by hungerintervention | May 22, 2019 | Blog, Senior Community Meals
Just over one year ago, on May ninth twenty-eighteen to be exact, I experienced my very first day as a HIPster. For my whole first week, I followed along with the Senior Meals prep and serving volunteers to learn everything I could about the program, and meet as...
by hungerintervention | May 22, 2019 | Blog, Senior Community Meals, Volunteers
Sue making a dessert in the HIP Kitchen “I love going to HIP on Fridays to cook with the awesome volunteers and staff. I look forward to those 3 hours every week.” Meet Sue, a faithful member of HIP’s Friday Senior Meals prep crew. Sue stumbled upon Hunger...
by hungerintervention | Apr 19, 2019 | Blog, Senior Community Meals, Volunteers
The first time Julianna came to Lake City Senior Days it was for Enhance Fitness. “The doctor said, you need to get moving, “ and that was what she came to do. Even though it was years ago, her first impression of the program was a lasting one. Looking for the right...
by hungerintervention | Mar 1, 2019 | Blog, Participant Stories, Senior Community Meals, Volunteers
Patty Young has been a participant of HIP’s Senior Meal at the Lake City Community Center for the past five years, and a volunteer for the past six months. She loves the meals and the friends she has found there and is a faithful attendee and active volunteer....
by hungerintervention | Jan 31, 2019 | Blog, Senior Community Meals, Volunteers
Jamie, 22, has been volunteering as a set-up, serving, and breakdown volunteer for HIP’s Senior Meals Program since September 2018. Having moved to Lake City after graduating from the University of Washington, Jamie wanted to find a way to get involved with her...
by hungerintervention | Jan 18, 2019 | Blog, Senior Community Meals, Volunteers
Meet Maureen, a.k.a. Moe, the newest addition to the HIP family. She started off as a volunteer dishwasher for the Senior Meals Program, then became an official staff member in November 2018 when HIP opened the up a part-time dishwasher position. We would be lost...