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8 people are interested
Help Feed Those in Need in the San Jose, Santa Clara Area! Also Sunnyvale, Cupertino!
ORGANIZATION: Peninsula Food Runners - San Mateo County & Farmers Markets
Please visit the new page to apply.
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8 people are interested
Are you looking for a satisfying and flexible volunteer opportunity? Peninsula Food Runners is a volunteer organization dedicated to alleviating hunger and reducing food waste since 2013! Peninsula Food Runner volunteers pick up excess food from participating Donors (restaurants, corporate cafeterias, etc.), and then deliver the food directly to our nonprofit Recipients (shelters, affordable housing for families and the elderly, food pantries, Boys and Girls Clubs, etc.) We invite you to join us!
Check out this wonderful video explaining our work!
https://www.facebook.com/PeninsulaFoodRunners/videos/5692281200783024
We hit the front page of the Mercury News on Thanksgiving Day!
https://wishbook.mercurynews.com/2022-wbpenfood/
We need weekday and weekend volunteers in Santa Clara County, particularly the San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale area to pick up food and deliver it to our nonprofit partners.
Please sign up at www.peninsulafoodfunners.org
Once you sign up, use our ChowMatch.com website and/or phone app to view opportunities, sign up for food runs, notify us of your vacation time, etc.
ChowMatch.com - https://www.chowmatch.com/login.php
The phone app is very convenient. Download ChowMatch app (DOWNLOAD LINK ONLY WORKS FROM YOUR PHONE) -
iPhone - from your phone, tap: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chow-match/id1091954512?ls=1&mt=8
Android phone - from your phone, tap:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.chowmatch.www.chowmatch&pli=1
Thanks, and looking forward to working with you! Together we can feed the those in need!
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About Peninsula Food Runners - San Mateo County & Farmers Markets
Location:
50 Woodside Plz 413, San Mateo County, Redwood City, CA 94061, US
Mission Statement
The mission of Peninsula Food Runners is to alleviate food insecurity and reduce food waste in our communities. Everyday, volunteers at Peninsula Food Runners pick up and deliver a wide variety of wonderfully prepared food and groceries to community food to support organizations in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.
Description
Established in 2013, this volunteer organization picks up excess food from businesses (restaurants, caterers, schools, corporate cafes bakeries, etc) and delivers it to recipients (food pantries, those that serve the homeless, shelters, transitional housing, 100% affordable housing, etc.) in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Peninsula Food Runners relies on volunteers to be successful. Sign up on our website www.PeninsulaFoodRunners.org. You can volunteer for a regular weekly food run, or choose from a variety of open runs available 7 days a week on our automated scheduling system.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations Los Altos, CA 94022
DATE POSTED
April 15, 2024
SKILLS
- Food Delivery / Distribution
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Approximately 60-90 minutes for food runs.
- 1) Read the Food Safety Guidelines and complete the quiz. (Hint: the items in red in the guidelines will help you complete the food safety quiz!) 2) You will receive a verification email. Open it, follow the instructions to verify your email address.