Return of Food Lifeline!

[wickedwords]

We missed the September go-round, and for October, they had a big group from another organization and had to cancel out our group, as it would have been too many people for them to handle. So this was the first volunteer slot of the new school year, and we had a lot of people show up. Our co-workers were kids from another high school, part of the ski and snowboard program, and they brought a small busload with them. So we ended up repackaging Nabisco products, trying to put an assortment of cookies and crackers--and the occasional tub of cheese wiz or granola bar--into packages for distribution to the food banks. We moved over 18K pounds--well over 9 tons--or material, and then we did another 1K of repackaging of Carribean Bread Mix, so that the manufacturer's logo isn't displayed. (Why? I don't know. But apparently remaindering your high-end, limited edition bread mix to a food bank is something you don't want your label on.)

So I have a bunch of paper cuts from breaking down cardboard, but it was a very satisfying shift. Just think, 14K meals will be sent to people who are 'food insecure' out of this. That's a lot of help.

Comments

[ainsley.livejournal.com]

Yes, that is a lot of help!

[wickedwords.livejournal.com]

One of the reasons I like voluteering at Food Lifeline is that it really feels nice to know I'm helping people directly. I can look at the pallets of food that we put together on Saturday, and know that they will end up on the dinner table somewhere on Monday and Tuesday. It's a great feeling.