'It's really heartwarming for these ladies ... when their major conference gets canceled, the first thing they thought of was to help other people,' Second Harvest Food Bank spokesman Jay Vise said.
But the service organization and its caterer, Centerplate, weren't about to let the meals that had been prepared for members go to waste. The group donated 17,000 meals to the Second Harvest Food Bank of South Louisiana, which will store them in a cooler through the storm, and then give them to residents who weather Barry, the food bank said Friday in a Facebook post.
Founded in 1913, Delta Sigma Theta is a predominantly black sorority with more than 200,000 members nationwide.Read MoreBut as Barry strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane Saturday, the sorority had to re-consider. More than 77,000 Louisiana residents are without power and some towns are already experiencing heavy rainfall and flooding. Second Harvest Food Bank spokesman Jay Vise thanked the sorority for its donation."It's really heartwarming for these ladies ...
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