Thank you Volunteers!

Looking for on-going Volunteer opportunities?  Click here.

This year, 42,000 Walkers and 2,000 Volunteers took part in the 2010 Walk for Hunger. Together, we raised $3.8 million for emergency food programs in Massachusetts. We couldn’t have done it without you! Thank you for contributing your time and energy to keep our Walkers safe, motivated, and hydrated along the route! Your support was an inspiration to us all.

If you need verification of your community service hours, please download a  2010 Community Service Form, and send it to: Project Bread - The Walk for Hunger, 145 Border Street, East Boston, MA 02128-1903. Our Volunteer Coordinator will sign it and mail/fax it back to you as soon as possible.

The Walk is over, but you can still help!

As you know, Project Bread uses the money raised through The Walk for Hunger to fund over 400 soup kitchens, food pantries, food banks, and salvage programs in 128 communities across Massachusetts. Many of these programs rely on Volunteers year-round to help with tasks such as sorting donated goods, distributing bags of groceries, and serving hot meals.

Continue your commitment to ending hunger in Massachusetts by lending a hand at a local food program, planning a food drive, donating goods, or helping Project Bread raise funds.

Click here to find a local emergency food program in need of volunteers.

Plan a food drive.

Organizing a food drive is a great way to get your friends, classmates, or co-workers involved in alleviating hunger by supporting a local food program. The best foods to collect are non-perishable goods that will provide nutrition from each food group. For more information on the types of food to collect, download the USDA flyer "Balance your Gift."

To find a food pantry near you where you can bring goods, call our Volunteer Hotline at 617-239-2546 or email volunteer@projectbread.org.

Donate goods to an emergency food program.

Do you work at a store or restaurant and have a large supply of food that you want to give away? While all food programs accept non-perishable goods, some soup kitchens and other programs are able to take perishable goods as well. 

To find a food pantry or soup kitchen near you, call our Volunteer Hotline at 617-239-2546 or email volunteer@projectbread.org.

Submit your art to our Holiday Card Design contest!

Are you an illustrator, photographer, or animated artist? Project Bread is looking for submissions for our 2010 holiday card program. Selected designs are sold at a number of retail locations, including Whole Foods, offered in large quantities to corporations, and sold in our online shop. We are also accepting submissions for animated/flash e-card designs. Artists will be awarded $1,000 per selected design and will receive credit on the back of each card. Designs must appeal to a mass market and should have secular images and themes. Appropriate themes include: New England/Boston Winter, Hope, Joy & Tradition, Family & Friends, Global Peace, and Healthy Harvest & Holiday Meals.

Submit your designs by Friday, June 11, to Sasha Didier at sasha_didier@projectbread.org. The preferred format is PDF for printed cards and html for e-cards.