NATIONAL FOOD BANK DAY! Food Box Packing Event

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In 2017, St. Mary’s Food Bank founded National Food Bank Day to honor our 50th Anniversary and to recognize the outstanding contributions of food banks around the country.

We are wishing to work with a select handful of our groups and friends and would like to invite you to celebrate with us for a volunteer shift on the 3rd Annual National Food Bank Day!

Date: Friday, September 6th

Shifts: 9 - 11 AM & 1 - 3 PM

Location: St. Mary’s Food Bank - Del Webb Warehouse

Details: Complimentary treats, prizes and fun will be provided!

Attire: Company volunteer t-shirts and any orange swag (orange represents hunger awareness)

St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance distributes 45,000 Emergency Food Boxes a month, at no cost, to individuals and families in need. A majority of those receiving Emergency Food Boxes includes the elderly, children, working families and the homeless.

Join us to pack these emergency food boxes with non-perishable items, sort food or repack bulk produce. Positions include high impact roles such as palletizing the completed boxes, as well as, less strenuous jobs that can be done seated.

Interested INDIVIDUAL volunteers are able to register at: https://volunteer.firstfoodbank.org/calendar

For GROUP SCHEDULING please contact us directly - mccooper@firstfoodbank.org or 602-343-3134. We are able to accommodate groups of 100+ volunteers!

Thank you!

ABOUT THE FOOD BANK:

Celebrating its 51st year as the world’s FIRST Food Bank, St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance is a non-sectarian, nonprofit organization that alleviates hunger by efficiently gathering and distributing food to 689 partner agencies at 886 locations in Arizona that serve the hungry. Serving nine of Arizona’s 15 counties, the organization is a member of Feeding America, the national network of food banks, and is committed to volunteerism, building community relationships, and improving the quality of life for Arizonans in need. In Fiscal Year 2017-18, the Food Bank distributed more than 88 million pounds of food to Arizona families and children and garnered more than 213,000 volunteer service hours. Web site: www.StMarysFoodBank.org Phone: 602-242-FOOD.