San Francisco Food Bank

Yesterday, as part of a volunteer program, husband and I and a group of people from my office went to volunteer at the San Francisco Food Bank. The Food Bank runs a really great program in which large quantities of food are shipped to local community organizations (including schools), and in which local people can also come in once a week to shop for and pick up food for home preparation. This lets people who wouldn't normally have access to fresh fruits and vegetables get these products and cook healthful meals at home.

Walking in, the place looks like a huge warehouse/Costco:

We were given the task of sorting apples that a grower from the Central Valley in California donated. With the help of other volunteers, we sorted over 16,000 pounds of apples that are being shipped out today! Here is a picture of me putting on some gloves (note, the large pregnant belly - for the record, bending over large crates with a 26 week pregnant belly not so easy...):

Ummm, some of the apples weren't so nice...hence, the sorting.

It was a worthwhile experience and husband and I will definitely be going back again to volunteer!