On Saturday, March 6th, the Live 3rd team was blessed by an opportunity to serve in our regional community. Gleaners Food Bank feeds thousands of people every day and the Live 3rd team was excited to be a part of it.
The team of volunteers was eager to make a difference in the lives of others. If anyone liked carrots, they were in carrot heaven this day. Volunteers of all ages were able to participate and make a difference. It was a great opportunity for the younger volunteers to see how much difference just one person can make.
Gleaners Food Bank is able to provide 3 meals for just one dollar ($1.00). When you consider that $.95 of every dollar donated goes to the program, they are able to provide critical nutrition to a vast number of people in our regional community for a small amount of money. Making every dollar go as far as possible is critical to the success of the program.
In only 3 hours of work, the volunteers were able to package 4,320 pounds of carrots. Additionally, they were able to pull 11 orders, consisting of 19,442 pounds of food. In total, the volunteers were able to get almost 25,000 pounds of food ready. What does all this translate into? When you consider that one pound = one meal, the volunteers were able to prepare meals for 25,000 people in just 3 hours of work.
We are a blessed people to have so much to give and feel fortunate to have the opportunity to share our blessings with others.
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