by Cori Hilsgen
news@thenewsleaders.com
Twenty-four Apollo High School students, many from St. Joseph, as well as 20 other volunteers, recently volunteered at the November Fare For All food distribution at Resurrection Lutheran Church.
Students from the Apollo National Honor Society and swim team volunteered for the distribution.
Fare for All organizer Amanda Roles said the students were great volunteers to work with and was thankful for them and all the other volunteers who helped.
“A huge thank you to all of our volunteers that helped at the distribution,” Roles said. “We had a seamless distribution, and customers didn’t even have to wait in line.”
She said the National Honor Society students from Apollo and Holdingford have volunteered many times in the past. It’s a way for them to build volunteer hours, which are required by the Honor Society.
“They are always a pleasure to work with,” Roles said.
This was the first time the entire Apollo swim team helped with the distribution.
Other volunteers included groups from Resurrection Lutheran Church, The Church of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, and Holdingford National Honor Society.
Roles said the interaction between all the groups helped make the distribution more lighthearted and fun.
She said the Fare for All staff continues to complement the St. Joseph site volunteers for their efficiency and customer service.
The November Fare for All sold 696 packages of food, which included 325 holiday packs, and served 324 households.
Although this is more than they usually sell at the normal monthly distributions, Roles said they had hoped to serve many more households. Compared to November 2015 where 980 packages of food were sold, including 418 holiday packages and 486 households were served, this year’s results were less.
Roles asked people to promote the upcoming December Fare for All distribution which will be held from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at the Resurrection Lutheran Church in St. Joseph.
The December distribution will include spiral-cut ham, whole chicken, chicken strips, ground beef, mixed veggies and apple pie.
The Fare for All program sells frozen produce and meats at a reduced price, usually 40 percent less than typical grocery store prices. Everyone is welcome to attend the distribution, and there are no income guidelines or advanced registration required.
Anyone interested in volunteering at the Dec. 12 distribution should contact Roles at rolesamanda@gmail.com.
Volunteers will be eligible to enter a drawing to win a free holiday pack. Hot dogs, cookies, coffee and hot cocoa will also be provided for volunteers.
Twenty-four Apollo High School National Honor Society and Swim Team students volunteered at the November Fare for All distribution held at Resurrection Lutheran Church in St. Joseph. Volunteers include (front row, left to right) Lori Landerud, Zack Langerud, Taysha Grinnell, Karli Hiltner, Mary Kay Kern and Maylaya Sanders; (middle row) Elijiah Doto, Shelbi Keehr, Olivia Skudlarek, Megan Miller, Taevien Nugent, Conner Wander, Sean Cooney and Vincent Roulhac; and (back row) Nathan Becker, Jake Langerud, Riley Zimmer, Wil Clark, John Gerads, Simon Berg-Arnold, Kevin Bui, Matthew Pearson, James Pearson and Neal Larcom. Volunteers sold and distributed 696 packages of food and served 324 households.
