Summer Service Series - June 1st

I had the opportunity to volunteer at the Mid-South Foodbank alongside university of Memphis students. It was a great experience to work with everyone from campus and the foodbank.

It was an amazing experience! I will most definitely be back!

I worked at the Mid-South Food Bank. I was a part of the boxing crew. I took to mostly sorted food items and put them in the boxes with each category. For example, there were four sections for canned goods. It was a fairly simple process and it went by super fast. I really enjoyed it and I am glad to be a part of fighting food insecurity. This is a practical solution for those in the community who are in need of food. It meets the need for heavily consumed food items.

The man over the volunteers that day gave a long orientation to organize the food. There are a lot of safety measures that go into food and distributing it. This is for the volunteers and the people that will receive the food. He was very clear and as a group, we all understood his directions.
I worked with two men from a church and we were on can duty. We sorted cans based on what was in them. We also boxed up and put the boxes on a palate. They were very helpful and we had a good time doing so.
During my time, I realized how much the Mid-South Food Bank relies on volunteers to do what they are doing. While it is for the community, it takes the community to get it done and run it. I hope to continue to come back and serve here more.

It was nice to get to see inside and assist The Mid South Food Bank with boxing up foods and snacks for the community!

This was my first time volunteering with Catholic Charities and I really enjoyed it. Getting to distribute meals to the community was great.

I had a great time working alongside our university of Memphis students and Catholic Charities of West Tennessee staff.

I got to help assist with gathering information and providing boxes of food for people in need . It was a nice experience!

I really enjoyed helping give out boxes of food and meeting people in the community.