Suzanne, a graduate of Center Tennessee State College, constructed an extended profession in nonprofit management and neighborhood service. She served as Assistant to the President of Scarritt School earlier than occurring to guide the Rotary Membership of Nashville as Government Director for greater than three many years. Suzanne can be a member of our “Tuesday/Thursday Regulars” volunteer group. She additionally serves on Second Harvest’s Board of Administrators.
Married to Mark and a proud mom of two grownup youngsters and grandmother of 4, in retirement, she enjoys spending time with household and touring the world. At this time, Suzanne shares the right way to make an impression by volunteering at Second Harvest
Volunteer. Assist. Donate. These are the simplest ways in which anybody may be concerned at Second Harvest Meals Financial institution.
My journey with the Meals Financial institution started 25 years in the past. In my position as Director of the Rotary Membership of Nashville, we partnered with the Meals Financial institution in 2001 supporting an annual vacation meals field program and a month-to-month volunteering at Second Harvest shift for his or her Backpack program.
Feed the Want, our vacation meals field mission entails Rotary members, their households and mates and has turn into a vacation custom for a lot of households, mine included. My youngsters, now adults with youngsters of their very own, started volunteering with me on the Meals Financial institution as teenagers.
Final December, my youngsters and 4 grandchildren joined me within the annual mission. From packing the meals bins to delivering them door to door, you understand that you’re serving to our neighbors in want.
After retiring and in search of methods to fill my time, I found a volunteer alternative on the Meals Financial institution. For the previous 6 years, most Tuesday and Thursday mornings you’ll discover me as a part of a ‘common’ volunteer crew ranging in age 50-90.
It’s immensely rewarding and when the shift is over, I do know that we have now sorted 1000’s of kilos of meals that can go to accomplice businesses or present backpack meals to youngsters who could also be meals insecure over the weekends.
I’m additionally concerned as a member of the Board of the Meals Financial institution and see first-hand the hassle and dedication it takes to create and implement the assorted packages addressing well being and starvation throughout Center Tennessee.
I’m happy with my time volunteering at Second Harvest Meals Financial institution. It’s significant to share a legacy of giving again, assembly individuals the place they’re and serving to our neighbors who’re meals insecure get the dietary meals they want. My involvement feeds my soul.
