Blog

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Sheila

For February, we want to highlight Sheila who has, in such a short time, been an integral part of HIP Packs! Through purposefully placed brochures, Sheila found HIP while volunteering with Lifetime Learning Center, (who share the same building with!), a non-profit...

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Nick

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Nick

As the first spotlight of the year, we would like to highlight Nick and his immeasurable contribution to our Senior Community Meal program! Nick has helped with check-in for meal service for about 8 years. Nick found out about HIP through Jerry Berger, one of the...

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Lauren

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Lauren

For December, we want to highlight Lauren who like many other volunteers found out about HIP through a close family member. Despite spending almost a year with HIP, she would still describe her first day as the most memorable: "I just felt so welcomed and...

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Shannon

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Shannon

For November, we want to highlight Shannon, who has been volunteering with us for almost three years! Shannon explained that she's not a stranger to volunteering; she's been doing it her whole adult life, whether at her kids' schools, church, or nursing home....

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Jim

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Jim

This month, we want to spotlight Jim, who has been one of our volunteer delivery drivers for Senior Meals! As a retiree, Jim explains the impact volunteering has had on him: "It puts me in touch with a wider cross-section of my...

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet TW

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet TW

This month, we're highlighting TW! Although TW has been 'in the spotlight' in our HIP blog post in 2017, his dedication to  volunteering at HIP for almost a decade credits another feature. His lived experiences as he explains paints a picture on how he started...

Volunteer Spotlight: Melanie

Volunteer Spotlight: Melanie

Melanie was our June 2024 volunteer spotlight! She is a newer volunteer with HIP’s Shelter Meal program and found HIP by searching for volunteer opportunities near her. As she narrowed it down she felt HIP was the right place to be. She started volunteering with...

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Maridee

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Maridee

Maridee was our May 2024 volunteer spotlight! She discovered HIP through a friend who had volunteered with us. She has been volunteering with HIP for over ten years! She started out in the kitchen with senior meal prep and attended the meal service occasionally before...