Posts Tagged ‘Volunteer’
Gerry’s Tableside Chat: Why Volunteering Matters
We couldn’t do the important work we do without our volunteers. Last year alone, we organized more than 57,000 volunteer shifts to advance Gleaners’ mission.
Read MoreDetroit Catholic: Local Charities Report Drop-off in Volunteers After Holidays, Ask Catholics to Help During Lent
Gleaners Community Food Bank reports a 15 percent drop in the number of volunteers since Christmas, while Catholic organizations such as All Saints Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry and the…
Read MoreGleaners’ Distinguished Volunteers
Gleaners Community Food Bank has identified seven individuals to celebrate for their commitment to our organization. We have nominated them as Distinguished Volunteers through the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Distinguished…
Read MoreParticipant to Volunteer: John Miller
John Miller worked for over 20 years as a chef. He spent time with organizations such as Sodexo, and prepared meals for students at Madonna University. He loved his work…
Read MoreHigher Hopes! Brings Hope for the Holidays
The holiday season is quickly approaching and the prospect of turkey dinners, pumpkin pie and football has many families eagerly anticipating the opportunity to relax and indulge. ‘Tis the season…
Read MoreBeast of Burden: Running to solve hunger
Volunteers are an essential part of how Gleaners can distribute emergency food to five counties in southeast Michigan every year. Annually, more than 43,000 volunteer shifts are completed to help…
Read MoreChoice to home school sparks family to volunteer monthly
Wauketa Thelen, a longtime home school teacher and math instructor at Baker College, felt her home schooling instruction needed a practical element that went beyond textbooks. Growing up in Detroit,…
Read MoreGleaners volunteering experience educates De La Salle students
De La Salle Collegiate High School brands itself on being “Builders of Boys, Makers of Men”. The venerable Roman Catholic all-boys high school was founded in 1926 in Detroit. The…
Read MoreHelping to Solve Hunger Drives Volunteer to Help at Gleaners Pontiac Center
Volunteers play a vital role in Gleaners’ mission to distribute food to the tens of thousands of hungry kids and families across southeastern Michigan. Gleaners’ distribution centers depend on the…
Read MoreWealth of Ways to Aid in Fight Against Hunger Moves Ameriprise to Help Gleaners
“I am an old farm boy. I like exerting energy, knowing what we were doing would be putting a smile on people’s faces,” reflected Bryon Knuth, who along with about…
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