Opportunity Details | Produce Distribution @ Thomas Stone Elementary

Produce Distribution @ Thomas Stone Elementary

Brighter Bites volunteers will help distribute produce to families in a contactless, drive-thru pickup line and/or walking line. 

 

Volunteer duties may include:

• Providing a warm, welcoming, and fun environment for parents and children.
• Guiding families to check-in with Brighter Bites staff.
• Inviting parents and kids to engage in conversations about the fruits and vegetables in the bags and the nutrition topic of the week.
• Handing the produce to families who have checked in with Brighter Bites staff.
• Directing traffic
• Distributing bags into the cars and moving pallets
• Engaging children in a nutrition-related game or activity.
• Helping families carry the produce bags to their cars.
• Cleaning up the Brighter Bites work area.

 

Important Requirements:

• Bring a government-issued photo ID. You MUST sign in at the front office to get a visitor pass and then proceed directly to the Brighter Bites location. 
• Wear comfortable clothes that can get dirty and sturdy, closed-toe shoes.
• Brighter Bites no longer requires that volunteers wear masks at this time; however, volunteers are encouraged to wear masks in small enclosed spaces. We will continue to monitor CDC, federal and local guidance, and school policies, and make updates to our policies as needed.
  
  • If you sign up and then wake up on the day of the shift feeling unwell, please contact us to cancel. It is no problem at all.
• If Distribution occurs OUTDOORS. Bring your own sun/rain weather gear. 

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Washington, D.C. / Produce Distribution