Mile of Mac and Cheese...February 2nd

Mile of Mac & Cheese

On Saturday, February 2nd Channel One Regional Food Bank will be hosting our 2nd annual Mile of Mac & Cheese event as part of Rochester’s annual WinterFest celebration. We will be trying to collect a mile worth of mac & cheese (over 9,000 boxes) to stock the shelves in our supplemental food shelf. We will be collecting mac & cheese at every Rochester Hy-Vee location on Feb. 2nd from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. We need volunteers who would be willing to pass out flyers to Hy-Vee customers as the enter the store as well as collect the donations of mac & cheese. This is a great family volunteer opportunity. We are look for 3-4 volunteers per shift at each store. Shifts are 10am- 12pm, 12pm-2pm, and 2pm- 4pm.

AGE OF VOLUNTEER: all ages, children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. TIME COMMITMENT: one-time, Saturday February 2nd for 2 hours. DAY OF THE WEEK: Saturday. TIME OF DAY: shifts are 10am-12pm, 12pm-2pm, 2pm-4pm.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Channel One Food Bank and Food Shelf

This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Children (6-12) Group Size (2-4) Adolescents (13-17) Group Size (5-7) Adults (26-54) Individual Adults (55+) Preschool (3-5) With Caregiver Corporate Volunteer Program Service-learning Court-appointed Young Adults (18-25) Families

Spots are still available for this volunteer opportunity in our community.  To sign up or get more details just click on this link.  

How else can you help?  

Go shopping for some Mac & Cheese on February 2nd!  The time spent shopping for those items counts as service.  Kids must be part of the shopping experience to get credit.