Hunger Solutions Minnesota has launched Food Helpline - a statewide food resource information and referral helpline. The Food Helpline can assist callers in locating food resources such as a food shelf, accessing SNAP (formerly food stamps) or other resources. The website below includes more information and posters. Please share with programs or clients who might be interested in learning more. Thank you.
www.hungersolutions.org/hsm-food-support-enrollment-specialist-katie-clarkson
Thank you MAAA for providing us with this recent update!
Monday, July 27, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Volunteer Profile - Ann B.
Volunteer Order Taker: Ann B.
1. What is your Store To Door role/s? Volunteer Order Taker
2. How long have you been with Store To Door? How did you first hear about Store To Door? 1 1/2 years - I heard about Store To Door via the volunteermatch.org website.
3. What is your favorite thing about Store To Door? Being able to volunteer from anywhere provided cell phone technology and a computer are available.
4. If you could only eat 5 things for the rest of your life what would they be? Chicken Fajita, Chips & Salsa, Pineapple, Creme Filled Doughnuts and Ribeye Steak
5. What is the most interesting item you have seen in a customer order? As seen on tv items one of which was the Debbie Meyer Green Bags.
6. Share a story or comment about one of your favorite people you have met through Store To Door: One of my favorite people passed away in April 2009. He had Parkinson's disease and other medical problems. Yet he always wanted to be the one to give the order every two weeks. He taught me patience in that he wanted to talk some, it took him a while to give his order and on many occasions he didn't have the item numbers for his order. He looked forward to giving his order in the midst of all his medical problems.
7. When you aren’t promoting senior nutrition and volunteering, what are you up to? I enjoy boating, fishing and work in the Information Technology field.
8. What has surprised you most about volunteering with Store To Door? How easy it is and the reminder that I receive each week from my customers to not to take my life for granted.
9. Describe Store To Door with 5 words: A 'real', rewarding, humbling, and service opportunity.
1. What is your Store To Door role/s? Volunteer Order Taker
2. How long have you been with Store To Door? How did you first hear about Store To Door? 1 1/2 years - I heard about Store To Door via the volunteermatch.org website.
3. What is your favorite thing about Store To Door? Being able to volunteer from anywhere provided cell phone technology and a computer are available.
4. If you could only eat 5 things for the rest of your life what would they be? Chicken Fajita, Chips & Salsa, Pineapple, Creme Filled Doughnuts and Ribeye Steak
5. What is the most interesting item you have seen in a customer order? As seen on tv items one of which was the Debbie Meyer Green Bags.
6. Share a story or comment about one of your favorite people you have met through Store To Door: One of my favorite people passed away in April 2009. He had Parkinson's disease and other medical problems. Yet he always wanted to be the one to give the order every two weeks. He taught me patience in that he wanted to talk some, it took him a while to give his order and on many occasions he didn't have the item numbers for his order. He looked forward to giving his order in the midst of all his medical problems.
7. When you aren’t promoting senior nutrition and volunteering, what are you up to? I enjoy boating, fishing and work in the Information Technology field.
8. What has surprised you most about volunteering with Store To Door? How easy it is and the reminder that I receive each week from my customers to not to take my life for granted.
9. Describe Store To Door with 5 words: A 'real', rewarding, humbling, and service opportunity.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Cub Foods and our Volunteer Program
As many of you know, Cub Foods is a major corporate partner of ours, we shop at 5 of their stores, but did you know that they offer support to our volunteer program specifically?
Cub Foods:
Provides a specially trained cashier at every shopping shift to process orders!
Donates gift cards for our volunteers - last year each volunteer received one during the holidays!
Has their own volunteer team that shops at the Maplewood store and will soon be shopping as well at the St. Paul and Crystal store!
Each of the 5 stores we worked with donated funding for the Volunteer Picnic that we held in May!
Supplies our shoppers with coffee and donuts for each shopping shift, yum!
Has unbelievably helpful staff that help shoppers find order items
Cub Foods:
Provides a specially trained cashier at every shopping shift to process orders!
Donates gift cards for our volunteers - last year each volunteer received one during the holidays!
Has their own volunteer team that shops at the Maplewood store and will soon be shopping as well at the St. Paul and Crystal store!
Each of the 5 stores we worked with donated funding for the Volunteer Picnic that we held in May!
Supplies our shoppers with coffee and donuts for each shopping shift, yum!
Has unbelievably helpful staff that help shoppers find order items
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Customer calls to say thanks!
Gayle, a customer who receives groceries out of our Crystal Cub Foods called to say thank you to her shoppers today!
"They do so well getting my order right, I just thought it was time to call in and say thank you!" Gayle continued, "I ordered a 24 oz bottle of ketchup today, which Cub no longer carries. The shoppers wrote me a note saying it was out, that 40 oz bottles were on sale, but they elected to get the 20 oz, because they knew I would not be able to use 40 oz of ketchup! They also considered how a 40 oz bottle might be too hard to lift for a customer like me, it was a perfect substitution. They are so considerate."
Thank you Gayle for your phone call! It means a lot to our volunteer shoppers (who don't often interact with customers) to hear from you how much you appreciate them!
And thank you shoppers for being considerate, detail oriented and dedicated volunteers!
- Molly, Volunteer Coordinator
"They do so well getting my order right, I just thought it was time to call in and say thank you!" Gayle continued, "I ordered a 24 oz bottle of ketchup today, which Cub no longer carries. The shoppers wrote me a note saying it was out, that 40 oz bottles were on sale, but they elected to get the 20 oz, because they knew I would not be able to use 40 oz of ketchup! They also considered how a 40 oz bottle might be too hard to lift for a customer like me, it was a perfect substitution. They are so considerate."
Thank you Gayle for your phone call! It means a lot to our volunteer shoppers (who don't often interact with customers) to hear from you how much you appreciate them!
And thank you shoppers for being considerate, detail oriented and dedicated volunteers!
- Molly, Volunteer Coordinator
Monday, June 15, 2009
Volunteer Profile - Molly S.
What is your Store To Door role/s? I am an order taker
How long have you been with Store To Door? How did you first hear about Store To Door? almost two years, my mother wanted me to join (Molly is in highschool).
What is your favorite thing about Store To Door? talking to my customers, they are the sweetest people you will ever talk to
If you could only eat 5 things for the rest of your life what would they be? spaghetti, reese's peanut butter cups, ice cubes, fruit snacks, and apples
What is the most interesting item you have seen in a customer order? well, my customers are pretty basic, so the most bizarre thing would be deodorant, and I know that sounds pretty average, but it only happened one time.
Share a story or comment about one of your favorite people you have met through Store To Door: I have two, if that is alright. James my first customer to connect to. I was having a bad day, my boyfriend just broke up with me and I had to do store to door. I wiped away my tears and tried to sound happy for him, but he knew something was wrong. He asked me what happened and why I was sad and told me that everything was going to be okay. Just smile and move on. I will never forget James. He asks me about my sports I'm in and says he'll look for me in the paper. Just knowing that someone is out there thinking about me is the best thing. Thank you James.
Another customer of mine is Marie, and she is the sweetest lady you will ever, ever, talk to. She is so thankful and thoughtful. She call's me her 'little angel', and quite frankly, I like it. I always have to push more items out of her to buy because she is so worried that she's making it more of a hassle for me. Thank you Marie, for worrying about me. Thank you Store to Door, for letting me talk with these wonderful people every other week.
When you aren’t promoting senior nutrition and volunteering, what are you up to? School. I am a soon-to-be Junior at Anoka Senior High. I enjoy playing the french horn for band, which is mostly my life other than weight lifting and staying healthy.
What has surprised you most about volunteering with Store To Door? how much I'd actually enjoy it. I was really sad when my mom said I had to do it. I was a selfish freshmen who wanted to be with her friends and not have to do something I didn't have to do. but now that I am getting older and growing I am realizing that the world does not revolve around me and nor will it ever. I love doing Store to Door and helping people. I thank Store to Door so much for helping not only the elders, but me as well.
Describe Store To Door with 5 words: (a) wonderful program that saves lives
How long have you been with Store To Door? How did you first hear about Store To Door? almost two years, my mother wanted me to join (Molly is in highschool).
What is your favorite thing about Store To Door? talking to my customers, they are the sweetest people you will ever talk to
If you could only eat 5 things for the rest of your life what would they be? spaghetti, reese's peanut butter cups, ice cubes, fruit snacks, and apples
What is the most interesting item you have seen in a customer order? well, my customers are pretty basic, so the most bizarre thing would be deodorant, and I know that sounds pretty average, but it only happened one time.
Share a story or comment about one of your favorite people you have met through Store To Door: I have two, if that is alright. James my first customer to connect to. I was having a bad day, my boyfriend just broke up with me and I had to do store to door. I wiped away my tears and tried to sound happy for him, but he knew something was wrong. He asked me what happened and why I was sad and told me that everything was going to be okay. Just smile and move on. I will never forget James. He asks me about my sports I'm in and says he'll look for me in the paper. Just knowing that someone is out there thinking about me is the best thing. Thank you James.
Another customer of mine is Marie, and she is the sweetest lady you will ever, ever, talk to. She is so thankful and thoughtful. She call's me her 'little angel', and quite frankly, I like it. I always have to push more items out of her to buy because she is so worried that she's making it more of a hassle for me. Thank you Marie, for worrying about me. Thank you Store to Door, for letting me talk with these wonderful people every other week.
When you aren’t promoting senior nutrition and volunteering, what are you up to? School. I am a soon-to-be Junior at Anoka Senior High. I enjoy playing the french horn for band, which is mostly my life other than weight lifting and staying healthy.
What has surprised you most about volunteering with Store To Door? how much I'd actually enjoy it. I was really sad when my mom said I had to do it. I was a selfish freshmen who wanted to be with her friends and not have to do something I didn't have to do. but now that I am getting older and growing I am realizing that the world does not revolve around me and nor will it ever. I love doing Store to Door and helping people. I thank Store to Door so much for helping not only the elders, but me as well.
Describe Store To Door with 5 words: (a) wonderful program that saves lives
New Food Resource in Cottage Grove
Denise G., a volunteer order taker, is going above and beyond to make sure those in her community know about all nutrition resources available to them!
See below for the resource that she let our office know about! Thanks Denise! And Thanks TST catering for providing food for those in your community!
FREE meal at The Alley!
Free dinner every Thursday 5:30pm-6:30pm
Who is this dinner for? Anyone who has been affected by the economy, lost a job, can't afford to take the family out for a nice meal, anyone who needs a good meal
7955 Ivystone Ave S, Cottage Grove
651.459.2063
info@theAlley.org
Meals provided by TST Catering
See below for the resource that she let our office know about! Thanks Denise! And Thanks TST catering for providing food for those in your community!
FREE meal at The Alley!
Free dinner every Thursday 5:30pm-6:30pm
Who is this dinner for? Anyone who has been affected by the economy, lost a job, can't afford to take the family out for a nice meal, anyone who needs a good meal
7955 Ivystone Ave S, Cottage Grove
651.459.2063
info@theAlley.org
Meals provided by TST Catering
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Volunteer Appreciation Picnic Photos!
At our picnic we were lucky to have Peg Bossert, photographer, capturing the fun that was had at our 25th anniversary volunteer appreciation picnic!
To view the pic's that were taken please visit our Flickr website:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/storetodoor/
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To view the pic's that were taken please visit our Flickr website:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/storetodoor/
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