For volunteer pantry manager Cheri Harrison, the opportunity to serve is an honor and a privilege. “I’ve been a member of Eugene Faith Center for over 36 years,” said Cheri…. Read more »
Posts Categorized: Volunteer
Letter Carrier’s Food Drive – Saturday, November 18, 2017
Letter Carrier’s Food Drive Please note that our holiday Letter Carrier’s Food Drive will be moving from the first two Saturdays of December to a single day in November. Saturday,… Read more »
Kibble on Wheels program up and running as a pilot program
Our Kibble on Wheels program is now up and running as a pilot program! We are providing our Eugene Meals on Wheels clients with free pet food if they qualify… Read more »
Food for Lane County makes sure low-income kids receive lunches in the summer
EUGENE, Ore. – More than half of the K through 12 students in Lane County are eligible for free lunch programs at school, according to Food for Lane County. But… Read more »
Sharing the Harvest
FOOD for Lane County’s Community Garden Exchange Summer food means fun, right? Barbeques, picnics, leisurely dinners in the outdoors. But for many in our community — those struggling with food… Read more »
Summer Safety Net
FOOD for Lane County’s child nutrition programs Summer is the high season for Karen Roth, child nutrition programs manager with FOOD for Lane County. “We have such a need,” Roth… Read more »
Anonymous donor treats Food for Lane County volunteers to dinner
EUGENE, Ore — Food for Lane County has been a part of the Eugene community since 1984. For the past 12 years, the organization has had a dining room that… Read more »
The Gift of Time: Giving back to the community
EUGENE, Ore. – Volunteering – it’s a popular resolution that is made at the start of a new year. In “The Gift of Time”, Alan Matthews takes a look at… Read more »
Paying it Forward
by Gary Powell, FFLC Board Chair While serving as a Summer Food Program Monitor, I had the chance to visit with one of the moms who had brought her two… Read more »
Legislative Action Day, February 9
On Tuesday, February 9, Oregon Food Bank Network staff and volunteers were in Salem advocating to leadership for an additional $10 million total for Emergency Housing Account ($8 million) and… Read more »