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ORGANIZATION: Gemma's Angels, Ltd.
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Volunteer drivers and volunteers are needed for our new All-Kids Farmer's Market and the Mobile Farmer's Market based for Harrisburg City Schools on Thursday beginning this Fall.
We're seeking volunteers with a deep commitment to increasing the consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables for at-risk children.
The All-Kids program will visit backpack and similar school-age food programs, provide students an opportunity to choose their own produce to take home and to provide an educational component.
Volunteers and drivers are needed for both programs.
Older middle school children with parents may participate in the program but must be supervised at all times. School-age children will come on board the mobile market, be given a choice of produce and provided a small educational lesson in that particular piece of produce i.e. oranges have vitamin C, etc.
The Mobile Farmer's Market program provides regular stops to deliver free fresh produce at soup kitchens, homeless shelters and food banks in Dauphin and Lebanon Counties.
This is a unique program unlike any other in the region or the Northeast US to our knowledge. Hop on board for the volunteer opportunity of a lifetime!
Child background checks are provided free of charge to all volunteers. For driver's, the minimum age is 25 and requires a clean driver's record. For THIS program, volunteers MAY have to undergo a full FBI fingerprint and background check. We will reimburse the full costs of these checks.
Please remember, on our volunteer registration form, to provide your entire address AND phone number. Thanks!
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About Gemma's Angels, Ltd.
Location:
15 East Main Street, No. 25, Hershey, PA 17033, US
Mission Statement
OUR VISION We want to change the way we feed the poor. OUR MISSION - Provide fresh fruits and vegetables to homeless shelters, soup kitchens and food banks in Dauphin and Lebanon Counties, and - Encourage at-risk children and families to engage in healthy lifestyles including consuming fresh fruits and vegetables and to become educated in sustainable living.
Description
Gemma’s Angels is an IRS 502(c)3 non-profit organization which envisions a world where hunger is a temporary inconvenience rather than a life sentence.
HOW WE ADDRESS IMMEDIATE NEEDS
- We purchase produce from local sources when possible and collect fresh produce from local donor gardeners. We distribute the produce free of charge to soup kitchens, shelters and food banks.
- We also operate an All-Kids Mobile Farmer's Market where school-age children can pick and choose their own produce to take home to supplement weekend feeding programs with an added educational component.
- We operate a Truck Farm Trailer Program that’s a traveling, edible exhibit that allows youth to get a hands-on look at the source of the food that fuels their growing bodies and minds. The program will visit youth groups, camps, schools, etc. to deliver interactive and educational lessons about the benefits of nutritious produce. It's designed to engage school children in healthy eating and to teach sustainability.
- We conduct Christmas parties at local homeless shelters and annually provide holiday happiness to over 150 children and adults.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
15 East Main streetNo. 25Hershey, PA 17033
DATE POSTED
October 11, 2017
SKILLS
- Child Welfare
- Nutrition
- Youth Services
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 12
- Orientation or Training
- 5 hours per week.