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What 420 weekly parcels look like from the packing line

What 420 weekly parcels look like from the packing line

What 420 weekly parcels look like from the packing line

Every Thursday our volunteers pack fresh food parcels for 420 households. Here is how a single shift comes together.

Every Thursday our volunteers pack fresh food parcels for 420 households. Here is how a single shift comes together.

Written by Sam Reyes, Volunteer team

A volunteer packing food parcels

Thursday starts with a delivery truck and a long table. By noon, it ends with 420 parcels ready to go out across the neighbourhood.

Inside a shift

  • 8:00 Deliveries arrive from partner farms and shops

  • 9:30 Volunteers sort, weigh and check everything

  • 11:00 Parcels are packed for each household’s needs

  • 12:30 Drivers head out on five local routes

More than food

Every parcel includes a note with local services and a phone number to call. For some families, the Thursday knock on the door is the only visit they get all week.

Join a shift

No experience needed. Shifts last three hours and new volunteers are always paired with someone who has done it before.

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