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Volunteer Opportunity

Pack Meals for Food Insecure students | NOW SEEKING 2024 VOLUNTEERS

Backpack Brigade
On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Seattle, WA
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    • Details

    Start Date:
    August 27, 2024, 8:00 AM GMT-7
    Schedule:Weekdays (daytime, evenings)
    Time Commitment:A few hours per week
    Recurrence:Recurring
    Participation:
    Wheelchair Accessible

    Description

    The new school year is right around the corner and there truly is no better time to volunteer. Our program starts back up late August when we'll hit the ground running packing and delivering 4,300 bags of food to students struggling with food and housing insecurity in our community.

    For group volunteering, please contact nichelle@backpackbrigade.org

    Please consider volunteering during the following ongoing shifts:

    • Tuesday: Packing bags or prepping food from 8:00 am to 11:00 am.
    • We need 2 volunteers packing bags and stocking shelves.

    Steps to volunteer:

    Email me, and I'll slot you in as early as next week :)

    You and our team of 100+ weekly volunteers will help pack and prep at least 700 bags of food every day for kids from 100 local schools to fill their bellies all weekend long.

    We also offer one-time group opportunities on Tuesdays from 2:00 to 4:00, Fridays 10:00 to 12:00, and 2:00PM to 4:00PM.

    We're always on email so please don't hesitate to reach out.

    Please click the Respond button below to get in touch. Someone from Backpack Brigade will reach out to you with next steps!

    Please do not consider your shift(s) confirmed until you have communicated with someone at Backpack Brigade directly.

    Check out our Instagram to see us in action!

    https://www.instagram.com/washingtonbackpackbrigade/

    The new school year is right around the corner and there truly is no better time to volunteer. Our program starts back up late August when we'll hit the ground running packing and delivering 4,300 bags of food to students struggling with food and housing insecurity in our community.

    For group volunteering, please contact nichelle@backpackbrigade.org

    Please consider volunteering during the following ongoing shifts:

    • Tuesday: Packing bags or prepping food from 8:00 am to 11:00 am.
    • We need 2 volunteers packing bags and stocking shelves.

    Steps to volunteer:

    Email me, and I'll slot you in as early as next week :)

    You and our team of 100+ weekly volunteers will help pack and prep at least 700 bags of food every day for kids from 100 local schools to fill their bellies all weekend long.

    We also offer one-time group opportunities on Tuesdays from 2:00 to 4:00, Fridays 10:00 to 12:00, and 2:00PM to 4:00PM.

    We're always on email so please don't hesitate to reach out.

    Please click the Respond…

    Location

    On-site

    Our warehouse in SoDo

    1st Ave, Seattle, WA, USA

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