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Join us for a community service event at Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina!

Saturday, August 12, 2023 at 12pm - 3:30pm

Volunteers age 13 and older (ages 13-16 must be with an adult that is also scheduled) will inspect, sort or pack donated products to be distributed to partner agencies including homeless shelters, low-income daycares, emergency pantries and soup kitchens.  Second Harvest Food Bank is challenging every volunteer to bring 2 canned food items to donate.

Individuals must be able to follow instructions independently given by our staff in order to sort donated food products as per FDA guidelines. Please note that volunteers are in a working warehouse with fast moving equipment such as forklifts and loud noises.

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GROUP SIZE: The maximum group size is 10 people.

Important Reminders - Please read:

· This shift is for volunteers ages 13 and older. Age 13 - 16 must have an adult age 21 or older with them during the entire shift and must be scheduled. Sorry no younger siblings will be permitted to participate.

· Attire: Closed Toe Shoes are required to enter our building. You will not be permitted to volunteer in sandals, flip-flops or an injury type of foot boot, as you will be in our working

warehouse. Please wear comfortable clothing. No controversial wear. During colder days, a light jacket or sweatshirt is best. During warmer months, shorts of a respectful length are permitted. Earbuds are not permitted for safety reasons

· Latecomers: Project instructions are given at the beginning of each shift. Anyone arriving 10 minutes late will not be able to enter the building. We close and lock the door 10 minutes after the start time, as we don't have a receptionist on the weekends. Please arrive a few minutes early to get checked in as it hurts our production if our staff has to go over the instructions for the second time to latecomers. Arriving 10 minutes early will give you time to sign-in, make a name tag and use the restroom if needed.

· REQUIREMENTS: Standing during the shift is required, bending and light lifting is necessary. All volunteers must be able to perform all tasks on their own.

· Food & Drink: No outside food or drinks of any kind are permitted in our building. Volunteer Stations in the warehouse will have bottled water for our volunteers.

· Sickness: If you are showing any signs of being sick, please stay home. If you do arrive and we feel that, it is best that you are not around food or other volunteers; we will ask you to leave. Thank you for understanding.

· No weapons of any kind is permitted inside our building

· Waiver - Our sign-in sheet includes our SHFB waiver so there is no need to have your group sign anything before they arrive.

· Location: 500-B Spratt Street, Charlotte 28206. (Crisis Assistance is next to us and they are 500-A)

· Parking: You may park in our parking lot (left side of our building), gravel lot across from the food bank, in our neighbor’s parking lot (Crisis Assistance Ministry) or in the street (no meters). Please note that you may park on the outside of the circle only. Do not park where signs are located that say “No Parking” posted on the inside of the circle or in our staff parking lot as your car may be towed.

· Entrance: Please go to the parking lot on the left side of our building, go towards the back of our building and you will see a ramp with doors that are marked entrance.

· Purses/Valuables: Please leave valuables at home or lock in your car trunk. We do not have lockers to store purses and are not responsible for any lost items that may fall into a bin while you are sorting.

· Zero Tolerance Policy: Anyone putting candy, snacks or any other item into their pocket, will be asked to leave and will not be able to volunteer for any future dates. If the individual is with a group, the entire group will be asked to leave and not be able to attend in the future. We strongly enforce this policy.