At the food bank, I was required to get stacks of a food item and place them in each box for the families they were going to be given to. The volunteers would give us a lot of food, and we would have to go around each box and put the amount of that item in each of them. It was set up in three main rows and some shelves, where we could easily put the item in and go straight to the next one.

I think this is a relevant activity for year 8’s because it can teach you a lot. A lot about the amount of people who can’t get food on a day-to-day basis. A lot about how good it is to help everyone around you in your best ability, and the feeling you get knowing you helped someone. And a lot about the people we are hoping to be. It is a very good example of the Particip8 program, and what it is trying to encourage us to do. To be more responsible as year 8 students, as well as wanting to make an impact on someone's life. Helping out once at the food bank can get you one step closer to what the Particip8 program is all about.

Just knowing that I was able to help some families by packaging boxes of food gave me a really good feeling.

Ana Markic

I had heard of the food bank from my sister and in the news. I imagined that the food bank would be tables of food that we had to sort out according to the needs of the families. When I went to the food bank at Holy Eucharist, there were rows full of tables covered with crates. Surrounding the walls of the room were shelves of more cartons and groceries still in boxes. 

The experience of volunteering at the food bank was fun and enjoyable. I personally had fun distributing the grocery items knowing that I was taking part in helping in the community.

Every volunteer there helps out 2 or 3 days a week. They were all enthusiastic and hard working. 

Eleanore Durand Deslongrais