Very enjoyable experience. I was able to gain a variety of knowledge from the Food Bank, with also gaining a great experience that was able to remind me of how each of us can make an impact. Will definitely do again!
Today I volunteered and the Central Texas Food Bank (formerly Capital Area Food bank of Texas) by helping sort dry food items that would be shipped to local distribution centers in the Austin area. This was a fun volunteering event and I enjoyed having the opportunity to give back to my community. In all, the group I volunteered with helped to provide over 7000 meal for families in the Austin area.
Checked donated food to make sure it wasn't expired. Went with my organization, Humanity First (an organization at the University of Texas at Austin).
Fun and friendly atmosphere. Helped prep around 3,000 meals for the community! I look forward to volunteering at the new location.
Great experience being able to give back to the great community of Austin by sorting donations! Really rewarding experience with great people!
I always enjoy volunteering at the Food Bank. The staff is amazing! We inspected and sorted donations. Although it doesn't sound like much, it actually is harder than expected. However, being able to contribute to this cause is wonderful. I will definitely be returning to the Capital Area Food Bank.
I helped fold and throw away the boxes that were unnecessary into the trash. Also helped sort the food into the different categories in which they corresponded!
On this day, we did something very different from the norm. We did sort donations but it was not food but unwanted merchandise. The purpose was to just check what was "passable" and leave it in the box it came from while throwing anything else away. The purpose of this was to look for rubbing alcohol which was a request the food bank were ask to do. I personally had fun since every box or so I inspected I played with some of the toys that were in the boxes and I felt like a kid with no worries once again for a brief moment.
