Volunteer Opportunity – Join Us at the Food Bank
Volunteer recruitment email with sign-up and event details.
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</style></head><body style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0"><!--$--><!--html--><div style="display:none;overflow:hidden;line-height:1px;opacity:0;max-height:0;max-width:0" data-skip-in-text="true">Join us this Sunday to pack 1,000 food boxes and feed 50 families in our community. Sign up today.<div> </div></div><!--head--><!--body--><table border="0" width="100%" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" align="center"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0rem;padding:0rem;font-family:ui-sans-serif,system-ui,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji""><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:rgb(193,0,7);padding-right:0rem;padding-left:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-top:0rem"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="max-width:600px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-left:1.5rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-top:1rem"><tbody><tr style="width:100%"><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td data-id="__react-email-column"><img alt="Community Food Network logo" height="36" src="/static/company-logo.png" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none" width="140"/></td><td align="right" data-id="__react-email-column"><p style="font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.4285714285714286;color:rgb(255,201,201);margin:0rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.025em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Volunteer Program</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:rgb(193,0,7);padding-right:0rem;padding-left:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-top:0rem"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="max-width:600px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;padding-right:0rem;padding-left:0rem"><tbody><tr style="width:100%"><td><img alt="Volunteers gathering together at a community event, ready to make a difference" height="320" src="/static/images/library/event-outdoor-crowd.png" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;width:100%;object-fit:cover" width="600"/></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:rgb(193,0,7);padding-right:0rem;padding-left:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-top:0rem"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="max-width:600px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;padding-right:2rem;padding-left:2rem;padding-bottom:2.5rem;padding-top:2.5rem"><tbody><tr style="width:100%"><td><p style="font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.4285714285714286;color:rgb(255,201,201);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0rem;margin-bottom:0.75rem;margin-top:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Sunday, March 15, 2026</p><h1 style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:2.25rem;line-height:1.25;font-weight:700;margin:0rem;margin-bottom:1.25rem">Volunteer Sunday — Help Pack 1,000 Food Boxes</h1><p style="font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.625;color:rgb(255,226,226);margin:0rem;margin-bottom:2rem;margin-top:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">This is your chance to show up, roll up your sleeves, and make something real happen. In just a few hours, you and your fellow volunteers will pack 1,000 food boxes that go directly to families in our community who need it most. One morning. Massive impact.</p><a href="https://communityfoodnetwork.org/volunteer-signup" style="line-height:1.5;text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;max-width:100%;mso-padding-alt:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(193,0,7);font-weight:700;font-size:1rem;padding-right:32px;padding-left:32px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:16px;border-radius:0.5rem;text-decoration-line:none;letter-spacing:0.025em" target="_blank"><span><!--[if mso]><i style="mso-font-width:400%;mso-text-raise:24" hidden>    </i><![endif]--></span><span style="max-width:100%;display:inline-block;line-height:120%;mso-padding-alt:0px;mso-text-raise:12px">Sign Up Now</span><span><!--[if mso]><i style="mso-font-width:400%" hidden>    ​</i><![endif]--></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding-right:0rem;padding-left:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-top:0rem"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="max-width:600px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;padding-right:2rem;padding-left:2rem;padding-bottom:2.5rem;padding-top:2.5rem"><tbody><tr style="width:100%"><td><h2 style="color:rgb(193,0,7);font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.3333333333333333;font-weight:700;margin:0rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;letter-spacing:-0.025em">Event Details</h2><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="margin-bottom:1.5rem"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td align="left" valign="top" data-id="__react-email-column" style="width:48px;padding-right:1rem"><img alt="" height="40" src="https://placehold.in/40x40@2x.png/b91c1c" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;border-radius:0.5rem" width="40"/></td><td valign="top" data-id="__react-email-column"><p style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(16,24,40);font-weight:700;margin:0rem;margin-bottom:0.25rem;margin-top:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Date and Time</p><p style="font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.625;color:rgb(74,85,101);margin:0rem;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Sunday, March 15, 2026 — 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM<br/>Doors open at 8:30 AM for check-in</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="margin-bottom:1.5rem"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td align="left" valign="top" data-id="__react-email-column" style="width:48px;padding-right:1rem"><img alt="" height="40" src="https://placehold.in/40x40@2x.png/b91c1c" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;border-radius:0.5rem" width="40"/></td><td valign="top" data-id="__react-email-column"><p style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(16,24,40);font-weight:700;margin:0rem;margin-bottom:0.25rem;margin-top:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Location</p><p style="font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.625;color:rgb(74,85,101);margin:0rem;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Riverside Community Center — Warehouse Hall<br/>4820 Riverside Drive, Portland, OR 97201</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="margin-bottom:0.5rem"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td align="left" valign="top" data-id="__react-email-column" style="width:48px;padding-right:1rem"><img alt="" height="40" src="https://placehold.in/40x40@2x.png/b91c1c" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;border-radius:0.5rem" width="40"/></td><td valign="top" data-id="__react-email-column"><p style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(16,24,40);font-weight:700;margin:0rem;margin-bottom:0.25rem;margin-top:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Parking</p><p style="font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.625;color:rgb(74,85,101);margin:0rem;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Free parking is available in Lot B on Cascade Avenue.<br/>Street parking is also available on Riverside Drive.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #eaeaea;border-color:rgb(229,231,235);margin-bottom:2rem;margin-top:2rem"/><h2 style="color:rgb(193,0,7);font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.3333333333333333;font-weight:700;margin:0rem;margin-bottom:0.75rem;letter-spacing:-0.025em">What You Will Be Doing</h2><p style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.625;color:rgb(74,85,101);margin:0rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;margin-top:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">No experience needed — just energy and a great attitude. Our team leaders will guide you through every step. Here is what the morning looks like:</p><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:rgb(254,242,242);border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:4px;border-color:rgb(231,0,11);border-top-right-radius:0.5rem;border-bottom-right-radius:0.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-left:1.5rem;padding-bottom:1.25rem;padding-top:1.25rem;margin-bottom:1rem"><tbody><tr><td><p style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(16,24,40);font-weight:700;margin:0rem;margin-bottom:0.25rem;margin-top:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Assembly Line Stations</p><p style="font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.625;color:rgb(74,85,101);margin:0rem;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Work shoulder-to-shoulder with other volunteers along a fast-moving assembly line, passing and loading food items with precision and speed.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:rgb(254,242,242);border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:4px;border-color:rgb(231,0,11);border-top-right-radius:0.5rem;border-bottom-right-radius:0.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-left:1.5rem;padding-bottom:1.25rem;padding-top:1.25rem;margin-bottom:1rem"><tbody><tr><td><p style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(16,24,40);font-weight:700;margin:0rem;margin-bottom:0.25rem;margin-top:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Box Packing and Sealing</p><p style="font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.625;color:rgb(74,85,101);margin:0rem;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Pack each box with a balanced selection of pantry staples, fresh produce, and protein. Seal, label, and stack them ready for delivery.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:rgb(254,242,242);border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:4px;border-color:rgb(231,0,11);border-top-right-radius:0.5rem;border-bottom-right-radius:0.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-left:1.5rem;padding-bottom:1.25rem;padding-top:1.25rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem"><tbody><tr><td><p style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(16,24,40);font-weight:700;margin:0rem;margin-bottom:0.25rem;margin-top:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Inventory and Organizing</p><p style="font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.625;color:rgb(74,85,101);margin:0rem;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Help sort incoming donations, organize supply tables, and keep the warehouse floor running smoothly so the whole team can hit 1,000 boxes.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #eaeaea;border-color:rgb(229,231,235);margin-bottom:2rem;margin-top:2rem"/><h2 style="color:rgb(193,0,7);font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.3333333333333333;font-weight:700;margin:0rem;margin-bottom:0.75rem;letter-spacing:-0.025em">What to Bring</h2><p style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.625;color:rgb(74,85,101);margin:0rem;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Absolutely nothing — we have got you completely covered. All gloves, aprons, packing materials, and supplies are provided on-site. Just show up in comfortable clothes and closed-toe shoes, and we will handle the rest.</p><p style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.625;color:rgb(74,85,101);margin:0rem;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Lunch and refreshments will be available for all volunteers from 12:00 PM onward. Come hungry, leave proud.</p><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #eaeaea;border-color:rgb(229,231,235);margin-bottom:2rem;margin-top:2rem"/><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:rgb(193,0,7);border-radius:0.75rem;padding-right:2rem;padding-left:2rem;padding-bottom:2rem;padding-top:2rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem"><tbody><tr><td><h2 style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.3333333333333333;font-weight:700;margin:0rem;margin-bottom:0.75rem;letter-spacing:-0.025em">Your Morning Feeds 50 Families</h2><p style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.625;color:rgb(255,226,226);margin:0rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;margin-top:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Every single box packed on Sunday goes directly to a family in the Portland metro area facing food insecurity. Last year, our volunteers packed over 12,000 boxes across 14 events. This Sunday, you become part of that story. The work is real, the need is urgent, and the impact is immediate.</p><a href="https://communityfoodnetwork.org/volunteer-signup" style="line-height:1.5;text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;max-width:100%;mso-padding-alt:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(193,0,7);font-weight:700;font-size:1rem;padding-right:32px;padding-left:32px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:16px;border-radius:0.5rem;text-decoration-line:none;letter-spacing:0.025em" target="_blank"><span><!--[if mso]><i style="mso-font-width:400%;mso-text-raise:24" hidden>    </i><![endif]--></span><span style="max-width:100%;display:inline-block;line-height:120%;mso-padding-alt:0px;mso-text-raise:12px">Sign Up</span><span><!--[if mso]><i style="mso-font-width:400%" hidden>    ​</i><![endif]--></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:rgb(249,250,251);padding-right:0rem;padding-left:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-top:0rem"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="max-width:600px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;padding-right:2rem;padding-left:2rem;padding-bottom:2rem;padding-top:2rem"><tbody><tr style="width:100%"><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="margin-bottom:1.5rem"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td align="center" data-id="__react-email-column"><p style="font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.4285714285714286;color:rgb(106,114,130);margin:0rem;margin-bottom:1rem;text-align:center;margin-top:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Share the word and bring a friend along</p><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td align="center" data-id="__react-email-column"><a href="https://facebook.com/communityfoodnetwork" style="color:rgb(193,0,7);text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:600;font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.4285714285714286;margin-right:0.75rem;margin-left:0.75rem" target="_blank">Facebook</a><a href="https://instagram.com/communityfoodnetwork" style="color:rgb(193,0,7);text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:600;font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.4285714285714286;margin-right:0.75rem;margin-left:0.75rem" target="_blank">Instagram</a><a href="https://twitter.com/cfnportland" style="color:rgb(193,0,7);text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:600;font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.4285714285714286;margin-right:0.75rem;margin-left:0.75rem" target="_blank">Twitter</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #eaeaea;border-color:rgb(229,231,235);margin-bottom:1.5rem;margin-top:1.5rem"/><p style="font-size:0.75rem;line-height:1.625;color:rgb(153,161,175);text-align:center;margin:0rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-top:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Community Food Network — 4820 Riverside Drive, Portland, OR 97201</p><p style="font-size:0.75rem;line-height:1.625;color:rgb(153,161,175);text-align:center;margin:0rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-top:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Questions? 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