The Giant Company (TGC) and Empower at the Bridge Foundation recently announced a new partnership to feed underserved families with nutritious foods grown locally while beginning to convert the city of Harrisburg’s food desert into a food oasis. At the announcement of the new partnership in the “Giant Bleacher Garden” to be located at the old Bishop McDevitt High School, the future headquarters of The Bridge, Eco-Village in Harrisburg, PA, were (l-r) Jessica Groves, community impact manager, TGC; Amahl Pitts, chief executive officer, and Kerry MacDearmid, chief operations officer, Harrisburg City F.A.R.M.; Garry Gilliam, president, Empower at the Bridge Foundation and founder and CEO, The Bridge; Julie Morales, VP-finance, TGC; Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf; Glennis Harris, SVP-customer experience, TGC; Pennsylvania First Lady Frances Wolf; Thelma Shifflett (Garry Gilliam’s mother).
