Volunteers lend their helping hands six days a week at Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. During Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May, many dedicated individuals and volunteer groups work together to make a difference in the fight against hunger. LUNA Interest Group One organization making a difference is LUNA Interest Group, a multicultural … [Read more...] about Volunteers Make a Difference during AAPI Heritage Month
Volunteering Feels Really, Really Good
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” —Maya Angelou April is National Volunteer Month. Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida is sharing stories of gratitude, appreciation, and inspiration all month long. When you come to volunteer at Second Harvest food bank, you interact with many … [Read more...] about Volunteering Feels Really, Really Good
Volunteers Inspire Change
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” —Barack Obama, President of the United States As a teenager, I participated in an exercise to learn the importance of teamwork. We arranged four chairs facing each other and sat in them sideways so that we could … [Read more...] about Volunteers Inspire Change
Loving Our Neighbors
The 2022 film “I Want You Back” establishes that love could drive one to put their own needs to the side to address the needs of the one they love. Second Harvest Food Bank volunteers genuinely do what they do out of love. Not a romantic love like in the film, but a familial and communal love. A love for their neighbor, their city and their cause. Before the food bank could … [Read more...] about Loving Our Neighbors
Meals and Hope from Mercy Kitchen
Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc across Central Florida, forcing families, seniors and people with special needs to seek refuge at area shelters, taking only the basic necessities with them. In response, Second Harvest volunteers ramped up meal production at Mercy Kitchen. The facility is designed to flex and respond to any kind of disaster. Hurricane Ian is the first storm to … [Read more...] about Meals and Hope from Mercy Kitchen
