🛍️ Springs School Diversity Club Brings Smiles and Helping Hands to the Pantry!
This week, we had the pleasure of welcoming the Springs School Diversity Club to Springs Food Pantry for a morning of volunteering, teamwork and community service!
The students arrived ready to work, but first learned about the growing need for food assistance right here in Springs. They also received a behind-the-scenes look at how our 100% volunteer-led Pantry operates, from Tuesday's non-perishable packing and Wednesday morning's fresh produce preparation to our Wednesday afternoon distribution, when families receive several days' worth of supplemental groceries.
Then it was time to get to work!
The club members enthusiastically jumped into packing non-perishable foods for nearly 300 bags, including cooking oil, rice, tuna, oats, jelly, lentils, black beans, ramen and snacks.
And packing wasn't the only task! Several students put their math skills to practical use, counting and organizing bags for bagels, fruit and fresh produce in preparation for upcoming distributions. The student volunteers were quick, efficient and full of energy, bringing endless smiles and joy to the Pantry! Their enthusiasm was contagious, and they accomplished an impressive amount of work in just one morning.
Holly Reichart-Wheaton, Director and Chairperson of Springs Food Pantry, was also on hand to see the impressive results of the students' hard work and share in the excitement of the morning.
A special thank-you to our wonderful volunteers who helped organize and supervise the morning: Karen Reuben, Pam Bennett, Fred Goldberg, Lisa King, Heather Saskas, Deanna Tikkanen, Margaret Thompson and Julie Waller. Coincidentally, several of our volunteers that day were former education professionals, making this an especially fitting opportunity to work alongside the next generation of community volunteers!
"It was such a joy to have the Springs School Diversity Club join us! The students were enthusiastic, hardworking and eager to learn. What made the morning especially meaningful was seeing them understand that the food they were packing would help families right here in their own community. We hope this experience inspires them to continue finding ways to help their neighbors."— Karen Reuben, Volunteer Coordinator, Springs Food Pantry
❤️ The Next Generation of Neighbors Helping Neighbors
We're especially grateful to Springs School and the Diversity Club for encouraging students to get involved in their community. Beyond the bags packed and supplies counted, experiences like this help young people understand the challenges some of their neighbors face and the difference they can make by lending a hand.
Thank you, Springs School Diversity Club, for sharing your time, energy and enthusiasm with us. You're welcome back anytime! ❤️
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