Correction: Vitamin A 0%

[wickedwords]

Today was Food Lifeline day, and fortunately, we didn't have to work in the freezer section. so while the regular warehouse portion is unheated, it is still warmer than the freezer--though I was very chilled by the time we were done, and I still feel a bit chilled now.

(Pause for a moment to get a couple of thin mints and some decaf tea.)

Ah. Much better.

Due to illness (and a couple of the kids being requested not to return due to bad behavior last time), we were down to 12 people this week. Our project was a huge donation of Minute Maid juice boxes from Coca-Cola, which were factory seconds. The boxes had a printing error on then, so our job was to open the flats of juice boxes (44 per flat), and stick a sticker on them that said 'correction: vitamin A 0%.' Then we resealed the flats and put them on a pallet for later transport. E got to use the shrink wrap stuff for the first time when the pallets were complete, which was pretty cool.

I really don't know how many boxes I handled, or how many flats I put up. We processed 5400 lbs of juice, which was around 4000 meals? I didn't get the exact numbers this time. It was a lot of fun though, as mindless activity goes. And now I have a new sticker to add to my car's collection. *g*

Comments

[kimberlite.livejournal.com]

It's really interesting to see what gets donated and why. Hope you warm up. :)

[wickedwords.livejournal.com]

I am much warmer, thanks! The juice thing may have been that the Vitamin A supplement was left out rather than a misprint; either way, the juice was fine, it just didn't match the label. I had no idea so much 'factory seconds' food was out there! I guess there's no outlet store for groceries the way there is for, say, clothing.