Food Bank Volunteers Braved the Storm(s) to Distribute Food

By Susan McBain|2020-09-19T14:39:24-07:00February 13th, 2019|1 Comment

— from Susan McBain for Orcas Food Bank —

The Orcas Food Bank board thanks its heroic manager, Jeannie Doty, and friends for opening the Food Bank during regular hours on Tuesday, Feb. 12. Jeannie called up the nearest volunteers and even got the parking lot plowed, so that those who need food could get it in the “worst of times” — which this storm certainly was! Her co-heroes were Steve Jehly, John Fleischer, Barb Griffin, Ron Griffin (for plowing the parking lot), Sandi Harper, Kate Jewell, Ezekiel Barr, Kerry Quirk, and Merry Bush.

Extra credit goes to Velma Doty, who put on the Tuesday lunch at the Community Church all by herself!

The Food Bank will be CLOSED Thursday evening because of safety concerns in dark, potentially icy conditions. We will be open again Tuesday. If a situation is urgent, call the Food Bank at 4445 or see our Contact Us web page.

About the Author: Susan McBain

Susan McBain has been a writer and editor for most of her working life, but never until now a reporter. Most of her work has been on research reports, curriculum materials, and corporate communications for nonprofit research organizations, including the American Institutes for Research, SRI International, and the Electric Power Research Institute. She moved to Orcas full-time in 2011, after she and her husband built a "summer place" in 2001. Her interests are the outdoors, the Food Bank, textile crafts, kids and grandkids, and her West Highland White Terrier, Pippin.

One Comment

Leif February 14, 2019 at 12:11 pm

ok
let me get this straight,
you were open on the day many us us couldn’t get [safely] out of our driveways, and you’ll be closed on the first thaw in six days..
Because it might be unsafe?