Volunteering: Food Bank

Event Details

Volunteering: Food Bank

Time: June 13, 2009 from 8:45am to 11:30am
Location: Community Food Bank
Street: 31 Evans Terminal
City/Town: Hillside, NJ
Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?h…
Event Type: union county, community
Organized By: Brian and Mike
Latest Activity: Jun 14, 2009

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Event Description

Let's meet-up with Team Charity to help the Food Bank of NJ. For this particular event we will be working in the Food Bank warehouse; sorting and re-packing food items, sorting children's clothes for underprivileged kids or re-stocking school supplies in the Kids' Division. The exact activity will be determined the day of the event.


RSVP (to the right) and we will let you know when tix are almost gone, when prices are going up, if there are any changes, etc.

What to BRING:
Food supplies are at an all time low. All volunteers are asked to bring ONE food item.
Most needed is Canned tuna, Peanut butter in plastic jars, Cereal, Hearty soups with protein, Canned meals such as chili, stew or spaghetti o's.

What to wear:
Think comfortable. Jeans, t-shirt and sweatshirt are fine. Dress in layers. No open-toed shoes, sandals or flip flops. Please wear shoes or sneakers. No good jewelry. Please leave all purses, backpacks, I-Pods and other valuables locked in your cars.

Schedule:
8:45 Meet-up with the volunteer host.
9-11:30 Volunteer Activity
11:45 Meet for lunch at Tiffany’s (optional)

Deposits:
Because the Food Bank is relying on us we are asking that all volunteers put down a FULLY REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT of $8.99. The $8.99 will be returned to all who attend the event. Cancellations will be accepted up until noon on the day before.

Post-Event Meet-up (optional):
Tiffany's Restaurant
1637 Vauxhall Road
Union, NJ 07083

About the Community Food Bank of NJ:
"Using our own fleet of trucks, we pick up large-scale donations from hundreds of corporations in New Jersey. The FoodBank is the state's largest provider of donated groceries to charities, shipping up to 24 million pounds of food annually to 1,500 food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters and other programs in 18 counties. The FoodBank also distributes government-donated U.S. Agriculture Department food product."

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Comment by Justin Lejava on June 12, 2009 at 9:12pm
I would like to attend but did not purchase a ticket, I just found out that i will be able to make it, am i still able
Comment by Nicole Fulmino on June 8, 2009 at 8:08am
TC +11.
Comment by Nicole Fulmino on May 28, 2009 at 9:30pm
Team Charity +7. Thanks!
Comment by Nicole Fulmino on May 27, 2009 at 8:52pm
Team Charity + 6 so far. Can't wait!

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