Page 16 - Annual Report 2017

Volunteers 2017 Highlights

From school children to retired seniors and » 3,632 volunteers came to the
everyone in between, the community came
together this past year to volunteer at our Food Bank to donate their time.
warehouses in record numbers. The Food Bank
relies heavily on our volunteer supporters » Volunteers contributed 14,211
help to sort, glean, and pack food for those at hours of service.
risk of hunger. Every volunteer is critical to the
Food Bank’s ability to distribute such a "Once you get involved and
high volume of perishable and non-perishable understand the impact of
foods. Last year volunteers provided 14,211 your small contribution, it’s a
hours of service - the equivalent of 6.75 ‘pebble in the pond’ ripple
full-time staff, increasing our staff capacity by 67%. effect.

By providing food for families,
we nurture more than the
body. We nurture the soul."

— Tom Kivley, Food Bank volunteer