The EBSC volunteered at the Alameda Country Community Food Bank on December 4th, 2004

How many Smithies does it take to stack a row of cans? Eight of us met at the Alameda Country Community Food Bank warehouse on Saturday afternoon, December 4th, to volunteer. We sorted crates of donated canned food into shopping carts, then stacked the cans on the shelf of the "store" by category, for people from other organizations to "buy" for family food bag distribution, soup kitchens, etc. A bunch of other people were there from a school and from a software company... maybe next time the EBSC could cover the whole three-hour shift!

Alameda County Community Food Bank's mission is to eliminate hunger in our community. As the largest distributor of donated food in Alameda County, they have a large warehouse and have volunteers screen and sort/box donated food for pick up by our member agencies. There is no direct contact with individuals in need; no cooking or serving.

Please feel free to call Mary Schoen, Volunteer Manager, at 510/834-3663 x308 or mschoen@accfb.org with any other concerns or questions.