July Food Drives Volunteer Newsletter from Manna Food Center

[Howard Hartman]

Volunteer News from Manna Food Center July 2012 Food Drive Newsletter  Help the Hungry Food Drives              July 14th & 15th, 2012       SSL Hours Eligible Food Drive Needs Volunteers! Time is running out and we need volunteers!  Over 40% of the volunteer shifts remain vacant.  Please help us get food in our doors to carry us through August.   Reserve your preferred date and store location today!     When:  Saturday, July 14th  11am - 5pm               Sunday, July 15th    11am - 5pm   Location:  All 28 Montgomery County Giant Food Stores      Manna needs groups/families to "adopt" a Giant store to help collect food donations. This is a great chance to enlist your faith based organization, business, civic group, summer camp, sports team, swim club, scouting troop, school club or family & friends to help us feed families in need.    Volunteers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.      Register now to get your preferred store location!   By email:  Contact volunteer@mannafood.org and indicate in the subject line: GIANT FOOD DRIVE   By phone: 301-424-1130 and ask for the Volunteer Manager    Email or phone...please provide your:  Group name and/or your name Number of volunteers in your group/family Contact phone number Store preference/location (& a "2nd choice") Date preference (SAT 7/14 or SUN 7/15) Preferred Time Options Whole Day     11am - 5pm AM Shift         11am - 2pm PM Shift         2pm - 5pm We will send you an email confirmation after verifying availability for your preferred store, date, and time.    List of Available Stores (subject to change) Bethesda Arlington Road   Sunday  PM Bethesda Old Georgetown Road   Saturday PM; Sunday AM, PM, Whole day Chevy Chase Circle  Saturday PM; Sunday AM, PM, Whole day  Burtonsville  Saturday &/or Sunday, AM, PM, Whole day Colesville  Saturday AM; Sunday PM Derwood Crabbs Branch Way   Sunday AM, PM, Whole day Germantown Commons   Sunday AM Germantown Kingsview Village   Sunday AM Germantown Neelsville Village   Saturday AM (1 or 2 volunteers needed), PM Gaithersburg Flower Hill   Saturday AM; Sunday PM Gaithersburg Muddy Branch   Sunday AM Olney     Saturday AM Potomac Cabin John    Saturday AM, PM or Whole day; Sunday AM Rockville Montrose Crossing     Sunday PM Rockville Hungerford Drive     Saturday PM; Sunday PM Rockville Wooton Pkwy    Sunday AM, PM or Whole day Rockville Traville     Sunday AM Silver Spring Aspen Hill     Saturday PM; Sunday AM, PM or Whole day Silver Spring East-West Highway/Blair Park    Saturday PM needs 1 or 2 more volunteers; Sunday AM, PM or Whole day Silver Spring Leisure World   Saturday AM, PM or Whole day; Sunday AM only Silver Spring New Hampshire Ave/White Oak   Both days are open AM, PM or Whole day!   It's as easy as "1, 2, 3" to volunteer at a food drive...  1.  All supplies & materials will be at the Giant store for you. 2.  Giant sets aside a volunteer area for you & your group. 3.  Manna picks up the food donations at the conclusion of the food drives.        Volunteer Today & Help Your Hungry Neighbors        How Manna Fights Hunger  Food For Families We provide food for more than 3,300 families each month at eighteen food distribution sites throughout Montgomery County.   Smart Sacks We partner businesses & organizations with elementary schools, and together we provide kid-friendly food to more than 1,900 children every Friday so they have food on the weekends when there are no school meals to nourish them.   Agency Food Distribution We provide food to 48 area emergency shelters, group homes, food pantries, and soup kitchens at no charge. If you're interested in  donating food, making a financial contribution, or volunteering please contact us at:   Manna Food Center 9311 Gaither Road Gaithersburg, MD 20877  301-424-1130   info@mannafood.org  volunteer@mannafood.org    Visit our website at www.mannafood.org  Please support Manna through your workplace giving campaign. United Way # 8846 CFC # 23028     Thank you for volunteering to help Manna fight hunger and feed hope in our community!     Marie Kozlowski Volunteer Manager volunteer@mannafood.org

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