VFW Mobile Pantry

Last date was Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 from 1:45pm to 4:00pm (ET)
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About

A mobile pantry distribution is an outdoor drive-thru grocery service in which the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia provides groceries directly to food-insecure families within our region with the help of volunteers. Volunteers help by distributing  beverage, produce, frozen, and shelf-stable items, directing traffic within the parking lot for efficient traffic flow, and engaging clients to ensure a pleasant experience.


Volunteers will be expected to repeatedly lift groceries up to 35 pounds, stand for up to 4 hours, and work as a team to efficiently load and organize the groceries in each client's car. Volunteers involved with distribution may be required to distribute multiple items per client and may need to use simple multiplication for cars with multiple clients.

Volunteers involved with traffic control may assist with organizing cars in line, handing out forms, writing utensils and on occasion water, numbering clients represented in each car, directing traffic flow, and greeting to create a pleasant experience for our clients. Volunteers in this position may assist or be fully responsible for greeting clients as they arrive or leave, distributing and collecting forms, writing and sticking each car with their number of families, directing cars, or shadowing Food Bank staff. Volunteers may be stationed in different positions to best support the event if short-staffed. This event has limited shade; we would encourage those sensitive to sunlight to wear sunblock to this volunteer event.

The Food Bank will provide bottled water, gloves, disposable masks, and hand sanitizer at this event. All volunteers should talk to a Food Bank employee to ensure they sign in and out properly to guarantee your time volunteering at this event is verified. 

The Food Bank will provide bottled water, gloves, disposable masks, and hand sanitizer at this event. All volunteers should ensure they sign in and out for this event to verify your volunteer hours.


As a reminder, we do not offer court-mandated community service hours for volunteer work.

First-time volunteers should always review our Volunteer Page to review any updates and Covid-19 regulations, as well as to read through our Volunteer Handbook, which covers instructions for events, dress code, programs, and submit our New Volunteer Survey. This event is not open to those ages 16 and younger. 


If you are looking to donate to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, please click here.

Positions
0 Remaining
Registration
Registration Closed
Registration Closes
1 hour before each shift starts or when space runs out.
Age Limit
16 and up
Requirements
Other
Requirement Details

We request that volunteers wear a face mask over their nose and mouth when in direct contact with our clients to ensure the safety and comfort of all parties. 

Parking Details
When you arrive into the parking lot of the VFW, located at 835 Sunset Drive, Athens, GA, 30606, please park on the right side of the building, opposite of the lined cars and closest to the building to avoid interfering with the traffic of the event.
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All Time Leaders: 3pts/Impact
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254 Positions Filled | 228 Impacts | 466 Hours

Shifts and Dates

1 - 2 of 2 Shifts
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Traffic Control1:45pm (ET)3:45pm (ET) Volunteers in this position would be responsible for greeting clients, organizing traffic, and directing cars. Volunteers would assist in distributing forms, writing and placing sticky notes on cars, and directly communicating with our clients. As cars exit, volunteers may be responsible in thanking clients and directing them toward the exit. When...0/3Over
Food Distribution2:00pm (ET)4:00pm (ET) Volunteers in this position will be responsible for a specific item for distribution. As marked cars pull through, one-by-one, volunteers will place items in a specified location within the car and with the exact number of items per families represented in each car (as listed on the sticky note of...0/18Over
1 - 2 of 2 Shifts
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Traffic Control1:45pm (ET)3:45pm (ET) Volunteers in this position would be responsible for greeting clients, organizing traffic, and directing cars. Volunteers would assist in distributing forms, writing and placing sticky notes on cars, and directly communicating with our clients. As cars exit, volunteers may be responsible in thanking clients and directing them toward the exit. When...0/3Over
Food Distribution2:00pm (ET)4:00pm (ET) Volunteers in this position will be responsible for a specific item for distribution. As marked cars pull through, one-by-one, volunteers will place items in a specified location within the car and with the exact number of items per families represented in each car (as listed on the sticky note of...0/18Over
1 - 2 of 2 Shifts
ShiftStart TimeEnd TimeDescriptionRegistrants Needed
 
Traffic Control1:45pm (ET)3:45pm (ET) Volunteers in this position would be responsible for greeting clients, organizing traffic, and directing cars. Volunteers would assist in distributing forms, writing and placing sticky notes on cars, and directly communicating with our clients. As cars exit, volunteers may be responsible in thanking clients and directing them toward the exit. When...1/3Over
Food Distribution2:00pm (ET)4:00pm (ET) Volunteers in this position will be responsible for a specific item for distribution. As marked cars pull through, one-by-one, volunteers will place items in a specified location within the car and with the exact number of items per families represented in each car (as listed on the sticky note of...7/18Over
1 - 2 of 2 Shifts
ShiftStart TimeEnd TimeDescriptionRegistrants Needed
 
Traffic Control1:45pm (ET)3:45pm (ET) Volunteers in this position would be responsible for greeting clients, organizing traffic, and directing cars. Volunteers would assist in distributing forms, writing and placing sticky notes on cars, and directly communicating with our clients. As cars exit, volunteers may be responsible in thanking clients and directing them toward the exit. When...6/3Over
Food Distribution2:00pm (ET)4:00pm (ET) Volunteers in this position will be responsible for a specific item for distribution. As marked cars pull through, one-by-one, volunteers will place items in a specified location within the car and with the exact number of items per families represented in each car (as listed on the sticky note of...10/18Over
1 - 2 of 2 Shifts
ShiftStart TimeEnd TimeDescriptionRegistrants Needed
 
Traffic Control1:45pm (ET)3:45pm (ET) Volunteers in this position would be responsible for greeting clients, organizing traffic, and directing cars. Volunteers would assist in distributing forms, writing and placing sticky notes on cars, and directly communicating with our clients. As cars exit, volunteers may be responsible in thanking clients and directing them toward the exit. When...6/3Over
Food Distribution2:00pm (ET)4:00pm (ET) Volunteers in this position will be responsible for a specific item for distribution. As marked cars pull through, one-by-one, volunteers will place items in a specified location within the car and with the exact number of items per families represented in each car (as listed on the sticky note of...8/18Over
1 - 2 of 2 Shifts
ShiftStart TimeEnd TimeDescriptionRegistrants Needed
 
Traffic Control1:45pm (ET)3:45pm (ET) Volunteers in this position would be responsible for greeting clients, organizing traffic, and directing cars. Volunteers would assist in distributing forms, writing and placing sticky notes on cars, and directly communicating with our clients. As cars exit, volunteers may be responsible in thanking clients and directing them toward the exit. When...2/3Over
Food Distribution2:00pm (ET)4:00pm (ET) Volunteers in this position will be responsible for a specific item for distribution. As marked cars pull through, one-by-one, volunteers will place items in a specified location within the car and with the exact number of items per families represented in each car (as listed on the sticky note of...6/18Over
1 - 2 of 2 Shifts
ShiftStart TimeEnd TimeDescriptionRegistrants Needed
 
Traffic Control1:45pm (ET)3:45pm (ET) Volunteers in this position would be responsible for greeting clients, organizing traffic, and directing cars. Volunteers would assist in distributing forms, writing and placing sticky notes on cars, and directly communicating with our clients. As cars exit, volunteers may be responsible in thanking clients and directing them toward the exit. When...1/3Over
Food Distribution2:00pm (ET)4:00pm (ET) Volunteers in this position will be responsible for a specific item for distribution. As marked cars pull through, one-by-one, volunteers will place items in a specified location within the car and with the exact number of items per families represented in each car (as listed on the sticky note of...10/18Over
1 - 2 of 2 Shifts
ShiftStart TimeEnd TimeDescriptionRegistrants Needed
 
Traffic Control1:45pm (ET)3:45pm (ET) Volunteers in this position would be responsible for greeting clients, organizing traffic, and directing cars. Volunteers would assist in distributing forms, writing and placing sticky notes on cars, and directly communicating with our clients. As cars exit, volunteers may be responsible in thanking clients and directing them toward the exit. When...0/3Over
Food Distribution2:00pm (ET)4:00pm (ET) Volunteers in this position will be responsible for a specific item for distribution. As marked cars pull through, one-by-one, volunteers will place items in a specified location within the car and with the exact number of items per families represented in each car (as listed on the sticky note of...7/18Over
1 - 2 of 2 Shifts
ShiftStart TimeEnd TimeDescriptionRegistrants Needed
 
Traffic Control1:45pm (ET)3:45pm (ET) Volunteers in this position would be responsible for greeting clients, organizing traffic, and directing cars. Volunteers would assist in distributing forms, writing and placing sticky notes on cars, and directly communicating with our clients. As cars exit, volunteers may be responsible in thanking clients and directing them toward the exit. When...0/3Over
Food Distribution2:00pm (ET)4:00pm (ET) Volunteers in this position will be responsible for a specific item for distribution. As marked cars pull through, one-by-one, volunteers will place items in a specified location within the car and with the exact number of items per families represented in each car (as listed on the sticky note of...4/18Over
1 - 2 of 2 Shifts
ShiftStart TimeEnd TimeDescriptionRegistrants Needed
 
Traffic Control1:45pm (ET)3:45pm (ET) Volunteers in this position would be responsible for greeting clients, organizing traffic, and directing cars. Volunteers would assist in distributing forms, writing and placing sticky notes on cars, and directly communicating with our clients. As cars exit, volunteers may be responsible in thanking clients and directing them toward the exit. When...2/3Over
Food Distribution2:00pm (ET)4:00pm (ET) Volunteers in this position will be responsible for a specific item for distribution. As marked cars pull through, one-by-one, volunteers will place items in a specified location within the car and with the exact number of items per families represented in each car (as listed on the sticky note of...11/18Over