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Overland prepared 700 taco kits to give to the community this Monday.
Mike Peron / Tahoe Daily Tribune
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Each taco kit contains 2 pounds of ground beef, an onion, taco seasonings and tortillas.
Mike Peron / Tahoe Daily Tribune
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Overland Meat & Seafood Company is hosting a free beef giveaway today for local residents and still has taco sets available.
Brian Cohen, owner of Overland, said they plan to give away 1,400 pounds of beef to the community. Overland staff put together 700 taco bags that included 2 pounds of ground beef, an onion, taco seasoning and tortillas.
They started giving out the taco kits at 10 a.m. but Cohen said this giveaway has been different than the two they had during the COVID-19 closure in spring. The store closes at 6 p.m.
“There was a lot more anxiety then, a lot more uncertainty,” he said.
Overland gave away just over 1,000 pounds of ground beef in about 1 hour and 40 minutes in April.
He said the morning was busy but since it’s been steady.
Raley’s donated the taco seasonings, Mission Tortillas donated tortillas, Safeway donated a portion of the onions and sold the rest below cost. Crystal Dairy also let Overland store the ground beef while they were preparing the kits over the last two weeks.
Cohen said they were fortunate to be busy all summer as an essential business but waited until the end of summer to have another giveaway because they wanted to make sure to give back to the locals.
“We saw the need that was there,” Cohen said. “And we still want to give back to the community.”
For more information, call Overland at 530-544-3204.
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