Visiting Rotarian Taro Usami and his wife Zelda assist Club member Todd Aldrich in assembling food bags for distribution.
The Franklin Community Center was the site of our first November service event. Club members and visiting Rotarians joined forces to assemble over 70 bags of food for local seniors and others dealing with food insecurity.
Click on the Read more link to learn more about the event, and view photos of all the Rotarians who helped make this such a successful service project.
Gary Hopkins, Jason Blakemore, Zelda Usami, Tom Fisher, and Todd Aldrich begin the day by removing tables from storage.
Todd Aldrich and Tom Fisher prepare for palette delivery from the Santa Barbara Food Bank. Produce delivered on pallets will be repackaged into individual food bags for distribution.
Jason Blakemore sets up the assembly line.
Peppers and tomatoes ready for packaging.
Gary Hopkins walks the assembly line as his bag is filled by Tom Fisher and a Franklin Community Center staff member.
Samples of the finished product ... individual bags that will be distributed to community members in need.