Hundreds of families are expected to stock up on groceries at the Maple Valley Food Bank this week. There will be food on the shelves for them to take home, thanks to some help from the community.
Last week, supplies started running low. After getting a boost from a former Seahawks star, the community stepped up.
“A pickup truck full of food kind of kick-started everything. So from that time forward it has just been non-stop donations,” Executive Director Dan Lancaster explained.
Current 49ers and former Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman paid for a truckload of food just days after the 49ers lost to the Seahawks in overtime on Nov. 11. He was trying to help re-stock the shelves of the Maple Valley food bank when they said their supply was critically low.
