ON TO SOME HOPE FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. WELL, THIS HURRICANE HAS BEEN SO DEVASTATING THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE STILL NEED BASIC ESSENTIALS LIKE FOOD AND WATER. SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA IS ACTUALLY SENDING IMMEDIATE RELIEF. WESH 2’S SPENCER TRACY IS AT THEIR WAREHOUSE IN ORLANDO, WHERE THEIR SUPPLIES ARE BEING SENT TO COMMUNITIES IN NEED. RELIEF IS ON THE WAY. SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA IS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO HELP THE COMMUNITIES HIT HARDEST BY HURRICANE HELENE. WHEN YOU CAN’T FEED YOUR FAMILY, ALMOST EVERYTHING STOPS UNTIL YOU CAN GET SOME HANDS ON SOME FOOD. SO JUST WANT PEOPLE TO REMEMBER THAT MANY FAMILIES IN TAMPA BAY, THE BIG BEND AND GEORGIA WERE NOT ANTICIPATING THIS MUCH FLOODING. FOR MANY OF THEM, THEIR HOMES AND BELONGINGS ARE ALL GONE. CREWS ARE HERE TO HELP THEM. THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE IN KIND OF THE MORE REMOTE AREAS, ESPECIALLY THAT ARE CLEANING UP AND TRYING TO RECOVER, I MEAN, THOSE ARE PHYSICAL DAYS FOR THESE PEOPLE. IT TAKES FUEL. IT TAKES NUTRITION AND CALORIES. 500 DISASTER RELIEF PACKS ARE ALL READY TO GO, AND THEY’RE HEADED TO FEEDING TAMPA BAY, WHERE THEY’LL FEED HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES IN NEED. EACH BOX IS FILLED TO SERVE A FAMILY’S IMMEDIATE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS FOR THREE DAYS. THE PACKS INCLUDE ENERGY SNACK BARS AND DRINKS. THEY HAVE THAT KIND OF EASY TO CONSUME PRODUCT IN THE BOXES, AS WELL AS HEALTHY SNACKS AND OTHER NONPERISHABLE FOODS THAT ARE EASY TO EAT AND DON’T TAKE A LOT OF COOKING. THAT SORT OF THING. AS ONE TRUCK HEADS OFF TO TAMPA, MORE SUPPLIES WILL BE GOING TO THE BIG BEND REGION AND GEORGIA. SECOND HARVEST SAYS THEY WILL CONTINUE TO HELP OUT AS LONG AS NEEDED.