Rachel Norum
6/10/2016 at 3:00pm
Second Harvest Food Bank
Sam
(650)-610-0800
Before working at the Food Bank, I thought the organization would be a lot less organized than they were. I thought I would be doing a random job that they needed done right at that moment and I didn’t believe they would have a lot of volunteers there. But as soon as I walked in I realized how wrong my preconceptions were. They run their whole organization on a tight schedules and have very specific jobs they need done. I also underestimated the amount of volunteers that would be there. The sign in sheets were filled in back and front and everybody who was there were extremely hardworking and wanted to be there. There weren’t just kids who needed to get their hours signed off but instead there was an extremely diverse group of people ranging from adults to families and even a few senior citizens. I was also extremely interested, and a little surprised, to see how many people volunteered there even though they don’t have the best jobs or a lot of money. Of course there were people who were there that could easily sustain themselves, but there were also people I met that were there because they have known what it feels like to be hungry and they want to be able to help other people who have the same problem they did in the past. I have met a lot of regular volunteers who aren’t afraid to show new people around and show them how different jobs work. Everybody has been extremely welcoming so far and I am excited to continue working with them.
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