LIVONIA, Mich.– In celebration of National Volunteer Week, a team of volunteers from Zeal Credit Union joined volunteers from other companies to repackage food at Forgotten Harvest.
During their shift, Zeal CU volunteers helped repackage nearly 5,000 pounds of food.
“Our task was to repackage meat sticks,” said Bryan Feldpausch, marketing coordinator for Zeal Credit Union.
“Volunteering is a great way to demonstrate our credit union’s core values of passion, empathy and character,” said Lisa Fawcett, Zeal Credit Union’s vice president of marketing. “This is not the first year we’ve helped out at Forgotten Harvest. In addition to other community activities we participate in, this has become an annual outing for us and is always a rewarding experience.”
The food repackaged at Forgotten Harvest’s Oak Park facility is then distributed to 250 agencies including church pantries and homeless shelters. One pound of food is equal to one meal.
At right, Zeal Credit Union volunteers at Forgotten Harvest include, from left to right, Tiffany Sweet, Jennifer Shelton, Justin Trudell, Beverly Outland, Dan Edelstein, Lisa Fawcett and Bryan Feldpausch.
Below, Zeal Credit Union team members help wash food bins used for food repackaging.