Volunteering at the Food Bank of WNY
Last
February I went to the Food Bank of Western New York, and I found an advertisement
which calls out for volunteering at the Food Bank on the University Experiences
web site at UB. I did this because I have an interest in seeing how donated foods
are collected and distributed to those who need them in this massive food
consuming country, so I tried to go there and do some volunteering.
About
10 other UB students came along to volunteer with me. Foods in the warehouse are
stored for families and people who have difficulty purchasing enough food to
avoid hunger here in Western New York. They are basically canned food, water, pasta
and spaghetti, snacks, or ones that can be preserved without refrigerator. Sixty
present of the food is donated by many different individuals, grocery stores,
and supermarkets such as Tops or Wegmans. The rest of the forty percent is obtained
by using the money that the Food Bank raised.
What I
did to help out there, was sorting out the foods by their expiration date, and repackaging
foods from big boxes to small ones, which could weigh around thirty-five
pounds. We worked there for about two hours to make as many of these boxes as
we could, and I’m very happy that I helped out. This was really a great
experience for me, and I’m really glad that I volunteered there at the Food
Bank of WNY.
Last
February I went to the Food Bank of Western New York, and I found an advertisement
which calls out for volunteering at the Food Bank on the University Experiences
web site at UB. I did this because I have an interest in seeing how donated foods
are collected and distributed to those who need them in this massive food
consuming country, so I tried to go there and do some volunteering.
About
10 other UB students came along to volunteer with me. Foods in the warehouse are
stored for families and people who have difficulty purchasing enough food to
avoid hunger here in Western New York. They are basically canned food, water, pasta
and spaghetti, snacks, or ones that can be preserved without refrigerator. Sixty
present of the food is donated by many different individuals, grocery stores,
and supermarkets such as Tops or Wegmans. The rest of the forty percent is obtained
by using the money that the Food Bank raised.
What I
did to help out there, was sorting out the foods by their expiration date, and repackaging
foods from big boxes to small ones, which could weigh around thirty-five
pounds. We worked there for about two hours to make as many of these boxes as
we could, and I’m very happy that I helped out. This was really a great
experience for me, and I’m really glad that I volunteered there at the Food
Bank of WNY.
Keita,
ReplyDeleteIt is really awesome that you did this!!! As we discussed in class, a larger percentage of people in the United States are living in food insecurity and are unable to get consistant access to quality healthy food. In addition, because Buffalo has among the highest poverty rates in the United States, the level of food insecurity in this region is extremely high. The Food Bank of Western New York does great work to serve this large food insecure population and its great that you took the time to help them out.
John
Yeah, it was great to see that the workers there are really proud of their jobs. The food insecurity problem happens not only in the US but the all over the world especially in developed countries. I think that the Food Bank has a massive role in this society that there is a large number of people who are suffering from hanger in each part of the world while countless food disposals are produced every single day.
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