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85-Year-Old Army Vet Continues Life Of Service By Feeding San Francisco Families

The operation is like a well-oiled machine. Volunteers divide cases of fresh produce to distribute to 350 families.

(CBS Bay Area)

November 21, 2024

This week's Jefferson Award winner is Army veteran who continues to live a life of service into his 80s, by feeding hundreds of San Francisco families a week.

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The operation is like a well-oiled machine. Volunteers divide cases of fresh produce to distribute to 350 families.

Robert Mason supervises the afternoon assembly line. He lives by a simple rule.

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Jefferson Award Winner Robert Mason, who heads a free grocery giveaway at Temple United Methodist Church in San Francisco/CBS

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