Volunteer Opportunities, In General * (ANY/ALL Types) available at West Texas Food Bank - Odessa Branch

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Created at: Sun Aug 26 17:21:38 +0000 2007
Updated at: Sun Aug 26 18:30:40 +0000 2007

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GET INVOLVED
Volunteers come from all walks of life and share one thing in common�the willingness to give of themselves to help their neighbors in need. Only through your efforts can we achieve our mission of ending hunger. When you give of your time you become a partner in the fight against hunger.

You have a unique opportunity to:
1. Help your neighbors in need by getting involved in your community
2. Learn valuable skills in the areas of leadership, program management, and development
3. Meet and work with other West Texans

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES
Sort Food: Volunteers assess and sort boxes of food items and household products that have been donated by local grocery stores and collected at food drives. Pre-sort, repack, re-label products, and prepare for agency orders.

Pull Orders: Volunteers fill orders placed by member agencies so they can serve their clients. Some heavy lifting may be required.

Complete Administrative Tasks: Volunteers assist with general administrative tasks. Duties include filing, entering data, preparing mailings, and copying. Computer experience in Microsoft Office Suite is useful.

Special Event Volunteers: Volunteers work on the frontlines during special events including Stamp Out Hunger, the National Association of Letter Carrier�s annual food drive in May and other food drives that occur through out the year.

Community Service Opportunities
----These are some of the many organizations that turn to West Texas Food Bank to complete community service hours.

National Honor Society
Texas Scholars
Teen Court
Odessa College
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Adult probation
Municipal court
Juvenile Probation
Texas Dept of Human Resources
Third Addition Housing
Boy Scouts

* Local churches and schools

WHEN TO VOLUNTEER
An individual can volunteer at our facility at any of the hours we are in operation.

----Monday - Thursday - 8:00AM-12:00PM & 1:00PM-4:30PM

----Tuesday evening 6:00PM � 9:30PM

----Friday 8:00AM-1:00PM

Saturday 8:00AM-12:00PM

If an organization would like to volunteer as a group please contact us for an appointment, so that we may make preparations for the number of volunteers in the group. Volunteers under 14 will need a parent or group supervisor to attend with them.

A 2 hour minimum for volunteering is preferred.

We have a volunteer application that needs to be completed and returned to the front desk the first time you volunteer. All volunteers should sign in and out in front office.

GET STARTED TODAY�VOLUNTEER WITH THE WEST TEXAS FOOD BANK!
Call the West Texas Food Bank at 432-580-6333 to arrange a day and time to volunteer.

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Sun Aug 26 18:30:40 +0000 2007 by LTel:

notes: http://www.wtxfoodbank.org/volunteer.htm -> GET INVOLVED Volunteers come from all walks of life and share one thing in common�the willingness to give of themselves to help their neighbors in need. Only through your efforts can we achieve our mission of ending hunger. When you give of your time you become a partner in the fight against hunger. You have a unique opportunity to: 1. Help your neighbors in need by getting involved in your community 2. Learn valuable skills in the areas of leadership, program management, and development 3. Meet and work with other West Texans CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES Sort Food: Volunteers assess and sort boxes of food items and household products that have been donated by local grocery stores and collected at food drives. Pre-sort, repack, re-label products, and prepare for agency orders. Pull Orders: Volunteers fill orders placed by member agencies so they can serve their clients. Some heavy lifting may be required. Complete Administrative Tasks: Volunteers assist with general administrative tasks. Duties include filing, entering data, preparing mailings, and copying. Computer experience in Microsoft Office Suite is useful. Special Event Volunteers: Volunteers work on the frontlines during special events including Stamp Out Hunger, the National Association of Letter Carrier�s annual food drive in May and other food drives that occur through out the year. Community Service Opportunities ----These are some of the many organizations that turn to West Texas Food Bank to complete community service hours. National Honor Society Texas Scholars Teen Court Odessa College University of Texas of the Permian Basin Adult probation Municipal court Juvenile Probation Texas Dept of Human Resources Third Addition Housing Boy Scouts * Local churches and schools WHEN TO VOLUNTEER An individual can volunteer at our facility at any of the hours we are in operation. ----Monday - Thursday - 8:00AM-12:00PM & 1:00PM-4:30PM ----Tuesday evening 6:00PM � 9:30PM ----Friday 8:00AM-1:00PM Saturday 8:00AM-12:00PM If an organization would like to volunteer as a group please contact us for an appointment, so that we may make preparations for the number of volunteers in the group. Volunteers under 14 will need a parent or group supervisor to attend with them. A 2 hour minimum for volunteering is preferred. We have a volunteer application that needs to be completed and returned to the front desk the first time you volunteer. All volunteers should sign in and out in front office. GET STARTED TODAY�VOLUNTEER WITH THE WEST TEXAS FOOD BANK! Call the West Texas Food Bank at 432-580-6333 to arrange a day and time to volunteer.

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