Downtown's First Food Truck Rally A Success
June 11, 2012 25 comments
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This past weekend, thousands swarmed downtown Jacksonville to attend the Jax Truckies presented by Metrojacksonville.com gourmet food truck rally to stamp out hunger at Burrito Gallery. Benefitting Second Harvest Food Bank. This demonstration project proved that food trucks can be a cost effective economic benefit for existing businesses and generating additional foot traffic on downtown's streets. Today, scenes from the rally to stamp out hunger.
Another benefit of the event was the donation of all admission revenue to local charity. Participants were asked to contribute a $1 donation to Second Harvest for the purchase of a wrist band allowing admission into the event. The mission of Second Harvest North Florida is to distribute food and grocery products to hungry people and to educate the public about the causes and possible solutions to problems of domestic hunger. 1 in 6 adults experience food insecurity each day in America and 1 in 4 children don’t know where their next meal will come from. Second Harvest provides food to more than 170,700 individuals annually – or an estimated 31,400 weekly. One dollar donated to Second Harvest generates seven meals, or the equivalent of two days of food for a person in need. 
Thank you so much for arranging this. What can we do to change Jacksonville's laws to make it better for food trucks ? Sign me up.
Ann Johnson Greene
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