According to volunteer Lynn Cline, memorizing facts and absorbing information like we do as children and students becomes more difficult as people age, but the benefit of experience is that we gain the wisdom to see how it all connects – how our choices and actions make a difference in the world.
“Anyone who wants or needs a meal, we don’t turn anybody down,” said Pat Scheets, a core staff person at the Summersville Senior Center. That’s the attitude of someone who knows the power of a homecooked meal and why the Summersville Senior Center means a lot to their community.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Walmart and Sam’s Club will help Ozarks Food Harvest address hunger in the Ozarks this spring through the 11th annual Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign.
Have you been wondering how to fit exercise, self-care and making a difference into your schedule? With volunteering you don’t have to choose; it lets you do all three!
Ozarks Food Harvest will invest more than $258,000 this year to provide nutritious food to rural families facing hunger thanks to two recent grants from Feeding America and Tyson Foods.
Did you know that Ozarks Food Harvest volunteers help sort, pack and harvest more than 100,000 pounds of food each week?
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, and we’re taking the opportunity to celebrate our volunteers for their hard work. We love showing our volunteers just how much we value them because we know their time is valuable. Efforts to feed our neighbors facing hunger would not be possible without the thousands of volunteers who give their time to sort donated food, pack Weekend Backpacks and Senior Boxes, harvest produce with Full Circle Gardens and more.
For one working, single mom of two in Taney County, food assistance was more than just food for her family. It was a doorway to opportunity.
Ozarks Food Harvest’s monthly donors play a critical role in meeting the needs of our community. While every donation makes an impact, monthly giving through our Harvest Circle Program allows The Food Bank to plan ahead and respond to needs as they arise.
Alyssa Nanneman is proof that volunteering from a young age can impact people and communities for years to come. A senior in high school, Alyssa has been involved in her community since early childhood thanks to her mother’s influence. Her positive volunteer experiences have built a foundation for generosity and drive, and now she’s using that foundation to get others involved, too.