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The sorter is responsible for day-to-day itemization, sorting, and display of donated items. This individual works with the Production Supervisor to ensure the efficient flow of merchandise from the warehouse to the sales floor.
Volunteers assist with computer intake for visitors at the pantry, checking them in, verifying relevant information, and inputting data.
Each week, volunteers build weekend meal kits for students (K-3rd grade) who have been identified by teachers as food insecure. On Friday afternoons, teachers will discreetly place these bags into the students’ backpacks, so they have food to sustain them through the weekend. Each kit includes a hand-written encouragement card with additional resources stamped on…
When produce is received from grocery stores, it comes in all conditions. Volunteers sort through the produce, separating fruits from vegetables and separating good from bad. There is some lifting of boxes in doing this task.
The Foodbank goes out to various host sites and gives out fresh produce, protein, bakery, and other food staples to those in need. Volunteers help pass out food directly to the people we serve.
When we receive food drives, volunteers sort through the boxes and canned goods. Food drives happen all year round, but two times a year (May and end of the year) we receive large donations.
Who Doesn’t love snacks?! Put together delicious treat boxes for our seniors while working your own assembly line! This opportunity is perfect for an individual looking to do something fun and meaningful and great for a group looking to team build while making an impact. Sign up here: https://muchmorethanameal.galaxydigital.com/need/detail/?need_id=548663
Volunteers pick up meals at 9:00 a.m. We aren’t able to assign neighborhoods until the day of service as volunteers fill in for our absent employees. Volunteers typically take anywhere between 6 – 10 deliveries, which takes approximately 2.5 hours to deliver. We do ask that meal delivery volunteers commit to at least one day/week…
Whether reading to children, stocking shelves at a food pantry or delivering meals to home-bound seniors, there are many volunteer opportunities available in central Ohio every day. We’re excited to announce that we’ve launched Volunteer United, a new way of connecting you to those local opportunities in our community.