Brief Description
Produce & Gleaner Driving Volunteers use their personal vehicles to transport Gleaning Volunteers to and from worksites and/or to transport donated fruits and veggies to local emergency food providers.
Work Site
"The Road;" Driving Volunteers transporting Gleaners will pick them up and drop them off at a predetermined meeting point likely located in Wenatchee, Chelan, Entiat, or Leavenworth. Driving Volunteers transporting Produce will pick it up at the gleaning site and transport it to the nearest food bank.
Time Commitment
Driving Volunteers should arrive at meeting points 30 minutes prior to departure time. The drive to gleaning sites will vary, but should not exceed 30 minutes. Food Banks will also be no more than 30 minutes from the glean site. While Drivers are encouraged to participate in the gleaning event, they are in no way required to do so!
Responsibilities
- Transport people or produce safely to and from glean sites to meeting spots and/or produce from gleaning sites to emergency food providers.
Benefits
- Help people volunteer with Community Harvest that might not otherwise be able to participate.
- Promote food security, health, & fuel conservation in your community.
- Learn about local agriculture.
- Have fun & meet new friends!
Qualifications
- Legally registered to drive in Washington State with a safe driving record.
- Sign & comply with Community Harvest's "Volunteer Driver Pledge Card."
- Access to a vehicle that can get a little dirt inside.
- Positive attitude & eagerness to give back to your community!
Training
- Understand Community Harvest's guidelines for Proper Produce Handling.
Important Dates & Deadlines
Volunteers are accepted on a rolling basis!
About Community Harvest
Community Harvest, a program of Community Farm Connection, is a regional gleaning project in the greater Wenatchee Valley. Community Harvest's vision of a healthy, self-reliant community includes access to fresh, locally grown foods for every community member. Community Harvest helps farmers manage excess and/or un-marketable products and makes gleaned produce accessible to the local community through the region's existing emergency food providers.
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Community Harvest!
