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| - What's not to love about the only food bank in Southern Nevada, one of only two in the whole state(the other is in Reno)? The work they do at Three Square to help feed the hungry of our community is incredible. If you are looking to help out and give back, come here. I've been wanting to volunteer at this facility since I heard about it, but it's difficult with my work schedule during the week. Three Square has volunteer hours available on the first Saturday of the month for individuals and groups and I thought it would be great to get some friends together for my first time. We worked the three hour shift, from 9:00am to 12:00pm sorting and packing food for distribution. Patti Johnson, the fabulous and friendly volunteer coordinator, gave us a tour of the facility first and explained the history of the food bank--impressive to say the least -the warehouse looks like Costco! Three Square takes donations, sorts them, packs them, and then ships them off to local food pantries, shelters, non-profits, etc. They also have a a program for food-insecure senior citizens, a backpack program for children who need food over the weekend, as well as an after-school and summer time program for the kids.
If you're looking for a place to volunteer some time and give back to the community, look no further than Three Square. For more info on how you can help, check out their website: http://www.threesquare.org/
Thank you to all the friends who showed up today, including my teen; I'm looking forward to the next time already!
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