Land O'Lakes Retirees clock countless hours as Store To Door Volunteers!

Being a company that has the same interest in nutrition and food as Store To Door, it is no wonder that we were able to find a few WONDERFUL volunteers that are Land O'Lakes retirees!
Together, Arvada and Cyrilla, two friends who shop at the St. Paul Cub Foods store, have volunteered over 3200 hours EACH with Store To Door! Since 1993, they have been shopping for our customers' orders diligently, welcoming new volunteers as they joined the St. Paul shopping team, and bringing enthusiasm and humor every Friday to the store.
"They always do the best they can," says Jay, the Store Coordinator.

"We really enjoy shopping together, we've built such a close-knit team at the St. Paul store." shared Arvada. "We are also so happy that Land O'Lakes provides Dollars for Doers. They donate $250 to Store TO Door each year for the time we spend volunteering, Between the two of us, that's $500 a year we are able to raise for Store To Door!"

Thank you Arvada and Cyrilla for your spectacular volunteerism with Store To Door!

(If you are interested in joining the Store To Door volunteer shopping team at the St. Paul location - contact molly at molly@storetodoor.org or 651-642-1892)
http://www.storetodoor.org/opportunities.asp

Volunteer Profile - Nancy H.

What is my role: I am a Store To Door shopper and work every other week for 3 or more hours selecting ordered groceries.

How long have I been with Store to Door: I have been with Store to Door since September 2007.

How did I learn about it? I have a friend who said he was shopping and delivering and he thought I would enjoy it since I love grocery shopping. This kind of shopping is far different though.

What is my favorite thing about Store to Door: Feeling that I am helping someone with their grocery shopping and making their lives easier. I also love the bending and stretching involved as a free exercise program.

If I could only eat five things the rest of my life what would they be: Ice Cream, pineapple, homemade bread, fish, asparagus

What is the most interesting thing I have seen in a customer order? Every two weeks 7 pints of Haagen Daz coffee ice cream and 5 or so boxes of White Castles.

Share a story of someone I have met through Store to Door: A woman and her teenage daughter who came in before school for a period of time and worked together. We rarely see such a young person doing this. It was great.

When not promoting senior nutrition and volunteering what do I do? Retired a couple years ago and found this, along with my local library and gardening groups to work with. I believe in giving back to the community and have done volunteer work for years through organizations and on my own. Love it. And take one or two trips to foreign places yearly.

What has surprised me most about Store to Door: It is so professional and well organized. Very impressive. Wish we could be in all Cub stores.

Describe Store to Door in five words: timely helpful shopping and delivery

Speed Volunteer Recruitment?!

Store to Door was involved in a new and innovative volunteer recruitment event on Tuesday, April 28th, at the Ridgedale Library. The format was similar to speed dating, with the representative of each organization having a 5-minute time period to talk with each prospective volunteer. Volunteers rotated around the room, so they got to spend the allotted time with each organization. A loud timer signaled when to begin and when the five minutes were up, so those of us who are a little “long-winded” had to keep it under control. It was a bit tiring talking to so many people one right after the other, but overall the system worked well. I got to meet with over 30 potential new Store to Door volunteers. Following the event, organizations and volunteers were matched based on their respective evaluations so that follow-up meetings could be scheduled.

Thank you to the Ridgedale Library staff for organizing this interesting event. It gave us another chance to get the word out about Store to Door and talk about our Grocery Shopper and Volunteer Order Taker openings.

Susan S. - Outreach Committee Member and Office Volunteer
Store To Door