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HUNGER ACTION MONTH, MOBILE MARKET AND MORE – SEPTEMBER 5
HUNGER ACTION MONTH
September is Hunger Action Month, and as more people turn to food banks for help during the COVID-19 crisis, a community-wide response to hunger is more important than ever. You can take action against hunger today by donating to help our neighbors in need. Our friends at Gesa Credit Union are matching all donations up to $20,000 during Hunger Action Month, so your gift will have twice the impact. To learn more about how you can help end hunger this month, click here.
MOBILE MARKET
Many thanks to our friends from the Washington Beef Community, Rosauers and KREM 2 for a successful “Beef Counts” wrap-up event this week! Second Harvest’s Mobile Market distribution at Northeast Community Center in Spokane on Wednesday provided food, including local beef, to 300 families. You can watch KREM 2’s coverage of the event here.
PASCO HUNGER SOLUTION CENTER
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt life as we know it. While we prefer our Pasco Hunger Solution Center to be bustling with volunteers, we’re not able to host these activities there through the end of the year. The health and safety of our volunteers is a priority, and we’re at our capacity for space with the National Guard members we have deployed in Pasco until mid-December. We value our volunteers so much, though, and we encourage you to click here for other ways to get involved right now. We are so eager to welcome back our volunteers and thank you for your understanding during these challenging times.
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD REENLISTMENT
Second Harvest is honored to be working alongside dedicated National Guard members deployed to our Spokane and Pasco locations in response to the COVID-19 crisis. On Thursday, Sept. 3, our Spokane team had the pleasure of celebrating the reenlistment of U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Christopher Shubert. Sgt. Shubert has been serving for 23 years, and he signed on for six more. Sgt. Shubert’s military career was inspired by his father, who retired from the Navy Reserves. “I feel a sense of commitment and duty to the community, and I love serving the public,” he said. Sgt. Shubert, who is from St. Maries, Idaho, and serves with the 1-161 Infantry Regiment, has been deployed for COVID-19 crisis response since April. He’s been serving at Second Harvest for a month.
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Food Safety First: – April 19
In January and March, AIB International conducted audits of our facilities – the Pasco Distribution Center, the Spokane Distribution Center and the Wolff Family Child Hunger Solution Center. As has been the case for more than a decade, we received scores of 930 or higher, out of a possible 1000. Anything above 900 is considered exemplary.
While receiving high scores from AIB is important, we are equally proud of the fact that any day of the year, our team is always working to keep our buildings clean and our food supply safe. This speaks to the strong food safety culture we have here at Second Harvest.
A celebration of our volunteers – April 12
Volunteering doesn’t have to be a one-time thing and the individuals who volunteer at Second Harvest in Spokane and Pasco have proven that in many ways. Even though April is nationally recognized as Volunteer Month, our gratitude for your service is year-round. In the last couple of years, the Volunteer Center in Spokane has gone through various changes and adjustments to keep up with the increase in food demand, prompted first by COVID in 2020 and then by inflation. Even with the changes, our volunteer support has stayed and become even stronger. Our community is filled with mission-driven individuals to help us feed, nourish and build the community around us.
In The Kitchen: Food Waste Prevention Week – April 5
Earth Month is the perfect opportunity to reflect on our habits and how they impact the planet. We might think about how often we drive and take advantage of the nicer weather to bike to work, or maybe even grab some friends and family and find a river cleanup event for Earth Day. But did you know that you can make an impact without even leaving your house? In fact, reflecting on our cooking and grocery shopping habits has the potential to have a greater and long-lasting impact on our environment.
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