Volunteer For a Good Cause!

Yesterday, Susan, Behn and I ventured out to the Second Harvest Food Bank in Harahan for a tour of the Community Kitchen and warehouse. Of course I managed to take the longest route possible, as Jefferson Highway has red lights on practically every corner. Once I finally made it to Harahan, I somehow managed to get lost despite having spent the last 24 years of my life in this fine city. After countless phone calls to Behn and Susan for directions, my panic was relieved as the “Second Harvest Food Bank” sign came into sight. I cheerfully made my way into the building and located the rest of my group. Our very helpful tour guide, Linzy, informed us that she once worked at Keating Magee! She gave us a tour of the Exhibition Kitchen, which will be used to host taste tests, as well as demonstrations of nutrition programs. We were told that the kitchen was still under construction; however, it already looked great! The warehouse containing all of the food was very impressive. We were blown away by the huge refrigerators and freezers used to store bananas, potatoes and other nutritious food that is provided to those in need.

Volunteers are extremely valuable to the Food Bank, as 9000 volunteers per year equate to 13 full time paid staff members! Since volunteers are crucial to Second Harvest, everyone reading this should go out and volunteer today! The Second Harvest Food Bank is a wonderful necessity in New Orleans, and I look forward to working with them in the months to come!