The Monthly Morsel

Recap of July 2024

Annoucements and Updates

Distribution Check-In Training

We are working on a new neighbor intake system at our mobile distributions and we need more folks to help with check-in at the sites, starting in late August and September. This is part of a larger PFB initiative called Service Insights, which is a Feeding America project aimed at helping food banks better study and understand food accessibility in their service areas to modify services to meet more specific needs. Click here to learn more about the opportunity, the project, and to let us know you’re interested! If you “respond” to the linked opportunity, our Service Insights Coordinator, Jeremiah, will reach out with info about upcoming trainings!

Driver Assistant Needed for Tuesday Mornings

We need a ride-along helper for one of our truck drivers to assist with loading and unloading donated food from some of our grocery partners. Requirements are:

Able to see, hear, speak English, sit, stand, bend, lift up to 45lbs, follow safety policies, and safely maneuver around busy loading docks.
Available from 6am-12pm on Tuesday mornings on a fairly regular basis – we could also have several people who each take one or two Tuesdays each month.

If this sounds like you, please email our Transportation Coordinator, Darin, at darin@placerfoodbank.org.

Calendar Updates

September's schedule will be posted by the end of next week! We typically see a significant drop-off in sign-ups in September and October as our wonderful students head back to school. If you are available during the daytime, please sign up for a couple of shifts to help offset this drop in our volunteer workforce! Keep an eye on our Urgent Needs page as well for shifts that need a few more folks.

July 2024 PTG Recap:

Cameron Park:

169 households

535 individuals

This time last year, we served 175 households and 531 individuals.

Pollock Pines:

210 households

546 individuals

This time last year, we served 261 households and 667 individuals.

Sheridan:

261 households

779 individuals

This time last year, we served 231 households and 728 individuals.

Georgetown:

90 households

This time last year, we served 113 households and 302 individuals.

Foresthill:

184 households

509 individuals

This time last year, we served 185 households and 532 individuals.

Roseville:

622 households

1929 individuals

This time last year, we served 731 households and 2,319 individuals.

Placerville:

397 households

1078 individuals

This time last year, we served 278 households and 795 individuals.

Colfax:

153 households

This time last year, we served 142 households and 371 individuals.

Lincoln:

425 households

This time last year, we served 367 households and 1,158 individuals.

Rocklin:

627 households

1,956 individuals

This time last year, we served 599 households and 1,805 individuals.

Volunteer Spotlight:

Lovingly compiled by Jeremy + Heidi

CAI Community Service Committee

A group of 18 employees from Caliber Collision came to PFB for the first time to volunteer on July 11th. Caliber Collision is the largest automotive collision repair company in the United States with over 40 locations in the greater Sacramento area. They are committed to being the automotive repair facility of choice in every community they serve and to serve the community in every way that they can. We are so grateful that they decided to help out those in our communities who need food assistance by packing produce with us for the following day’s mobile distribution in Sheridan. Thank you Caliber Collision! We look forward to seeing you at the warehouse again!

August Birthdays

Happy birthday to all of our volunteers born this coming month!

Be sure to wish these folks a happy birthday if you see them this month:

Deb C

Tim Y

Louisa F

JR C

Loic D

James W

Kriste H

Pat S

Linda H

Bill F

Marisela P-M

Jennifer F

8/1

8/3

8/5

8/9

8/11

8/12

8/14

8/17

Christopher C

Jackie G

John G

Kunjan D

Si L

Emy B

Wayne N

Gilbert A

Sande L

Eiman A

Monica W

Jessica E

8/17

8/18

8/20

8/21

8/22

8/24

8/27

8/30

With gratitude and best wishes,

Heidi, Grace, Jeremy, Shatonia, Katie, and Johnny

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Please know that the last thing we want is to make volunteers to feel pressured to donate money, because you are already so generous with your time. We so appreciate your gift of time and spirit, so please don't ever worry that it's not enough on its own.