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Food Pantry Sorting Volunteer

Food Pantry Sorting Volunteer

Lussier Community Education Center

POSITION SUMMARY: Join the Food Pantry Team & prepare our pantry for shoppers. In this role, volunteers sort the food donations that are delivered to the LCEC each Tuesday & Friday. HOURS: 2-4 hours/week, (time dependent on number of shifts per week) Tuesdays 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM or Fridays 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Set up donation acceptance space with tables. 2. Meet the donation pick-up volunteer team outside the LCEC at 2:00 PM to help unload the donations using wheeled carts. 3. As donations come inside, weigh the product, enter into database, and sort into categories on tables. 4. Sort food: 1. Sort unperishable items onto categorized shelves in Pantry or Grab-and-Go refrigerator. 2. Sort bread and bakery items into bags of assorted kinds and close with twist ties. 3. Sort produce into same category bins. Place produce that needs to be kept cool in fridge. 4. Repackage food items that came from salad bar into plastic shell containers. Label with the name, allergens, and expiration date. 5. After all food has been sorted, spray down bins and tables. Put tables away. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS 1. Understanding and appreciation of socio-economically, ethnically, and culturally diverse populations. 2. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Our mission at the Lussier Community Education Center is to build community, create opportunities, and enrich education. At the LCEC, we envision drawing in generations of community members from all walks of life to take care of one another and create a more just, healthy, and vibrant community. Our programs and services include afterschool and summer camp programs for youth grades elementary through high school, a food pantry, employment placement, community & senior meals, a jobs training center, and much more.

55 South Gammon Road
Madison, Wisconsin 53717

Spring 2023

Fridays from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
from 2/13/2023 to 4/28/2023

Lyft- Paid for by the Morgridge Center for Public Service, Other

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