SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK

SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023

Time:  11:30 am to 2 pm

Address: 700 Edwards Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70123   

Volunteers Needed: 12

Please click  to register

Volunteers Information:

• Repack volunteers will turn off Edwards Avenue onto G Street to park and enter the facility through the gated parking lot.  A Community Outreach Staff will greet our volunteers upon arrival on the ramp near the stairs.
• The work that you will be doing is in the warehouse packing food boxes or in our cooler sorting and categorizing donated food product. Upon your arrival your job description will be given to you in greater detail.
• Volunteer shifts are based on our current needs in and around the warehouse, please come prepared to work in the warehouse or in the cooler (layers are recommended).
• The warehouse is climate controlled so please dress accordingly. Jeans, shorts and t-shirts are acceptable.
• Face masks mandates are optional for all volunteers and staff. (Subject to change depending on local, state and national mandates)
• YOU MUST WEAR CLOSED TOE SHOES! Anyone wearing flip-flops, sandals, or Crocs will not be permitted to work the shift.
• Cold water is available for all volunteers.
• Minors must submit a Consent for Minor and Liability Waiver for each youth volunteer under the age of 18. Adults must submit the Liability Waiver and Media Release. If this is not submitted prior to the start of the shift, scheduled volunteers will not be able to participate in the shift. See the attached forms to print and complete before your shift.
• Second Harvest requires 1 chaperone per 5 youth between the ages of 9-13 and 1 chaperone per 10 youth between the ages of 14-18.
• Second Harvest is not responsible for lost or stolen personal items – please lock valuables in your car.
• Please arrive on time. Anyone arriving more than 15 minutes late may not be permitted to volunteer for the shift. Remember to sign in and sign out and make a name badge.
• If you need a letter or record for service hours please notify the Community Outreach Staff upon your arrival.
• If for some reason you need to cancel your shift or your group is coming with less or more than expected, please contact Eddie Green as soon as possible at (504)729-2849.