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| Produce to be distributed to families! |
Today was June’s
distribution day for Feed the Kids, and thus a very busy day for Humanitarian
Service Project (HSP). HSP had many volunteers from Charter One, United
Stationers and individual volunteers who came out to help with our distribution
day. We would like to thank the volunteers
who came out to help us during our always busy distribution day. FTK distributed
the 100 families in Feed the Kids their delivery of groceries for the month of
June. In the first three hours, 50 of
those 100 families were given their monthly delivery. With a mix of our volunteers,
our interns and our staff helping with distribution to the families, HSP’s
warehouse was a very busy place. HSP’s driveway had a steady stream of cars to
load up with the groceries all morning! The families receive 175 lbs of
non-perishable, fresh produce and frozen meat.
Also, they receive a selection of 15 varieties of fresh fruits and
vegetables, 3 boxes of non-perishables weighing 25 pounds each, 7 kinds of
frozen meats, 3 loaves of Pepperidge Farm bread.
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| United Stationers' volunteers help load cars full of groceries |
Every month during the
summer, HSP runs the Feed the Kids program, a program that concentrates on
hunger relief. More specifically, the
program delivers food to those who are enrolled in their school’s subsidized
lunch program. The subsidized lunch
programs provide the children proper nutrition during the summer months where
the school lunch program is discontinued because school is out. To combat this absence of school lunches and
the nutrition they provide for children, HSP gives the families in Feed the
Kids a monthly delivery of fresh groceries that are very nutritious to children
and adults alike.
Despite the
questionable weather, the distribution day went as smoothly as silk. All of our volunteers were great and adapted to
the on the fly changes which HSP’s staff had to make to the distribution to
make sure that everybody got what they needed in a safe and quick manner. HSP
would like to thank the volunteers from Charter One, United Stationers and the
individual volunteers who came out on their day off to help out a great
cause. We are grateful for their time. Our upcoming days for Feed the Kids
distribution are July 10 and August 7. Volunteers are greatly needed, and any
help that volunteers can provide is always greatly appreciated. There are two shifts that volunteers can work:
9am-2pm or 1pm-6:30pm.
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| Volunteers from Charter One! |
Any volunteer who can help with FTK will know
they’re making a difference and having a positive effect in the lives of
hundreds of local children! If you are interested in volunteering, do not
hesitate to call HSP’s office at 630-221-8340 or email us hsp@humanitarianservice.org
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