Volunteers, Groups of Volunteers (This facility accomodates Groups of Volunteers) available at Food For People

Group activities: There are some tasks that occur on a less regular basis that require larger groups of volunteers. These provide a great opportunity for your church, civic group or youth group to lend a hand and work as a team. These include:

Food Drives:
Donated food must be sorted and boxed when it is returned to the Food Bank. This usually takes several hours on the day of the food drive. Large food drives generally occur in December and May, although businesses and other groups often stage their own food drives around events or other promotions.

Bulk Mailing:
Food for People Staff prepares all of our own newsletters, program flyers and direct mail materials “in-house”. Volunteers are needed to help us collate and label everything and prepare it for mailing. It’s repetitive but easy “sit down” work.

Cleaning Days:
The Food Bank distributes over 1.6 million pounds of food per year, and keeping the facility and our equipment clean is an ongoing task. Tasks include power washing crates, painting tables and shelves, scrubbing kitchen cabinets, sweeping and scrubbing floors in the warehouse and walk-in cooler, sweeping the parking lot, washing vans, etc.

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