The first of the month is supposed to be one of our busiest days. However, it was one of the slowest volunteer days I've had. I talk to another volunteer, Amy, and she believes that most people get their food stamps on the first of the month so they don't need the food bank. It’s the end of the month when the stamps run out that people need assistance the most. Whatever the reason, I enjoyed it because I got to chat with my fellow volunteers and learn more about them.
We had a ton of donations. People came in about every half hour and donated vegetables, canned and dry food and dog food. We even got some toothpaste. I found this interesting because I thought that the food bank only accepted nonperishable items, but in reality they accept almost anything. The next time I have a lot of those plastic grocery bags, I'm going to donate them to the food bank. They accept those too.
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