Munch munch munch! Again!

Let me start off saying it's really difficult looking for volunteer opportunities in Fremont that don't require long process of registration. Seeing how it was Memorial Day weekend, I decided to volunteer for Loaves and Fishes again, since I didn't have to skip school. This time it was a different location which was a lot nicer than the last.

This was after hours. Sorry I'm always kept busy working.

So this time I was put to work in the kitchen. I was excited because I was able to help with the meals. I was cutting up some lettuce for the salad of many things. So much chopping...I think I went through three giant bowls of lettuce. Everyone else was cutting up the other components of the salad like tomatoes, ham, melon, and I think it was pepper. Looked like a bunch of nuts though. We put it all together and tossed the salad and the finished product looked very appetizing. We got to our post and watched our guests come by as we placed food on the tray including grounded meat, rice, fruit, croissants, cinnamon rolls, and the salad that I poured my soul into. Not really but I still did a lot of chopping. There was definitely a lot more people then before. So I dumped a lot of salad on a lot of people's trays. Oh and you'll never believe how much bus boy work we all had to do at the end. Even with 5 people, drying up plates, cups, and trays took some time.

So in the end I must say, serving the meals seems more rewarding then going around pouring coffee and juice. I feel like I'm actually feeding the guests. Every single one. These families are really lucky that businesses like Loaves and Fishes come together to serve them some quality meals every day. I almost wanted to try some! Even my own meals aren't always as good as food shelter meals. No cheap fast prep crap. It's the real deal. You got your starch, meat, and vegetables plus a little bit of sweet stuff. It's really fun volunteering for Loaves and Fishes and I'll gladly do it again in the summer perhaps although, not too often since this takes place in multiple locations in San Jose depending on which day of the week.