Community Ethical Action Activity
Rebecca Richards
University of Southern Maine
Professor: Laurie Cyr-Martel
October 6, 2015
In working with the community I helped at the Ecumenical Food Pantry that is located at fifty one Main Street, New Castle Maine. I volunteered of September 8th and the 15th 2015. This food pantry’s mission is “to reduce insecurity in the local community, to maintain dignity for those most adversely affected by personal and/or financial hardships or economic conditions, to raise public awareness of food insecurity. To remain and organization staffed exclusively by volunteers.” This food pantry is run by the local volunteers that want to help their local community. Many of these volunteers try to give over 2000 hours yearly. The pantry is open on Tuesdays from 9-11:30. I helped get food prepared that went into the weekly bags, and then placed all the vegetables that were donated from local farmers on the counters to their clients to pick from. There are two of the volunteers that have a truck and they go to the local grocery stores to pick up bread, bake goods and return them to the pantry. These items were also placed on the counters for the clients to choose from. This pantry also helps families with small children that are in need of diapers, they have a table set up weekly for these …show more content…
Maryann also explained that from time to time they get clients that need information on shelters, help with rent or security to move into a home, she is able to direct the clients on the right path or in some circumstances the church and pantry
Rebecca Richards
University of Southern Maine
Professor: Laurie Cyr-Martel
October 6, 2015
In working with the community I helped at the Ecumenical Food Pantry that is located at fifty one Main Street, New Castle Maine. I volunteered of September 8th and the 15th 2015. This food pantry’s mission is “to reduce insecurity in the local community, to maintain dignity for those most adversely affected by personal and/or financial hardships or economic conditions, to raise public awareness of food insecurity. To remain and organization staffed exclusively by volunteers.” This food pantry is run by the local volunteers that want to help their local community. Many of these volunteers try to give over 2000 hours yearly. The pantry is open on Tuesdays from 9-11:30. I helped get food prepared that went into the weekly bags, and then placed all the vegetables that were donated from local farmers on the counters to their clients to pick from. There are two of the volunteers that have a truck and they go to the local grocery stores to pick up bread, bake goods and return them to the pantry. These items were also placed on the counters for the clients to choose from. This pantry also helps families with small children that are in need of diapers, they have a table set up weekly for these …show more content…
Maryann also explained that from time to time they get clients that need information on shelters, help with rent or security to move into a home, she is able to direct the clients on the right path or in some circumstances the church and pantry