USPS food collection

 

Members of the Rotary Club of New Berlin help sort food at the New Berlin Food Pantry on Saturday, May 10. The annual Post Office food drive brought in 32,500 pounds of food, according to Barb Jacob of the food pantry. "That was a little above last year, which was awesome," she said.

 

This is the New Berlin Food Pantry's biggest food drive of the year, Barb said, adding that the collection should get them into autumn. The New Berlin Food Pantry plays a very important role in this area by serving needy families in New Berlin, Elm Grove and Brookfield.

 

Numerous organizations assisted on Saturday, including civic groups, churches, local schools and at least one New Berlin firm. "A little bit of everybody," Barb said.

Pictured are club president Stephanie Friemoth, Tom Fuszard, Bob Schaefer, Audrey Juds and Carmelita Stehr. Rotarians Art Angove and Rick Hobbs also helped out. Representing Rotarian Jeremy Rynders were his wife, Jodi, and two daughters.

 

The safety vests say "Rotarian At Work" on the back. We like to wear these during volunteer projects so we are easily identifiable to anyone passing by.

 

For more images, click on "Scenes from club meetings, events 2014" inside the New Berlin Rotarians in Action section at right.

 

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