Volunteer Hot Seat – Betsy Vanleit
Welcome to Food Forward’s Hot Seat! Where we ask up to 10 rapid-fire questions to answer with only one word (or as few words as possible). Before we get started, tell us a bit about yourself… I love backyard picks…
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Volunteer Hot Seat – Grace Hyun
Welcome to Food Forward’s Hot Seat! Where we ask up to 10 rapid-fire questions to answer with onlyone word (or as few words as possible). Before we get started, tell us a bit about yourself… I am a Glean Team…
Volunteer Hot Seat – David Avshalomov
Welcome to Food Forward’s Hot Seat! Where we ask up to 10 rapid-fire questions to answer with only one word (or as few words as possible). Before we get started, a little about David… David has volunteered at the Santa…
A passionate ambassador
Meet our December Volunteer of the Month: David Komatz! David is a Community Ambassador, which is a pear-fect role for him because his passion and knowledge make him an incredible representative of Food Forward’s work. While he is based in…
Fulfilling a purpose through volunteering
Meet our November Volunteer of the Month: Araceli Schnaufer. Araceli is a Pick Leader who leads events all over Ventura County. She often brings friends or family to her picks, and always has a positive attitude. We thank her for…
Hate waste, love to glean
Meet our September Volunteers of the Month, Lori and Steve Cameron, who have been lifting pounds on pounds of produce at the Thousand Oaks farmers market, rain or shine since 2018. Always eager to lend a hand, these stellar Glean…
Sustainability in action
After a few months of helping out at harvests as a general volunteer, Marin was subjected to an incessant slurry of requests to train as a Pick Leader. Staff and fellow volunteers noticed right away that she was, well, a…
Volunteer of the Month – Jeff Feldman
Jeff has been a part of the Food Forward community for over 8 years, and in that time has become an invaluable and beloved member. He is full of so much gleaning knowledge and tips and is always happy to…
Volunteer Survey Results
En español abajo In November 2021, Food Forward’s Volunteer Team released an online volunteer survey in both English and Spanish. The goal of the survey was to find out more about who our community is and learn ways to improve…
Vital volunteering can happen from home
Congratulations to Sinead, our June Volunteer of the Month! Sinead has put in many hours of work since the end of last year to clean up our press contacts list, making sure we have accurate names and emails. This is fairly tedious work and…