President Trump To Visit Asheville-Area Monday As RNC Kicks Off In Charlotte

August 21, 2020

Brittney Melton,

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MILLS RIVER, N.C. — President Donald Trump plans to visit Mills River, in the Asheville-area of North Carolina, Monday as the Republican National Convention kicks off week-long activities, a White House official confirms.

The President will tour Flavor First Growers and Packers, an organization that partners with Baptists on Mission to build the Farmers to Families Food Boxes, and see how the boxes are packaged and placed into refrigerated trucks and then delivered to families in need. Following the tour, he will deliver remarks on the Administration’s support for American farmers and families through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, officials say.

The Farmers to Families Food Box Program, which is partially spearheaded by Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump, puts American farmers, ranchers, and distributors of all sizes back to work while supporting over-burdened food banks and food insecure families.

“I am incredibly excited to join the President in North Carolina as he sees first-hand the incredible work being done through our Farmers to Families Food Box program. With nearly 70 million boxes of nutritious, locally-sourced fresh fruit, vegetable, milk and meat delivered to date, we are deeply appreciative of our strong and innovative partners like Baptists on Mission and Flavor First Growers and Packers that allow us to continue the fight to feed our nation’s hungry, support our farmers and strengthen our workforce,” Ivanka Trump says.

According to White House officials, the Baptists on Mission was awarded a USDA contract for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. They are the primary distributor of the boxes, however, they partner with an experienced food grower and packer, Flavor First, to build the boxes full of fresh and nutritious produce. Once the boxes are packaged, Baptists on Mission quickly moves the boxes to 200 non-profits, food banks and faith-based organizations across the state.

This will be President Trump’s 11th visit to North Carolina. There is no additional information as to if the President will be visiting Charlotte during the trip.

The scaled-back RNC is expected to run Friday, August 21st through Monday, the 24th.