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Nancy Inspires a Lifetime of Service

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Special Blog Post By: Claire Wagner

Our amazing volunteers donate time that is equivalent to the work of 143 full-time staff, valued at $5.9 million. This week, we’d like to introduce you to Nancy, who first started volunteering with Second Harvest in 1992. Nancy recalls that when she came to California, she struggled financially as a single mother of a toddler. During this difficult time, she always knew that the Food Bank would be there if she needed it. And later, she decided to volunteer because she wanted others to take comfort in that knowledge, too.

Nancy is a Senior Operations Manager at Applied Materials, which is the Title Sponsor of the Silicon Valley Turkey Trot. Last year, the event had more than 24,000 participants and raised $750,000 for three local nonprofits, including Second Harvest Food Bank. Nancy has helped to organize the Turkey Trot for the past seven years. “I’m always in awe of how many people come out on Thanksgiving morning. I especially love the younger volunteers who are so excited to be there even though they’re getting up at the wee hours of the morning!”

In fact, Nancy believes that every parent should volunteer and encourage their children to do the same. Each year when Nancy was ready to make her own Thanksgiving food donations to Second Harvest, she asked her son to pick out the turkeys and canned goods. Then they drove to the Food Bank to make the delivery so he could better understand the impact they were having. She believes the experience of giving to others has helped shape her son’s character and guided him to a lifetime of service to others.

Nancy says that volunteering is a “rush” for her, probably not unlike the feeling that keeps runners hooked on racing. “It helps me feel like I made a real difference. And I believe the ripple effect caused by giving has an impact on your family, your friends, and the community as a whole.”

Thank you, Nancy, for helping to make sure Second Harvest can continue to help those in need of food. Would you like to fight hunger, too? We have many volunteer opportunities each week. Learn more at www.SHFB.org/Volunteer.


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