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 San Antonio Food Bank November 29, 2005 8:56 PM

Most people in the area are aware of the San Antonio Food Bankhttp://www.safoodbank.org/) and the work they do. It's hard to find a business in the area that doesn't hold food drives for this organization and most area residents donate food stuffs, especially during the holiday season. But many forget that The Food Bank also needs volunteers to help sort and distribute all of those donations.

They are asking for help this weekend:

24-HOUR SORT-A-THON DEC. 2-3 ... All through the night Dec. 2-3 Looking for a way to get on Santa’s “nice” list before Christmas? How about donating a few hours of your time down at the San Antonio Food Bank’s 24-hour “Sort-A-Thon” beginning at 1 p.m. Dec. 2? It’s a fun way for your group, organization, church, or even your family to get together and do something that will directly benefit hungry people throughout Southwest Texas.

Four-hour shifts are available in the around-the-clock schedule, and food and drinks will be provided by the San Antonio Food Bank, thanks to some local restaurants, like Double Dave’s Pizza Works, Thundercloud Subs and Krispy Kreme.

WHAT: It's a marathon session of sorting food at the San Antonio Food Bank!

WHY: We need volunteers to work four-hour shifts all day and through the night to assist in sorting out the huge amounts of food we receive from the Food 4 SA and various other food drives. Volunteers will also put together holiday food boxes to help feed the hungry this holiday season. Any size group is welcome! We’ll have coffee and water available, as well as Double Dave’s pizza and Thundercloud Subs sandwiches for the munchies!

WHO: We need volunteers (groups or individuals) to works all shifts.
Shifts are as follows:
Dec. 2: 1-5 p.m.; 5-9 p.m.; 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Dec. 3: 1-5 a.m., 5-9 a.m.
Walk-in volunteers are welcome on any shift. A two-hour minimum stay is required. Please arrive on the hour.

WHERE: San Antonio Food Bank, 4311 Director Drive, San Antonio, TX 78219

WHEN: 1 p.m. Friday Dec. 2 to 9 a.m.. Saturday Dec. 3. (The 9 a.m.-1 p.m. shift is previously booked.

For more information about this and other volunteer opportunities, call the San Antonio Food bank at 337-FOOD (3663). November 28 2005 by Steve Elliott


If you have some time to spare, please consider lending them a hand. Then drop in and tell the group about your experience.

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Scary Facts & Figures November 29, 2005 9:05 PM

Please check out this link to learn about hunger in our area. You may be surprised.

http://www.safoodbank.org/facts_about_hunger.html
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Did you know? December 01, 2005 5:13 PM

The San Antonio Food Bank service area reaches north to Kerrville, south to LaSalle County, west to Uvalde, and east to Seguin. This large territory includes the following 16 counties:

Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Edwards, Frio, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, La Salle, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Wilson, Zavala  [ send green star]
 
Hi .. Wish I had heard sooner.. December 08, 2005 4:23 PM

Hi Deb H., Steve Elliott & All,

   I only just received email correspondence from Care2 today, about having a message in my inbox.  Had I have rec'd this last week - My husband & I would have definately gave a helping hand during the Sort-A-Thon, and would have worked during the AM hours. 

  That Was really Awesome... Please let me know of any other times..coming up, that The Food Bank will be doing this and needing volunteer's...I don't come alive til' night fall..normally!  And..I would love to be able to assist other's and give a helping hand for a Good Cause during the AM hours.   Thanks!!

P.S.  I am @@ still looking over the site, and, wondering where the 'links' area is.  You know..?  a link to similar site's or area's.. Maybe what I read..was referring..to where I'm at now > Topics links.  : )

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Hi, Richella December 09, 2005 2:59 PM

Generally speaking, links are imbedded in the topic strings. I put a short list of links in the Announcements section on the group homepage. Hopefully, they all work -- I'm not exactly a wiz at HTML programming!

Thanks for the suggestion! ~Deb
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Current VOLUNTEER Opportunities December 10, 2005 2:23 AM

Walk-Ins and large volunteer groups are needed to assist in building thousands of holiday food boxes for our local population. Specific walk-in times: 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, and 12 noon -7 p.m. Sundays.

The location of the volunteer experience is at 5909 Business Park (located off of I-35 Northbound and Rittiman/Business Park.

If heading North on I-35, exit right in Rittiman and go to the 2nd light, turn right and the warehouse is on your immediate right hand side ... the door we use is the EXTREME far left side and it is unmarked. The task is sorting food and building food boxes for those in need.  [ send green star]
 
Fact Sheets January 01, 2006 4:45 PM

PDF Fact Sheeet From/About the San Antonio Food Bank:

Fact Sheets  

How The Food Banks Works
 Facts About the San Antonio Food Bank
San Antonio Food Bank Programs
 Second Servings Program
Facts About Hunger
 Fresh Produce Program
Community Kitchen
Kids Cafe
Food Fairs
Volunteer Opportunities
Food And Fund Drives
Warehouse Program
Second Chance Program
Good Faith Donor Act
Tax Benefits
Food Stamp Education Outreach


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