Short on volunteers, local food bank turning away some in need. Help needed now!

From our member Patience Milrod:

My husband came home tonight from a CropWalk meeting, at which Dana Wilkie, executive director of the Fresno Food Bank, reported that today -- just today! -- the Food Bank had to turn away 500 people because there weren't enough volunteers to hand out the food.

This hit me pretty hard. They had the food, but they didn't have the volunteers. 500 people!

I wonder... can we get more of our V4CF members out there to help? Dana told us people can volunteer by calling Hands On Central California at 559-237-3101, or by sending an e-mail message to vols4disaster@handsoncentralcal.org. They need volunteers for the following shifts:

• 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; and
• 1-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

This is our community... let's get out there and help!

Thanks for the information, Patience! Let's Be the Change and do this!