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What it's like to
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It's A Wrap!
Yesterday, I got to finish working an entire cycle at SHARE by helping
them do inventory. It wasn't very hard work. All I
 had to do was pull
everything out of the freezer, group like items together like all the
chicken thighs, and then help Sam count all the items. What's left in
the inventory and from next month's food packages will go on sale at
February's market day (see previous post on this). Once all the
remaining items were counted, I put all the frozen food back in the
freezer. After that, I got to help with the disposal of the fresh
produce SHARE had leftover. Due to health laws, SHARE can keep the
produce only so long (I don't know how long). Usually, SHARE gets rid of
the produce after market day. SHARE will donate the food to various
church pantries and food banks so the food isn't wasted. Once all the
produce is cleared out, I helped Sam set up the tables so volunteers can
bag a new potato shipment when it arrives in two weeks. After the tables
were set up, my part in the cycle was finished. For Sam and the other
permanent s taff, there will be time to work on various projects such as
recruiting new customers for SHARE and finish determining what
February's food package will be. It'll also give them time to take a
breather before the cycle kicks in again and builds up to its peak on
the distribution days.
It has been an interesting experience going through an entire cycle
with SHARE. For someone who used to just bag potatoes on bagging
Saturday, it has been an eye-opening experience to see how much more
actually goes on at SHARE. It has also shown me how I can help SHARE
in other ways such as showing new volunteers how things are done,
help set things up for pre-staging, and preparing the bays for the
 distribution days. It has helped keep things exciting for me at
SHARE. I can now do so many different jobs. Because of that, I look
forward to doing more volunteer work at SHARE. I hope you the reader
have found the SHARE posts informative. SHARE is an awesome program.
Hopefully through these posts you might be persuaded to help out at
the Washington D.C. SHARE if you live in that area or at a different
one close to you if there is one. I feel certain any of the SHARE
centers would appreciate your help. It doesn't take a lot of time
and it can make a real difference for a lot of people. Cheers!
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