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NutriPacks is made up of volunteers that are passionate and hard-working. We invite you to join us! We welcome new volunteers including individuals, businesses, school groups/teams, organizations and more. 

Many of our volunteer positions require physical activity:

  • Unloading trucks:  handling cases of food including heavy canned goods and large/awkward sized boxes of cereal, refrigerated and frozen items, crates of milk

  • Loading shelves:  opening / cutting cardboard cases, loading food onto shelves, breaking cardboard down for recycling, loading recycling and trash dumpster from carts in all weather

  • Packing backpacks:

    • Walking while loading bags from shelves.

    • Loading packed bags, up to 12 lbs, onto distribution shelves.

  • Delivering backpacks to schools: loading and unloading 12 lbs packs in car or van.

 

There are some activities that are less physically taxing:

  • Distribution of bags at schools.

  • Check in desk on distribution day at CD Middle School.

Volunteers are required to obtain criminal and child abuse clearances prior to participating in activities.

 

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We are always looking for people to organize food drives or bring other volunteer ideas forward. To get involved in other ways, please contact us!

VOLUNTEERS OF THE MONTH

Barb Legg and Pat Bruno are familiar faces at Tri Community Elementary school, where they alternate weeks to welcome families each Thursday for Nutripacks bag pickup.  They have been faithful at this task for many years! Thank you, Barb & Pat!  We appreciate you both!

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Pat Bruno

 

Pat is a Harrisburg native and a graduaate of John  Harris High School.  After college, she worked for the Central Dauphin School District as a counselor and then a school psychologist.  When she retired in 2011, Nutripack's founding director Amy Snyder invited her to continue caring for students by distributing food bags once a week at Tri Community School - and so she has, for nearly 14 years!

Pat also packs bags on Wednesdays, and says she enjoys the routine of helping with Nutripacks but also understands the need that exists for district families and the impact that Nutripacks has on helping students succeed in school.  After 14 years, she has also enjoyed the opportunity to get to know many Tri C families and watch their children grow up.

 

When not helping with Nutripacks, Pat also enjoys time with Joe, her husband of 51 years, and they both look for opportunities to spend time with and ski with their two sons, two grandsons and two granddaughters in Colorado.

Barb Legg

A native of Harrisburg, Barb worked for 32 years teaching first grade at South Side Elementary.  After retiring from teaching she wasn't quite ready to give it up completely - so she worked as a substitute teacher for another 10 years.  Her start with Nutripacks began when she was active in the local Soroptimists club; when the chapter folded, she decided to stay involved with Nutripacks.   This has been a huge blessing for Tri C!  Barb says she has enjoyed watching families grow and getting to know them over the years.  The school has a stable neighborhood and student population.  

 

When not volunteering at Tri C, Barb spends time with her husband of 50 years, Michael.  They enjoy many active pursuits together like skiing and golfing, and their annual trip to Colorado is a highlight for them, allowing special family time skiing with their sons and now twin granddaughters.  One son even flies in for the trip from his home in Berlin, Germany!  Besides spending some of her time helping Nutripacks, Barb also volunteers for Hanna's Pantry (a drive through food pickup program that serves Susquehanna township families), does crafts, and takes art lessons with the Paxtang Art Association.   

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