VOLUNTEER

Volunteers

Volunteers are vital to the Regional Food Bank. Every day, volunteers assist in our warehouse, on our farm, in our office, and in the community to ensure our operation continues to be most efficient.

In 2009 5,595 different volunteers contributed over 36,000 hours of work and helped make well over one million pounds of product available to our agencies! Thank you to everyone who has donated their time and talent to help. It truly makes a difference.

As we head into the summer, the number of groups that sign up to volunteer decrease. Our regular volunteer groups are often unable to commit time in the summer; however, our work load remains the same.

We currently need volunteer groups to sign up for summer weeknight and weekend warehouse dock shifts. If you can organize a group of 6 or more friends, family, co-workers, neighbors etc. we would love to schedule you for either an evening shift Tuesday - Thursday or a daytime shift on a Saturday or Sunday. This would allow us to keep up with the workload and maintain the flow of food to our neighbors in need. To schedule a shift, please contact us at 518-786-3691, x234.

We are currently in need of volunteers in the following areas:
Repacking on our Warehouse Dock
Sorting in our Salvage Sorting Room
Working on the Patroon Land Farm
Helping out with Office Work
Volunteering for the Holiday Hunger Appeal

To get started, please complete and return the Volunteer Application