240,000 People Eat from an Emergency Food Box a Month
Last Saturday morning a group of Otakians and friends spent two hours volunteering at the Oregon Food Bank. Tasks ranged from packaging canned foods and discarding smashed cans to constructing cardboard boxes and loading them onto pallets. As the conveyor belt turned, hands reached out for the food that would help feed hungry Oregonians. Our group packed 12,872 pounds of food (this is enough food to provide 9,901 meals to those in need). Each individual put 330 meals on the table. The rewarding experience left us all feeling like we were “riding on a cloud” for the rest of the day.
