Volunteers to the Rescue!

If you have come to the South Plains Food Bank lately, you probably noticed it looks a little different. The past few weeks we have been remodelling our front office. We painted the walls, put down new tile, and even got new furniture. All this remodelling meant one thing- lots of moving to do. When we put in the new tile, every bit of furtinute had to be removed from the front office. We weren't sure how we were going to get it all done until Alpha Tao Omega, a fraternity at Texas Tech University, gave me a call. As luck would have it, they wanted to volunteer on the afternoon we were scheduled to begin moving out. That Friday afternoon, a group of fifteen eager college guys came to the food bank to help out. In less than an hour, the entire front office was bare. They moved every inch of furniture out for us, but they weren't done yet. Still wanting to volunteer for another hour, the group made a pallet of hygiene boxes and helped clean out the back warehouse. At one point I even saw a few guys helping to rip up the old flooring! They were a huge help to us. It was amazing to see how much a group of motivated and eager volunteers could accomplish in two hours. We truely appreiate volunteers like Alpha Tao Omega.