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Sorting Food at the Idaho Foodbank Giving Back to Our Idaho Community
all across Idaho every day. According to one staff member, the foodbank can provide four meals for only a dollar, solely from the donations and time everybody gives to the organization. It was eye-opening to see the sheer need of the community for an organization like the foodbank, the thousands of pounds of food they provide to those who have no other option Then they put us all to work, sorting frozen meat into different categories for shipment. We were all on what essentially amounted to a production line, with everyone chipping in and working together to get the food out at a rapid pace. As we continue looking for ways to serve the community we are making serving it a quarterly, or even monthly event. It felt good to give back to the community that has served us for so long.
All of us at Microtech are constantly looking for new ways to serve our Treasure Valley community. We’ve been in Boise for nearly 50 years. It’s only right that we seek to aid our fellow Idahoans as we can. That’s why, on June 24, we gathered to volunteer at the Idaho Foodbank to help organize outgoing food shipments, sorting over 5,500 pounds of food in total. The outpouring of support from our staff and their families was incredible. Spouses, kids, and friends showed up to help. Everyone banded together to get the job done. It was encouraging to see not only our employees, but the young kids from age 8 to 14, really understanding the necessity of the work that organizations like the Idaho Foodbank provide. We started off with a tour of the facility, jam-packed with donations from throughout the area. Though it’s not the biggest building — the Foodbank has been trying to move into a larger building for some time now — the entire process is incredibly streamlined, shipping huge quantities of food
Thank you to Idaho Foodbank, who showed us the ropes and let us help out for a couple hours. Hopefully we’ll see you again soon!
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