Volunteering at the Food Bank

by Papa K on November 18, 2014

On Sunday, Maile and I headed over to the SF Marin Food Bank to volunteer for the morning alongside some of Maile’s classmates. One of the parents at PKS has really setup a great service program at the school – we’re big fans and have been having a lot of fun participating in the various activities.

I have to say the Food Bank volunteering was really well organized. We were tasked with sorting about 25,000 pounds(!) of pears – they were in these huge baskets and we sorted the good ones into boxes for delivery to families and removed the rotten ones. You really got a great sense of accomplishment working from the top to the bottom of the baskets – and the work was perfect for the kids. All in all an A+ service event!

Maile and Daddy getting gloved up and ready...

Maile and Daddy getting gloved up and ready...

... Maile Girl listening intently to the instructions.

... Maile Girl listening intently to the instructions.

Maile and her friend, Ellie, starting to dig in.

Maile and her friend, Ellie, starting to dig in.

When we got close to the bottom we threw the kids in the baskets (which they loved) and they finished things off...

When we got close to the bottom we threw the kids in the baskets (which they loved) and they finished things off...

(Dad note: If you are interested in learning more about the SF Food Bank or possibly volunteering, check it out here: http://sfmfoodbank.org/)

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