Community Outreach

 

I decided it was time to go back to doing community service work since it made me happy in the past. I used to volunteer at St. Callistus Church since I was 16 years old until I was 23. My job was being an assistant bible teacher for the grades 4th, 5th, and 8th. I did that for awhile until I switched to work in the office since I wanted to have some experience on working with the copy machine and organizing database and files. Towards the spring and summer, I would switch into being a Confirmation Leader for junior high and high school students. That chapter in my life has ended, I don't have the energy to go back doing that same position.

 

On March 9th, I went to volunteer at a food bank in the city of Garden Grove. The event was called Pack-A-Box and our goal was to pack 1600 boxes of food for the homeless. The event started at 10:30am to 1:00pm. The last group that was there didn't finished packing up grocery bags, so a few people including myself got to that for about 30 to 45 mins.

 

 

After packing up grocery bags, our mini group got moved over to assemble boxes. I don't remember how many boxes that I assembled. It is a very fast pace job. I had to assemble the boxes and double tape the bottom of the box. Then I had to throw the box aside. The next person takes the box to place it on rolling rack and fills it with two cereal boxes. Next, that same box rolls down to the next person for the next item to put into the box. In the end of the line of the rack, the last person double tapes the box and carries it to placed on another rack that enters into another building. I didn't have time to take pictures of each task that I got to do. The time went by so quick...but, I had fun! I made some new friends along the way. =]

 

Even though this event was for school credit, I would love to do it again. I found their website and it explains that volunteers are needed from Monday thru Friday from 9:00am to 4:00pm. The Food Bank is also open to volunteers most Saturdays from 8:30am to 10:30am and 11:00am to 1:00pm. There are no walk-ins...so volunteers need to make RESERVATION. The average volunteer session is 2 hours, but volunteers may stay longer or shorter periods of time. In order to volunteer, please call Andre Gaithe 714.897.3493.

 

My next event is on March 16th in the city of Santa Ana and it is called, Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen. It is from 9:00am to 1:00pm. At this event, I will take pictues from my phone so I can show you what I have done...lol

The flyer below is another event on March 23rd that one of my friend gave me through email. I don't know if I am able to go to this one yet.