“미션: 가능”은 우리의 자원봉사자들에 초점을 맞추고 있습니다. 이들 없이는 배고픔 없는 지역사회를 만드는 우리의 사명이 불가능할 것입니다!
Hayley is a Santa Clara University student and one of the amazing food sorting volunteers at our Cypress Center in San Jose. She has been volunteering three days a week since June. We were impressed by her desire to help the community and wanted to learn more.
Hayley at a Second Harvest food sort
Hayley, tell us about yourself.
I grew up in the East Bay area. I’m currently an undergrad student at Santa Clara University, with a studio arts major on the pre-medical track. I love arts: it’s fun and relaxing! I want to be a doctor later.
왜 자원봉사를 합니까?
Social justice is important to me. I wanted to help during the summer since I have a lot of free time. I went online and found out about the food sorts at Second Harvest. I’m also a volunteer for an after-school program with an elementary school.
Why do you volunteer with Second Harvest and what inspires you to fight hunger?
I wanted to volunteer with a food bank. If Second Harvest wasn’t there, a lot of people would go hungry. As a Girl Scout in second grade, I remember putting together Thanksgiving grocery bags. I had a great experience and I wanted to do something similar again.
I also just love food in general, and cooking. Every week, I purchase a whole box of food to cook. In high school, one of my senior art projects was pastel illustrations of fruits.
One of Hayley’s pastel illustrations
Your best advice for others looking to volunteer at Second Harvest?
Do it! It’s very fun and I’ve learned a lot since I started volunteering here. I also enjoy working with all the people I meet!
지금까지 Second Harvest에 대한 가장 좋은 기억은 무엇인가요?
I had so much fun packaging Brussel sprouts with a team of 4 women. Brussel sprouts can be a little trickier to pack since they need to be precisely measured out, but my group had a great assembly line going so we were completing boxes very fast. Girl power!
Hayley, we are so grateful for your volunteering with us. Thank you!