Dozens of volunteers came together in Cambria Friday to help feed victims and families who were affected by the Didion corn mill explosion in June.
Volunteers helped the Second Harvest FoodBank of Southern Wisconsin out of Madison set up a mobile food pantry at Cambria-Friesland High School to help people get back on their feet.
The mobile food pantry allowed people to pick up whatever they might need, from produce to non-perishable goods. It's meant to assist communities that are temporarily hurting, according to workers from Second Harvest.
Nearly 15,000 pounds of food was served.
People from all walks of life in Cambria volunteered to set up the pantry, and school leaders said it was a learning experience for young people in the community.
"The lesson here is, this is what communities do," said Tim Raymond, District Administrator for the Cambria-Friesland School District. "When they're older, and they have kids, and something happens, or there's a need in the community, instead of sitting back and looking at themselves and waiting for someone else to do it, they'll be looking back at saying, this is what we do."
Raymond said Didion has a big footprint in the Cambria community and a close relationship with the school district.
Five people were killed after an explosion at the Didion corn mill on May 31. 11 people were also injured, and the last worker was just released from the hospital in late June.
If you want to help victims of the mill explosion, you can send donations to the official victims' fund here:
Old Mill Foundation Didion Benefit Fund
C/O National Exchange Bank
118 West Edgewater Street
P.O. Box 338
Cambria, Wisconsin 53923
