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Food Bank Experience
I selected to volunteer my time to the food bank because they are the local non-profit organization serving the needy in our community, and I consider that food bank is essential for stopping hunger. My volunteering at the local Bread of the Mighty Food Bank has provided a great experience for me. This food bank was established in 1987 to serve five counties in Florida. The primary function is to acquire, store, package, and distribute food and other required essentials with the help of more than 160 agency vendors consisting of food pantries, shelters and soup kitchens. This food bank also hosts special events to raise funds and collect food for our community. This food bank receives food from numerous stores in the Gainesville community such …show more content…
During my volunteering, I had an opportunity to meet with others coming from various locations around the Gainesville area and different types of people who were all together helping in the warehouse to sort, shelve, check and repackage bread/sweet items. The first thing that caught my eye was the location of the food bank and type of people college students, men and women coming over there helping in the warehouse office as well as involved in fundraising activities. Some people were volunteering based on their assigned community service, but others appeared to be there just because they desired to help the community. In addition, several college student volunteers helped in the food bank mobile pantry to deliver foods to …show more content…
Sure it looks like a simple work, but it was physically demanding. I did this work behind the scenes and it was difficult for me to notice the impact of spending my time in the food bank. I would have liked to observe families obtain food in times of need. The thought of the pleasure and cheerfulness these families would experience changed my perception during the time that I was at the food bank. It is very satisfying to me to help the people in the community during their tough times, even though I only spared few hours for sorting and boxing food in a
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