Heart of Illinois Harvest, Peoria Illinois Food Rescue – Volunteers

Heart of Illinois Harvest Volunteer

VOLUNTEERS

There are so many people in the greater Peoria area that need food to sustain life. With your help, Heart of Illinois Harvest can continue its mission of providing local food agencies with the food necessary to meet the needs of the community.

How can you help?
More dedicated volunteers are needed for picking up and delivering food from one of our many providers to an agency in need. By providing your time, you are helping to deliver food to the hungry in their time of need.

WE NEED YOUR HELP by donating surplus food to better meet the needs of the local hungry and to assist our local agencies who distribute this free food. This also prevents good food from going to our landfills. While the amount of food collected weekly is phenomenal, the need for food in our community continues to grow exponentially and more donations are needed in order to continue with our mission*.

•	Need a Valid Drivers license
•	Need to be able to lift 20 lbs. minimum

*Liabilities for food donors are protected by the Good Samaritan Food Donation Act.

Bettie Renfroe, 74, a minister at Church of the Living God, is an on-call volunteer for Harvest. “There are people out there who are hurting, and it’s very important to do this. It’s a blessing to me to help in giving them food,” she says

Dick Phillips,79, enjoys a light hearted moment delivering baked goods to Teen Challenge. His religious convictions inspire him, to volunteer. “Jesus said ‘Feed my sheep.’” Dick does just that and says he enjoys it. “It’s a rewarding life. I meet people, the people need the food, and I can help bring it to them. I enjoy the camaraderie with the other volunteers. I like what I’m doing and hope I can continue."