Utah Food Bank

Did you know that you have to call for a reservation almost ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE to be a volunteer at the Utah Food Bank during the holidays?

Yep....for real.

So December 2011 I called to make a reservation to be a volunteer for December 2012.

And it was well worth the wait!

First they had us decorate food boxes.  Who wouldn't want a festive looking box full of food?

Then we went to food sorting.  When you donate food to the Food Bank, it is just put into a very LARGE box (see picture below).  The food needs to be sorted into various categories (i.e. cereal, soup, meats, etc).  So we took food from the BIG and sorted it into little boxes.  If we were a really great family, we would have burst into song while doing our service.  But we aren't THAT great!!

Carter had to climb into the BIG box because we couldn't reach!  Thanks for taking one for the team Carter!

After the food is sorted it is brought to various Food Pantries throughout the state.

We headed to lunch after our 1.5 hours of service.  Refueling was much needed!

Though we had a great experience, I still don't think we understand HOW much we have been blessed.