For something that has been a long time coming, it has finally come true for Madera County Food Bank Executive Director Ryan McWherter.
McWherter and his staff officially broke ground on its new 21,800-square-foot facility during a ceremony Friday that was attended by many Madera dignitaries.
“I look at the crowd, and for a person that talks a lot, I’m kind of speechless,” McWherter said during the ceremony. “I’ve been to groundbreakings and ribbon cuttings, I’ve never seen this many people. It speaks to the need and the amount of sacrifice and hard work this food bank has put in. It’s not just the director. It does take a village. My staff is so awesome. We’re family.”