Concord United Methodist Church’s Crop Drop
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Becky Eaker, left, and Shannon Bridges - Photos by Michelle Hollenhead
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Jonah Campbell, right, eyeballs a nearly-full bag, while Caroline Crawford, left, works through the pile. - Photos by Michelle Hollenhead
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Avery Nipper helps weigh potatoes. - Photos by Michelle Hollenhead
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Already assembled 10-pound bags are collecting in the foreground. - Photos by Michelle Hollenhead
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Kristin Cabage with daughters, Allison and Emma. - Photos by Michelle Hollenhead
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Beth and Stan Crawford - Photos by Michelle Hollenhead
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Susan Henry, left, and Don Shirey - Photos by Michelle Hollenhead
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Karen and David Gillum - Photos by Michelle Hollenhead
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Mike Smith also heads up the church’s Community Garden. - Photos by Michelle Hollenhead
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Jane Currin, CUMC director of missions, leads the project. - Photos by Michelle Hollenhead
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Jack Taylor carries a load. - Photos by Michelle Hollenhead
Concord United Methodist Church’s 40,000-pound Crop Drop looked a little different Saturday, Jan. 30. COVID-19 distancing cut the volunteer numbers
in half, and work spread over two shifts, but every potato was bagged and distributed by afternoon to 44 area agencies.
“Typically we have about 200 volunteers, but this time we will do it with less than 100,” Jane Currin, CUMC’s director of missions, said just after 8 a.m., Saturday.
This time the project, which is under the umbrella of the Society of St. Andrew, also partnered with Kroger to provide the potato bounty, which this year originated in Bruce, Mississippi.
