GMA delivers food after Waukesha broadcast

Published on: 4/29/2009

Waukesha - 'Good Morning America,' the ABC news show that broadcast from the home of a Waukesha couple this morning, delivered two truckloads of food to America's Second Harvest of Wisconsin.

One truck contained 25,000 boxes of macaroni and cheese, donated by Kraft Foods. The second truck was loaded with apples, donated by Wal-Mart.

Gina Styer of Second Harvest said the agency supplies food to 1,100 distribution outlets in eastern Wisconsin.

The donations, she said, will help Second Harvest, which has seen demand for food donations increase 26% during the past seven months.

The crew of Good Morning America visited the home of Mike and Kelly Schmitt, who are worried about the economic downturn and job loss as they expect the birth of their first child.

The show threw a picnic Tuesday at nearby Buchner Park and fed hundreds of people Saz's catered food.