the event.

The produce giveaway is part of the Farmers to Families program. The program was initially slated to end in June, but additional grant funding has extended the program through July 30.

Additional produce giveaways will be held July 16, July 23 and July 30. Patrons should wear masks during pickup. Boxes will not be placed in the backseats of cars, only the trunk.

Residents should enter the high school parking lot off of Washington, drive through, pop their trunk or open their rear door and a staff member will place a 20-pound box of produce into the vehicle.

Boxes typically contain apples, potatoes carrots, onions and strawberries. However, boxes can vary.

No paperwork is necessary to receive the box of produce.

Produce giveaways at the high school started in late May. Ted Copeland, father of Roxboro Middle School teacher Dani Copeland and owner of Perfect Pact, received a grant to make the Heights Schools a site for Farmers to Families.

"I sincerely thank Mr. Copeland for thinking of Tiger Nation and putting fresh food in the hands of our families," said Superintendent Liz Kirby when the program started. "This is a very rough time for many of our families, so we are extremely appreciative of this support."