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Flexible Schedule
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Bellevue, WA 98007
Looking for a unique team-building experience for your family, workplace, or friend group as well as a rewarding way to give back to the community? Look no further than our Team Building Volunteer Program to bring your group together in the spirit of teamwork and comradery. You can help ensure that our space is organized and clean to promote our culture of dignity and respect for all our customers. This is a unique opportunity for you and your team to roll up your sleeves and make a difference while having a great time. Join our Team Building Volunteer Program today. Together, we can make a difference and ensure a better future for our community. Volunteer Responsibilities: Work together with your team to clean and organize designated areas of the food bank facility, including the pantry, storage rooms, and refrigerators. Assist with sorting and organizing incoming donations of food and supplies. Follow safety protocols and adhere to food handling guidelines. Represent your group or company in a professional, positive, and efficient manner to enhance community relationships. Requirements: All participants must be 14 years of age or older with adult supervision, or over 18. Participants must be able to stand, walk, bend, squat, and reach overhead repeatedly. Able to lift at least 20 pounds is essential in this position. Able to effectively communicate and interact with people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Additional Details: All necessary cleaning supplies will be provided. A food bank staff member will be present to provide guidance and support. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the food bank's mission and impact on the community. This volunteer opportunity is available year-round, rain or shine. If your workplace uses Benevity or other matching services, please let us know so that we can maximize the impact of your volunteer hours!
Date Posted: 2024-10-28
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Flexible Schedule
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Bellevue, WA 98007
Organizing a food drive is a wonderful opportunity to bring people together to support Renewal Food Bank. Mobilize your workplace, school, church, family, or other network to host a food drive and inspire your friends and neighbors to participate! Food Drive Details: Contact us about our most pressing current needs, or stick to the basics such as canned meat (fish or chicken), instant noodles, toilet paper, hygiene products, rice, or pasta. Alternatively, you can contribute by donating through our Amazon wishlist or by making a financial contribution via our website or by mail. We extend our sincere gratitude to our neighbors for your exceptional support! Donation Drop Off Times: Mondays 9am-3pm Tuesdays 9am-6pm Wednesdays 9am-1pm If you are considering an alternative time, kindly contact us to coordinate the arrangement. Sign Up: If you're interested in hosting a food drive, please reach out to us at development@renewalfoodbank.org. We'll gladly partner with you to ensure a seamless event.
Date Posted: 2024-10-28
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Flexible Schedule
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Bellevue, WA 98007
Summary: Our shelves, refrigerators, and freezers are stocked by generous donations from our grocery partners, community members, and individual donors. The Shop the Dock program helps to distribute food that is close to the end of its shelf life but can still be used for same-day distributions to people facing hunger. In the past six months alone, we have rescued more than 200,000 pounds of food. With your help, we can rescue even more food from going to the landfill and minimize the negative impact on the environment. This program offers you the opportunity to support our staff in securing critical food resources while learning about our supply chain logistics. As a participant, you will travel to the designated pick-up location for the day, communicate with Renewal Food Bank staff, and decide which groceries to shop, collect, and load. Afterwards, you will return to the food bank to unload, ensuring that we are abundantly stocked with the necessary items for families to take home on the same day. Volunteer Responsibilities: Drive your own vehicle to the pickup location for transporting the rescued food. Communicate with Renewal Food Bank staff regarding the items to shop for. Transport the food back to the food bank in a timely manner. Represent Renewal Food Bank in a professional, positive, and efficient manner. Availability: Monday: 7am-11am Wednesday: 6:30am-9:30am Location: Pick up: Hunger Solution Center, 815 S 96th St, Seattle, WA 98108 Drop off: 15022 NE Bel-Red Road, Bellevue, WA 98007 Requirements: Valid Washington State driver’s license. Must be 18 years of age or older. Must be able to stand, walk, bend, squat, and reach overhead repeatedly. Able to lift at least 40 pounds is essential in this position. Able to effectively communicate and interact with people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Please dress comfortably and for a family friendly environment, potentially handling fresh foods that may cause stains. Please wear closed-toed shoes. Additional Details: Inclement Weather Plan: This volunteer position is out in the neighborhood and returns to drop off at the food bank. We go out in all weather that is safe to drive. Please dress for the weather. Sign up: If you're interested in joining this program, please reach out to us at development@renewalfoodbank.org or please sign up through our website.
Date Posted: 2024-10-28
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Flexible Schedule
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Bellevue, WA 98007
Renewal is looking for volunteers to support the operation of the food bank, and to help us pick up the food we provide to our customers. Operational shifts can be before we open to help with organization and cleaning, during operation to help meet customer needs, or you can do it all. We request a once a week commitment on Mondays, Tuesdays, or Wednesdays. We are looking to add up to three volunteers on Mondays and Wednesdays. Finally, if you have skills and would like to help us with organization of items, programming/computer skills/website work, we would love to talk with you about short or long term volunteer opportunities with a flexible schedule. We have many languages spoken by our customers, your language skills would be of particular value. Don't hesitate to reach out!
Date Posted: 2024-10-21
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Flexible Schedule
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Bellevue, WA 98007
Summary: Our shelves, refrigerators, and freezers are stocked by generous donations from our grocery partners, community members, and individual donors. Our grocery partner pickups alone require more than 15 stops per week, all thanks to the tireless work of our Transportation and Opps Manager, Steve. The Grocery Rescue Ride Along program allows you to support our staff in securing critical food resources while learning about our supply chain logistics. As a team, you and Steve will travel to the stores assigned to that day to collect and load groceries, then return to the food bank to unload and sort, ensuring that we are abundantly stocked with needed items that families will take home that very same day. This is an exciting opportunity to act positively as an ambassador for Renewal Food Bank and to maintain and build relationships with our grocery store partners. Volunteer Responsibility: Have fun and enjoy getting to know Steve, our donors and our food rescue program. Work with Steve to safely and efficiently pick up a wide variety of donated products from grocery stores, restaurants, farmers, caterers, etc. Provide excellent customer service and communication to donors. Represent Renewal Food Bank in a professional, positive, and efficient manner to increase our distribution abilities and enhance donor relationships. Available Shifts: Monday: 7am-2pm Tuesday: 7am-2pm Wednesday: 7am-12pm (sometimes could extended until 2pm) Requirements: Must be 18 years of age or older. Must be able to stand, walk, bend, squat, and reach overhead repeatedly. Able to lift at least 40 pounds is essential in this position. Able to work as a team. Able to effectively communicate and interact with people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Please dress comfortably and for a family friendly environment, potentially handling fresh foods that may cause stains. Please wear closed-toed shoes.
Date Posted: 2024-10-28
