Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Volunteer Opportunities Week 05/02/25 - 05/08/25

 Reminders: **Please remember to update your hours on Civic Champs App for the month of April by the end of today, April 30th**

1. You are limited to 2 check in or out shifts per month.

2. You are not allowed to sign up for check in / out back to back.

3. Everyone must sign up to volunteer via the sign up genius unless pre-authorized by the Volunteer Coordinator, Anna (541-600-7451 or gleaners.volunteer@philomathcommunityservices.org) OR, Jennie on Saturday and Michelle on Monday.

4. Volunteers need to be on time or 5 minutes early. If you can't show up on time, please find another time to volunteer. Other volunteers have a schedule and we count on everyone being on time to keep the day moving.

 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A054EA8A72EA2F58-56583060-volunteer#/


Thursday, April 24, 2025

Shopping Sign up for April 26th and April 28th

 

Saturday list -    

  •     Saturday - Please text Jenni M if you need a spot after 6pm Friday
Monday List -
  • Monday - Please text Michelle Finley if you need a spot after 6pm Sunday



Sign up rule: If your time slot is full, please sign up for a later time slot in the day and add a NOTE that says (time slot full). You can also sign up for cleanup shift if the space is open. If all the slots are full after (and cleanup is full), then you can contact Jennie M for Saturday or Michelle Finley for Monday to get a slot prior to your name slot. We try hard to keep folks in their last name slot for fairness. Also, we do sometimes have to add slots before the shop time or double up in order to make sure every family has an opportunity to shop.

Failure to follow these directions may result in  your name being taken off and you will need to re-schedule. Please keep your personal calendar open for shopping and do not plan events around shopping time if you plan to shop and ask for us to re-schedule you. There are 2 opportunities (days) for you to shop. There are times for many reason we may ask to move you. Please be mindful we are coordinating over 150 families and just over 450 individuals. 

There are also slots for our volunteers to shop mid shopping to make the day smoother and allow for our volunteers to shop the same day. Some of the names will NOT be in the correct space because they are volunteering and pre-scheduled weekly for the slot. If you have suggestions to make this program better, we welcome them. 

Please be mindful that you click the proper day below-I made the title link easier (Click the day of the week to get to the sign up).  Please be mindful of signing up that you will actually shop. If you shop on Saturday and skip, do not call with notice, etc you will not be allowed to shop on Monday. 

Lastly, Please remember that there it is imperative to keep the shopping schedule accurate, we need shoppers to get through the shopping line without having side conversations. This is to keep the check-ins on-time and the carts in constant rotation.   

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Postponed: Membership Meeting Potluck

 Update! Our Program Manager, Jules, and Co-coordinator, Jennie, want to apologize for any inconvenience, however we have to postpone the member meet to Sunday May 4th, 2025 at 2pm at the Mary's River Park Shelter. Below is the link for the new RSVP.

RSVP Here for Sunday May 4th


Volunteer Opportunities Week 4/25/25 - 05/01/25

 

Reminders:

1. You are limited to 2 check in or out shifts per month.

2. You are not allowed to sign up for check in / out back to back.

3. Everyone must sign up to volunteer via the sign up genius unless pre-authorized by the Volunteer Coordinator, Anna (541-600-7451 or gleaners.volunteer@philomathcommunityservices.org) OR, Jennie on Saturday and Michelle on Monday.

4. Volunteers need to be on time or 5 minutes early. If you can't show up on time, please find another time to volunteer. Other volunteers have a schedule and we count on everyone being on time to keep the day moving.

 



https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A054EA8A72EA2F58-56407432-volunteer#/

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Membership Meeting Potluck Sunday 2PM

Philomath Gleaners Potluck Membership Meeting 


Update: Our Program Manager, Jules, and Co-coordinator, Jennie, want to apologize for any inconvenience, however we have to postpone the member meet to Sunday May 4th, 2025 @2pm @Mary's River Park Shelter. Below is the link for the new RSVP

RSVP Here for Sunday May 4th

BBQ'd Meat and bottled water will be provided

Everyone is Welcome!

For any questions please contact Jennie Mikkelsen at 541-974-1579





Sunday, April 20, 2025

Urgent:Help Needed at PCS Tomorrow, Monday

 Attention all PCS Gleaners members, We need help! Tomorrow, Monday, at PCS to help distribution run smoothly. Please sign up below for either of these five shifts:
  1. Dishwasher: 9AM-12
  1. Check-Out (Shop at 1:20PM):  11:30 AM-1:00 PM
  1. Check-In (Shop at 3:10 PM): 1 PM - 3 PM
  1. Check-In and Clean Up (Shop at 2:25): 3 PM - 5 PM
  1. Clean-Up: 4:00-5:00
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A054Eggt6A8A72EA2F58-56293285-volunteer#/


Saturday, April 19, 2025

Membership Meeting RSVP and Message from Jules

Membership Meeting

When? Sunday, the 27th of April

Where? Mary's River Park 

RSVP? Yes, Please RSVP HERE

A message from our Program Manager, Jules F.:

I know I have been gone longer than expected.  My surgery had complications causing lack of mobility and extreme pain. I apologize for my extended absence. 
I am seeing in paperwork, (yep, my body is a mess but, I can still work closely with our core leaders to see if people are abusing the system and rules).
Jennie Mikkelsen stood up to care of all of you and fulfill my position as well as hers in my absence.  She has been working very hard to accomplish keeping the needed processes running and has come to my bedside every day or so to discuss and problem solve. Believe me, she is your champion and definitely mine.  
There have been many  holes in the sign up spots constantly that have been creating  severe unfair overloading of the core group of people who already do more than their share of required hours to keep our doors open.  This is out of their gratitude, appreciation and understanding that our PCS Gleaner’s is an amazing gift.  But, there are way too many members dumping the bulk of the work load on the grateful core group which is really so very unfair & unacceptable treatment for these hard working folks.  Everyone knows that this is a work for food organization.  Everyone (except the adoptees who are truly unable to contribute hours) can help in so many ways, physical and non physical. There are even adoptees who now can and ARE ❤️performing driving duties or computer or phone work to lessen the load on the core group of folks who take our mission seriously and have been carrying the load for the folks that do the bare minimum or less in hours.  I extend my sincere gratitude to these people.
So here’s my dilemma, if you think you should be able to shop and get away without working, or just scrape by with less hours, you are mistaken.  If you want free food and not work, I seriously recommend that you join the Food Pantry, where working is not required.  That would be a better fit if you think you should not have to contribute.  No one  in our group is better than anyone else, thus, not working is not an option for anyone except the aforementioned adoptees. We are so very fortunate that most of our food comes from private sources, not the government, (which is going to provide less & less  funding and supplies 
for every agency that has been providing food, education, basic supplies, medical, and more, to those of us lesser income households). We’ve already been informed by LBFS that we are going to get less food and fewer opportunities to order because they are receiving less supplies.  We have lost several Safeway pick ups due to people not signing up or showing up.  
If we don’t accomplish our pick ups, we can and will lose more LBFS vendors.  If we miss any one of LBFS vendor pick ups, it gets offered to another group in need and we can and will permanently lose that vendor and food source & I have been informed this will without a doubt continue to occur.  Think,….Safeway, the occasional Fred Meyer loads,  etc.
It’s time for everyone to dig deep into their hearts and think about the importance of the incredible and wonderful gifts from these sources.  It’s time to pitch in to keep our organization running. It’s time to focus on what matters most.  If shopping and receiving food from PCS Gleaner’s is important ….. then working, being a willing part of keeping it alive, gratefully & joyfully, is also important. 
There will very soon, be a vote on the construct of how PCS Gleaner’s (us) functions, goes forward, its leadership and processes.  Jennie & I have been designing & working on a new way to make things run more smoothly and efficiently with the goal of less hours being required by everyone, (a bunch of which can be accomplished from home by members that can’t be actually on site for hours), except for the obvious pick ups and stocking & site requirements. 
Please everyone, think and search deeply about what OUR Gleaner’s group is worth to you all.  It takes a village.  Everyone is needed and has value in our group,….everyone.  How much value does our Gleaner’s group hold for you? This is such a wonderful program. Help us help you by helping each other.  If people continue to abuse our program we will lose it.
We all have lives, but we all need to to work.  I keep hearing that there are people shopping that are never seen working.  If we don’t have drivers or people to help stock shelves sit at check in or check out, we basically are not functioning.  If this lackadaisical conduct continues it will close our doors permanently.  And it will not be the fault of the people that reliably show up to work. 
Please everyone,  how important is this program to you?  Shall we just let if fail?  Or do you realize what a blessing it is. 
Get involved or we will all suffer the consequences.
I don’t know how else to put it. Everyone is responsible for the success or failure of PCS Gleaner’s.  And if our able bodied “Gleaner’s members” don’t step up it will also put the adoptees that are unable to work in a frightening position.  
Folk’s , I beg of you to do some soul searching.  Step up.  No one can do it but you. But it will not be acceptable to continue in this way.  We’re on a slippery slope down hill.  Do you want our program to continue?
I hope so.  And I thank the core group that has been loyal, reliable & hardworking from the bottom of my heart. I’m so sorry it is coming to this.


Urgent: Help Needed Today at PCS

We could use some hands today, Saturday at PCS to help distribution run smoothly. Please sign up below for either of these three shifts:

Dishwasher: 8:30-11AM

Check-In (Shop at 2:15):  12-2PM

Clean up (No Shop): 3:45-4:45PM

Thursday, April 17, 2025

Shopping Sign up for April 19th and 21st

 

Saturday list -     Saturday shopping slots have been adjusted for a later start time!  if you are prescheduled, you need to check your new shopping time.

  •     Saturday - Please text Jenni M if you need a spot after 6pm Friday
Monday List -
  • Monday - Please text Michelle Finley if you need a spot after 6pm Sunday



Sign up rule: If your time slot is full, please sign up for a later time slot in the day and add a NOTE that says (time slot full). You can also sign up for cleanup shift if the space is open. If all the slots are full after (and cleanup is full), then you can contact Jennie M for Saturday or Michelle Finley for Monday to get a slot prior to your name slot. We try hard to keep folks in their last name slot for fairness. Also, we do sometimes have to add slots before the shop time or double up in order to make sure every family has an opportunity to shop.

Failure to follow these directions may result in  your name being taken off and you will need to re-schedule. Please keep your personal calendar open for shopping and do not plan events around shopping time if you plan to shop and ask for us to re-schedule you. There are 2 opportunities (days) for you to shop. There are times for many reason we may ask to move you. Please be mindful we are coordinating over 150 families and just over 450 individuals. 

There are also slots for our volunteers to shop mid shopping to make the day smoother and allow for our volunteers to shop the same day. Some of the names will NOT be in the correct space because they are volunteering and pre-scheduled weekly for the slot. If you have suggestions to make this program better, we welcome them. 

Please be mindful that you click the proper day below-I made the title link easier (Click the day of the week to get to the sign up).  Please be mindful of signing up that you will actually shop. If you shop on Saturday and skip, do not call with notice, etc you will not be allowed to shop on Monday. 

Lastly, Please remember that there it is imperative to keep the shopping schedule accurate, we need shoppers to get through the shopping line without having side conversations. This is to keep the check-ins on-time and the carts in constant rotation.   


Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Drawing: Sign up by 2 PM Thursday (tomorrow)

  DRAWING: 

**Only One submitted entry per Household is allowed.  If you enter more than one time and win anything you will be given only one item which will be from your first entry. A second offense will cause the offender to be disqualified from the drawing and not permitted to enter into the next drawing. 

It’s about fairness folks. One submitted entry per household is all that’s permitted.

Thank you all for your fairness and kindness.


**PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU DO NOT WRITE "YOUR NAME + Day you are shopping", YOU WILL NOT WIN. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME IN EACH ENTRY**

Please sign up by Thursday, March 20. You MUST plan on shopping either March 22 (Saturday) or March 24 (Monday). We will not tell you if you won or not as that is a lot of emails, etc. If you are not in town or do not plan to be shopping, then do NOT sign up. Any items not picked up by Monday shopping will be put back into the drawing for the next drawing. We do not save items unless we forget your items or we miss it on our end.

If you sign up and skip shopping or don't let us know, you will not be able to enter into the next drawing.

You can enter for ONLY 3 items. 

Example:
First Last Name - 1S (Add day of week HERE "M for Monday or "S" for Saturday)
First Last Name - 2M (Add day of week HERE "M for Monday or "S" for Saturday)
First Last Name - 3M (Add day of week HERE "M for Monday or "S" for Saturday)

Adding the day of the week after your name will help us with sorting and "hopefully" save us some time. 

You may enter more than once for an item. Understand that you will only win one of the item, but you may put your "tickets" in the same drawing if desired.  

Example: You really want a box of chocolates so you  use two (of your three entries) and enter 1S & 2S in the chocolate category. (Upping your chances for winning that item)  You might use your 3S entry for a different item. 



**PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU DO NOT WRITE "YOUR NAME + a letter for the day you are shopping", YOU WILL NOT WIN. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME IN EACH ENTRY**

https://forms.gle/ZRrP3KeNFE3JU4hS8

Volunteer Opportunities Week 4/18/25 - 04/24/25

 

Reminders:

1. You are limited to 2 check in or out shifts per month.

2. You are not allowed to sign up for check in / out back to back.

3. Everyone must sign up to volunteer via the sign up genius unless pre-authorized by the Volunteer Coordinator, Anna (541-600-7451 or gleaners.volunteer@philomathcommunityservices.org) OR, Jennie on Saturday and Michelle on Monday.

4. Volunteers need to be on time or 5 minutes early. If you can't show up on time, please find another time to volunteer. Other volunteers have a schedule and we count on everyone being on time to keep the day moving.

Friday, April 11, 2025

URGENT: Help Needed Tomorrow, Saturday

We need four shifts covered tomorrow:

  1. dishwasher from 8:30-11:30am
  2. check in person from 12-2pm
  3. check in from 2-4pm
  4. check out from 2-4pm.
A message from our Saturday Lead, Jennie M.: If we want to have distribution tomorrow it is vital that I get some volunteers to fill in the holes I have tomorrow. If I do not get a dishwasher for tomorrow there WILL NOT be distribution.

Please do not sign up if you cannot commit to the shift you sign up for. If for some reason you cannot make it to your shift you are required to let the lead know 4 hours beforehand. If you are a driver it is 24 hour minimum notice. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A054EA8A72EA2F58-56153328-volunteer#/

Thursday, April 10, 2025

Shopping Sign up for April 12th and 14th

 

Saturday list -     Saturday shopping slots have been adjusted for a later start time!  if you are prescheduled, you need to check your new shopping time.

  •     Saturday - Please text Jenni M if you need a spot after 6pm Friday
Monday List -
  • Monday - Please text Michelle Finley if you need a spot after 6pm Sunday



Sign up rule: If your time slot is full, please sign up for a later time slot in the day and add a NOTE that says (time slot full). You can also sign up for cleanup shift if the space is open. If all the slots are full after (and cleanup is full), then you can contact Jennie M for Saturday or Michelle Finley for Monday to get a slot prior to your name slot. We try hard to keep folks in their last name slot for fairness. Also, we do sometimes have to add slots before the shop time or double up in order to make sure every family has an opportunity to shop.

Failure to follow these directions may result in  your name being taken off and you will need to re-schedule. Please keep your personal calendar open for shopping and do not plan events around shopping time if you plan to shop and ask for us to re-schedule you. There are 2 opportunities (days) for you to shop. There are times for many reason we may ask to move you. Please be mindful we are coordinating over 150 families and just over 450 individuals. 

There are also slots for our volunteers to shop mid shopping to make the day smoother and allow for our volunteers to shop the same day. Some of the names will NOT be in the correct space because they are volunteering and pre-scheduled weekly for the slot. If you have suggestions to make this program better, we welcome them. 

Please be mindful that you click the proper day below-I made the title link easier (Click the day of the week to get to the sign up).  Please be mindful of signing up that you will actually shop. If you shop on Saturday and skip, do not call with notice, etc you will not be allowed to shop on Monday. 

Lastly, Please remember that there it is imperative to keep the shopping schedule accurate, we need shoppers to get through the shopping line without having side conversations. This is to keep the check-ins on-time and the carts in constant rotation.   


Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Volunteer Opportunities Week 4/11/25 - 04/17/25

  Reminders:

1. You are limited to 2 check in or out shifts per month.

2. You are not allowed to sign up for check in / out back to back.

3. Everyone must sign up to volunteer via the sign up genius unless pre-authorized by the Volunteer Coordinator, Anna (541-600-7451 or gleaners.volunteer@philomathcommunityservices.org) OR, Jennie on Saturday and Michelle on Monday.

4. Volunteers need to be on time or 5 minutes early. If you can't show up on time, please find another time to volunteer. Other volunteers have a schedule and we count on everyone being on time to keep the day moving.

 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A054EA8A72EA2F58-56153328-volunteer

Sunday, April 6, 2025

Urgent: Shifts need covered tomorrow, Monday

We are in need of coverage for four shifts so that Monday distribution/shopping runs smoothy:

  1. Floater (2nd) 9 AM -12
  2. Floater (3rd) 9 AM -12
  3. Check-in and CLEANUP (Shop at 2:25 pm) 3 PM-5
  4. Clean up only- No Shopping 4PM -5PM

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Shopping Signup for April 5th and 7th

 

 Saturday list -     Saturday shopping slots have been adjusted for a later start time!  if you are prescheduled, you need to check your new shopping time.

  •     Saturday - Please text Jenni M if you need a spot after 6pm Friday
Monday List -
  • Monday - Please text Michelle Finley if you need a spot after 6pm Sunday



Sign up rule: If your time slot is full, please sign up for a later time slot in the day and add a NOTE that says (time slot full). You can also sign up for cleanup shift if the space is open. If all the slots are full after (and cleanup is full), then you can contact Jennie M for Saturday or Michelle Finley for Monday to get a slot prior to your name slot. We try hard to keep folks in their last name slot for fairness. Also, we do sometimes have to add slots before the shop time or double up in order to make sure every family has an opportunity to shop.

Failure to follow these directions may result in  your name being taken off and you will need to re-schedule. Please keep your personal calendar open for shopping and do not plan events around shopping time if you plan to shop and ask for us to re-schedule you. There are 2 opportunities (days) for you to shop. There are times for many reason we may ask to move you. Please be mindful we are coordinating over 150 families and just over 450 individuals. 

There are also slots for our volunteers to shop mid shopping to make the day smoother and allow for our volunteers to shop the same day. Some of the names will NOT be in the correct space because they are volunteering and pre-scheduled weekly for the slot. If you have suggestions to make this program better, we welcome them. 

Please be mindful that you click the proper day below-I made the title link easier (Click the day of the week to get to the sign up).  Please be mindful of signing up that you will actually shop. If you shop on Saturday and skip, do not call with notice, etc you will not be allowed to shop on Monday. 

Lastly, Please remember that there it is imperative to keep the shopping schedule accurate, we need shoppers to get through the shopping line without having side conversations. This is to keep the check-ins on-time and the carts in constant rotation.   


Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Volunteer Opportunities Week 4/4/25 - 04/10/25

 Reminders:

1. You are limited to 2 check in or out shifts per month.

2. You are not allowed to sign up for check in / out back to back.

3. Everyone must sign up to volunteer via the sign up genius unless pre-authorized by the Volunteer Coordinator, Anna (541-600-7451 or gleaners.volunteer@philomathcommunityservices.org) OR, Jennie on Saturday and Michelle on Monday.

4. Volunteers need to be on time or 5 minutes early. If you can't show up on time, please find another time to volunteer. Other volunteers have a schedule and we count on everyone being on time to keep the day moving.

 


https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A054EA8A72EA2F58-56008650-volunteer#/

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Meeting Notes: PCS Gleaner Leadership and Driver Meeting

Meeting Notes: PCS Gleaner Leadership and Driver Meeting


ServeSafe ExamWe would really like for as many of our members to be ServeSafe certified. If you have your food handlers card, we would love a copy of that for our records. Log the amount of volunteer hours for training and test taking.

1. Click here for link to open the Food Safety Video -Follow the instructions below with putting in the Oregon Food Bank and the video key and watch the video. 

2.  You will now print out the test (I you need help printing, ask a lead at PCS: Print this test out

3. Put your name at the top and turn it in to a lead at PCS. 

Civil Right Video (approximately 22 minutes) : Every member of the Gleaners needs to complete this once per year. If you are new in the past two months, please complete this and sign up for 30 minutes of volunteer time while completing it. 

1. Watch the Civil Rights Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv1caqODzzA&t=6s  


2. Once you have watched the video, CLICK HERE TO SIGN that you watched the video 


OPEN LETTER TO VOLUNTEERS WHO PICK UP DONATIONS:


Your role as a market pickup volunteer is extremely important to your gleaning group and to the Linn Benton Gleaning Program. Whether your group has a membership of 75 people or 1,000 people, you are helping to supplement the food budget of over 3,500 individuals!

People who donate to our program want to make sure that the food that they donate reach individuals who need it. They care about their community and their neighbors and they are active participants in the war against hunger. These businesses have decided that they want to participate in donating product to Linn Benton Food Share's Gleaning Program.

In many cases, it would be easier for our donors to dispose of the left over food items using other methods besides donating to our program. Not only do they donate the food, they are also donating the time that it takes to prepare the donation for you to pick up.

Of course, we are not the main focus of these businesses, employees: suppliers, customers, timelines, scheduling conflicts and a myriad of other concerns relating to THEIR BUSINESS should and does take precedence over what and how they donate to us. It is important that everyone in our program realizes that the businesses do not have supply us with food. We are benefiting from the business because they CHOOSE to donate to us.

We appreciate your diligence in maintaining a positive relationship with our donors.

Please feel free to contact me at sjames@communityservices.us with any questions or concerns. 

LINN BENTON FOOD SHARE GLEANING PROGRAM\


Procedures for picking up food donations

1. Vehicle Liability Insurance is required to pick up at all stores, LBFS warehouse, and all gleans. May be asked to show current liability insurance certificate

2. Lead person in each vehicle must have either an Oregon Food Handlers card or a Servsafe certificate on file

3. Drivers and helpers must be trained and vetted by Board/Coordinator before going on store runs.

4. Vehicles must be clean and in good running condition

5. Pick up donations at time requested by donor

6. If you cannot pick up a store run on your scheduled day, let your Coordinator/Board/ LBFS know immediately.

7. Never pick up food donations while under influence of drugs or alcohol

8. Dress appropriately, good hygiene -remember you are representing your group,

the program and Linn Benton Food Share

9. Wear badge stating name, group, and LBFS if requested by donor, agencies, or LBFS

10. Refrain from using vulgar language

11. Pick up the entire donation or call coordinator/ LBFS immediately to make further arrangements.

12. Do not take items not donated.

13. Sign in as requested before picking up donation

14. Go directly to where donation is kept

15. Never ask for additional items

16. Not complain about food donation

17. Do not go through donation while in store

18. Never bring additional people into store to "help" unless approved by Coordinator/Board

19. Do not combine gleaner pickup with personal shopping

20. Check with receiving clerk that you have correct product

21. Sign for donation

22. Do not loiter in store

23. Be responsible for assuring all donated food is picked up Updated 3/25/2025

24. Do not eat or drink while picking up food

25. Do not smoke in vehicle while picking up food

26. Do not have animals in vehicle while transporting food

27. Do not smoke on donors property

28. Do not engage in arguments with other gleaning group members on donor's site

29. Obey all laws

30. Conduct self in professional manner at all times

31. Transport food donations in safe and healthy manner

32. Take food directly to food distribution site

33. Al donations must be weighed or counted and recorded immediately

34. Must record temperature of all cooler and frozen food both at pick up site anddistribution site

Not following procedures may result in immediate removal from all Linn Benton Food Share store pickups

ORIENTATION

Many groups hold orientations for new members. This is the perfect time to talk about your mission, rules, and expectations. Orientation reinforces the gleaning group concept, "we are a self-help organization, not a food pantry. If you do not want to participate, please visit the food pantry in your area. Be advised that members are required to participate in gleans". Training only two or three people to be responsible for conducting the orientation will help to ensure that everyone is receiving correct information. Do not allow people who are not trained to sign up new members. Here are suggestions to include in your orientation: Give a brief summary on the gleaning group and its relationship with Linn Benton Food Share.Stress the importance of your mission and vision. This is the time to explain the difference between going to a food pantry and joining a gleaning group. Explain your policies regarding food pick up, household size, and volunteer requirements. Inform prospective members that everyone is a volunteer -no paid staff. Let prospective members know what they can expect from the group's leaders and what the expectation are for them. Allow plenty of time for questions.

PRODUCT DONATION PROCESS