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ORGANIZATION: Kawartha Lakes Food Source

  • 2 people are interested

Objective: to check all incoming food donations for quality; checking for dented, ripped, or damaged packaging; repair or repackage food as deemed appropriate. To sort food donations according to defined categories for inventory purposes

Time Commitment:

  • approximately 3 hours during any day in the sorting schedule (2 nd and 3 rd weeks of each month)
  • hours of warehouse operation are from 9am to 4:30pm weekdays

Skills Required:

  • minimum age 18
  • Canadian Police Information Check/Personal reference checks required
  • Sort various nonperishable food items
  • Lifting approx. 30 pounds
  • Standing for 2-3 hour period of time
  • Ability to remain focused in a sometimes noisy and busy environment
  • Reliable
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Safety specific clothing

Benefits:

  • Direct impact on helping to reduce hunger in the community
  • Community investment
  • Make new friends/networking
  • Flexible hours
  • Volunteer of the month recognition program
  • Annual recognition event/dinner for volunteers with a minimum of 25 hours donated per year
  • Stay physically fit

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About Kawartha Lakes Food Source

Location:

PO. Box 123, 41 George St. West, Lindsay, Ontario K9V 4R8, CA

Mission Statement

Kawartha Lakes Food Source is a community effort to reduce hunger in the City of Kawartha Lakes by: 1-maintaining a central warehouse to supply food to organizations that provide food to individuals in need, 2-raising awareness, and 3-working in concert with other local not for profit organizations

Description

Kawartha Lakes Food Source is a small not for profit organziation located in Lindsay Ontario and supports the City of Kawartha Lakes local food banks as well as supporting school breakfast programs in the local community. Our organization has one full time staff (Executive Director) and 4 part time staff. Volunteers play a key component in supporting the work that we do,

CAUSE AREAS

Hunger
Hunger

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

41 George St. WLindsay, ON K9V 4R8Canada

DATE POSTED

March 30, 2016

SKILLS

  • People Skills
  • Food Delivery / Distribution
  • Community Outreach
  • Warehousing

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • 3 hour shifts weekday morning or afternoons
  • see job description

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