The monthly food distribution occurs the Friday and Saturday after bagging week begins.  These are the days when the host organizations that sponsor SHARE come to the warehouse to pick up their food in bulk.  During this time we will distribute large amounts of bulk food and there are many areas where volunteers are needed.  Here are a few of the jobs that volunteers help out with on our distribution days:

Split Line workers:  These volunteers hand out individual units of food to our SHARE Host Sites and participants.  This job is very fun and often requires minimal or no lifting.

Checkers:  These people check to ensure that each group receives the food that they've ordered.  Our checkers accompany groups as they pick up their items at the splits tables and master case sections.

Loaders:  These persons help load vehicles at the loading docks.  Once the vehicles are loaded, the loaders return the empty carts to their appropriate locations.

Packers:  Often we will try to pre-pack several individual SHARE packages to make an express line for individuals or sites with only a few orders.  These people will ensure that packages are packed correctly and ready to distribute to the participants.

Distribution days are very busy and together we accomplish a lot in a very small amount of time.  There is lots of teamwork and spirit that makes this a success each and every month.