Frank Murphy interviews Kara Hunkele and Josie Fellers of Second Harvest Food Bank. Donations to Second Harvest will be doubled from December 1 to 3, 2026 in recognition of Giving Tuesday and their annual Double Your Donation Day fundraiser. Visitors are invited to stop by Second Harvest Food Bank, 136 Harvest Lane, Maryville, TN 37801 on December 3, 2026 for Double Your Donation Day. 

Second Harvest distributes more than 27 million pounds of food across an 18-county service area through multiple feeding programs and over 850 community partners. Information is available at https://www.secondharvestetn.org/ or by calling 865-521-0000.

This year's Holiday Distribution in Knoxville takes place at Redemption Church, 3550 Pleasant Ridge Rd, Knoxville, TN 37921, on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 from 10 a.m. until all allotted food has been given out. Gates will open at 7:00 am. Those needing food are asked to arrive when the distribution starts, rather than before the start time to avoid traffic complications.

Frank Murphy interviews Kara Hunkele and Josie Fellers of Second Harvest Food Bank. Donations to Second Harvest will be doubled from December 1 to 3, 2026 in recognition of Giving Tuesday and their annual Double Your Donation Day fundraiser. Visitors are invited to stop by Second Harvest Food Bank, 136 Harvest Lane, Maryville, TN 37801 on December 3, 2026 for Double Your Donation Day.&nbsp;
Second Harvest distributes more than 27 million pounds of food across an 18-county service area through multiple feeding programs and over 850 community partners. Information is available at https://www.secondharvestetn.org/ or by calling 865-521-0000.
This year's Holiday Distribution in Knoxville takes place at Redemption Church, 3550 Pleasant Ridge Rd, Knoxville, TN 37921, on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 from 10 a.m. until all allotted food has been given out. Gates will open at 7:00 am. Those needing food are asked to arrive when the distribution starts, rather than before the start time to avoid traffic complications.

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