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Tower Trailer Leasing, LLC Donates 53-Foot Dry Utility Trailer To Community Harvest Food Bank

Tower Trailer Leasing, LLC of Fort Wayne has donated a 53-foot dry utility trailer to Community Harvest Food Bank. The trailer will transport shelf stable foods from various donors around Indiana, increasing food bank efficiency.

“We are proud to partner with an organization like Community Harvest Food Bank and work together to help neighbors in need,” said Mike Hendricks, GM of Tower Trailer Leasing, LLC. “This trailer will increase capacity and allow Community Harvest to better serve the vulnerable members of our community.”

“This donation of a dry trailer from Tower Trailer Leasing, LLC will have an incredible impact on our services,” said John R. Wolf, CEO of Community Harvest Food Bank. “Because of their generosity, we can provide even more food to hungry families in our nine-county region. We are fortunate to have support from community members like those at Tower Trailer Leasing.”

Currently, Community Harvest uses a fleet of nine refrigerated trucks to pick up, deliver, and distribute food throughout nine counties in northeast Indiana. The addition of a dry trailer will allow energy savings and increase holding capacity when transporting shelf stable foods.