A Heart Full of Gratitude – Deb’s Day at the Huron County Foodbank Distribution Centre (the DC)

The mission of “the DC” is “To provide food security for all people by supporting the food banks and aid agencies in Huron County and area”. 

They source and supply 36 Food Banks and Aid Agencies in Huron and Perth Counties along with operating a Mobile Food Bank program in 6 Huron County villages. They also deliver school snacks to numerous schools in Huron & Perth counties.  More and more people continue to use the foodbank than ever before.  The “DC” also utilizes Food Education as an ally to eliminate hunger.

Deb was happy to give her donation to the DC and to spend the day volunteering as a way to give back. She looks forward to volunteering here when she is retired.

The warehouse and office space was a flurry of activity that morning.  Volunteers unpacked boxes of canned goods, sorting and packing as they go. They were busy preparing bags of food for the Mobile Food Bank. Everyone, from young adults to retirees, share a sense of purpose.

Deb’s task this day was to help three other volunteers with the massive amount of Christmas mailings, all personally signed by the Executive Director Mary Ellen Zielmann, to thank all the donors that give so much during the year.

Many thanks to Mary Ellen for allowing Deb to be part of something so vital to our community, even just for the day.