Hundreds of Fort Bragg furloughed workers lining up at food drive

Hundreds of Fort Bragg furloughed workers lining up at food drive
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.
By Ali Rockett
Published: August 9, 2013

SPRING LAKE, N.C. — Hundreds of furloughed workers from Fort Bragg breathed a little easier Thursday knowing their kitchen pantries would be stocked — at least for now.

The Local 1770 of the American Federation of Government Employees handed out 20,000 pounds of food in four hours at Lillian Black Elementary School to help offset the financial blow of the mandatory unpaid days off necessitated by a $37 billion Department of Defense budget reduction.

Renee Scroggins, wife of a furloughed fire inspector and mother of two, carried away a cooler filled with meat, fresh produce, canned and dried goods, cereal and dessert.

She said she's been shocked, and blessed, by the community's help during her family's time of need.
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