Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Starting mid-September, The Food Bank will need volunteers to deliver food to our Member Agencies in Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire Counties. Volunteers would also be responsible for packing the selected products into our van. This new position helps to support and build the capacity of programs who receive food products from The Food Bank.

Interested candidates should be available for at least 4 hours per week, and be willing to commit a minimum of six months to the project.

• Able to lift up to 50 lbs
  
  
• Dependable and customer service-oriented
  
  
• Good with directions
  
  
• Excellent driving history and clean license

This opportunity is sponsored by: Food Bank Of Western Mass

Volunteers will work with the following groups Adults (26-54) Older Adults (55+) Low-income / Poverty Women Men Young Adults (18-25) We need volunteers who are free at these times Afternoons Weekdays Mornings Frequency Available Weekly This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adults (26-54) Individual Adults (55+) Young Adults (18-25) This volunteer opportunity addresses the following social interests Hunger and Food Banks Skills And Knowledge Desired Food Preparation / Delivery Transportation

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Contact Person: Christine Dutton, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:


97 North Hatfield Road Hatfield, MA 01038 (See a map)

Directions:

By Telephone, Fax, or U.S. Mail: Telephone 413 247-9738 Fax 413 247-9577 Send mail to: The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts P.O. Box 160 Hatfield, MA 01038 Sign Up for Monthly Email Hunger Updates Send us an e-mail requesting a free subscription to our E-mail Updates, a monthly newsletter highlighting news from The Food Bank and the latest hunger policy and legislation news. Directions to The Food Bank Come visit us! The Food Bank is located at 97 North Hatfield Road in Hatfield, Mass. Traveling North: Take Interstate 91 North to exit 22 (North Hatfield). Bear right onto Routes 5 & 10 North. Travel 1 mile and turn right onto North Hatfield Road (immediately after “Hatfield Pub” there is a red sign with a beer glass on it). The Food Bank is 1 mile up the road on the right. Traveling South: Take Interstate 91 South to exit 23 (Whately). Turn left onto Routes 5 & 10 South toward Hatfield for 1.6 miles. Turn left onto North Hatfield Road (immediately before the “Hatfield Pub” with a red sign that has a beer glass on it). The Food Bank is 1 mile up the road, on the right. From Amherst: Take Route 116 to Whately. Take left onto Routes 5 & 10 South for about 4 miles. Take left onto North Hatfield Road (immediately before the “Hatfield Pub” with a red sign that has a beer glass on it). The Food Bank is 1 mile up the road, on the right. From Amherst Center: Take Route 9, crossing over the Coolidge Bridge. Take right after the bridge onto Damon Road. Take right onto Routes 5 & 10 and immediately turn right onto Interstate 91 to exit 22 (North Hatfield). Bear right onto Routes 5 & 10 North. Travel 1 mile and turn right onto North Hatfield Road (immediately after “Hatfield Pub” that has a red sign with a beer glass on it). The Food Bank is 1 mile up the road on the right.


Web Site: http://www.foodbankwma.org

Last updated on September 8, 2009

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