On Monday the Food Bank of Northern Nevada held their Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service, an all-ages volunteer event.
They hold this event every year with around 200 volunteers to help pack food to go out into the community.
One of the things the Food Bank loves most about this event is that it's all ages.
For example, someone under 10 may not usually be able to volunteer, but on this day they can.
"It really does mean a lot to get the children and youth of our community out here to show them how important it is to give back to their community, how there are many people that live right here in Northern Nevada who don’t have enough food to eat,” said Jocelyn Lantrip, the Director of Marketing for the Food Bank of Northern Nevada.
The Food Bank has a group of about 50 to 60 volunteers sorting food donations they've received over the holidays, separating the food into categories for their partner agencies.
The younger kids are packing and sorting mandarin oranges. Other volunteers are packing potatoes for distribution and others are packing backpacks for kids so they have food on the weekends.
The NV Energy Foundation is also a sponsor for this event and a longtime partner of the Food Bank.
“We have so many people from NV Energy here today volunteering and around the community, so it really is great to get everybody together,” said Lantrip. “So this is a busy busy warehouse today.”
She also mentions “If you didn’t make it out today, we absolutely need your help all throughout the year. We would love it if you volunteer.”
As a reminder, children 10 and over can volunteer at the Food Bank with their parents anytime, and you can also sign up to volunteer by clicking the link here.
