A couple of hours of your time can help feed thousands in our northern Nevada community.
Feeding America reports that in Nevada, 365,160 people struggle with hunger and of them 136,800 are children. That equates to 1 in 5 children struggling with hunger on a daily basis.
It’s easy to see that there is a need in the community for those with food insecurity. The Food Bank of Northern Nevada has been serving the northern Nevada community for over 35 years. They provide emergency food services to families through a network of more than 145 partner agencies in a 90,000 square mile area. They serve more than 91,000 people every month, almost half are children and seniors – and served over 19 million meals last year.
The distribution center is located off USA Parkway, just east of Sparks. In our 2½ hour volunteer shifts we sort and pack non-perishable food items donated by our community.
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Once each month, a group of volunteers from Montreux (members, residents and sometimes staff) heads over to the distribution center. The work is light, the camaraderie is fun, and that tiny period of time makes a big difference in peoples’ lives.
The Montreux volunteer group has been active for several years – we drive individually, and carpool. The best part is that we “feel good” after working! It’s also a nice way to meet our neighbors and fellow members while making a difference in our community.
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During the last fiscal year, there were 5,979 volunteers that donated 29,081 hours to the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. Our Montreux volunteer group was in the top 15 of ALL RENO VOLUNTEER GROUPS. Among the other much larger groups were UNR and Renown . . . and our group still made the top 15! Quite an accomplishment!
All are welcome! Just a couple hours of work will benefit families, children and seniors here in our community.
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