project angel food

You all know by now about this volunteer kick I’ve been on, so here is the latest.  Back during our first volunteer event (fountain community garden) which we did through LAworks we were invited by one of the organizers to attend their next volunteer project leader training course, and so that is what we did.  Basically the course is a couple hours of going through the handbook, learning what a project leader is and what their responsibilities are.  Then at the end we are all qualified to “adopt” projects that have openings.  Well, at that particular time there were two available adoptions and I was drawn to one of them.  LAworks volunteers with Project Angel Food two days each month and one of those days was in need of a leader. 

For those of you who have known me for awhile know that I am kind of an “all in” type of person so if I am going to attend a project leader training course then I get excited and want to be a project leader right away.  Usually they like their leaders to have actually volunteered for that project before, so I went to the next volunteer day there which happened to be that weekend.  One thing I was definitely not expecting was to have so much fun!  The staff is a hoot and full of energy, and majority of the volunteers are college kids so the same can be said about them.  All I did was chop for four hours… onions, potatoes, chicken… but it was a blast.  So I asked if I could be appointed project leader for the one day a month that was up for adoption and was told yes.  Hooray, I am a project leader!

Honestly, being the project leader isn’t that big of a deal, I just like that it forces me to be there on a consistent basis.  One day each month for who knows how long I will be in the kitchen of Project Angel Food.

Project Angel Food mission:

To nourish the body and spirit of men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other life-threatening illnesses. Volunteers and staff cook and deliver free and nutritious meals prepared with love throughout Los Angeles County, acting out of a sense of urgency because hunger and illness do not wait.