{"id":55735,"date":"2024-07-02T15:33:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T14:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.n-able.com\/?p=55735"},"modified":"2024-07-11T15:28:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T14:28:33","slug":"n-able-volunteer-spotlight-feeding-our-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.n-able.com\/es\/blog\/n-able-volunteer-spotlight-feeding-our-communities","title":{"rendered":"N‑able VoluNteer Spotlight: Feeding our Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our VoluNteer Spotlight series honors and shares how N-ablites across the globe make the most of their two fully paid VoluNteer Days each year by serving the communities where they live and work. We\u2019re so proud of our N-ablites passion to serve others and champion the importance of giving. The result is a culture that drives progress, changes lives, and makes a bigger impact\u2014one story at a time.<\/span><\/p>\n

This time we\u2019re checking in with N-ablites from our Raleigh-Durham and Boston Collaboration Hubs after they each spent a VoluNteer Day serving their local food banks, that distribute food to local pantries, soup kitchens, and partners that help people in need.<\/p>\n

Tell us why you love to support your local food bank. <\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cEnsuring the people in our local communities have access to healthy food is very important. Last year, the Greater Boston Food Bank<\/a><\/span> distributed more than\u00a0109\u00a0million pounds\u00a0of healthy food\u2014which is the equivalent of over\u00a090 million meals! <\/strong>VoluNteers are a critical resource in accomplishing these numbers, so I was honored to be a small part of the effort to feed the community, and I loved seeing the immediate results from our hard work!\u201d Jim Bell, Director, Marketing, Boston Hub<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

What were your duties while volunteering?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cMy fellow N-ablites and I N-joyed<\/strong> rolling up our sleeves and working with our hands to help serve the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.<\/a><\/span> From unloading food packages from trucks, to inspecting, cleaning, and bundling food items such as apples, potatoes, and canned goods, we were able to have a direct impact as all of this was sent off immediately to the distribution centers. It was an incredible feeling spending the day being part of such a meaningful cause that changes lives in our community.\u201d Andrew Reinhardt, Director, Web Product Management, Raleigh-Durham Hub<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Which N‑able core value do you feel like you were able to display on your VoluNteer Day and why?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cThe values we most displayed on our VoluNteer Day were N-rich Lives <\/strong>and N-joy the Journey<\/strong> because we were helping to make a difference for people in the community, but most importantly we did this together and had a lot of laughs and good times along the way.\u201d Jim Bell, Director, Marketing, Boston Hub<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe all felt like we were able to N-rich Lives<\/strong> by helping the Food Bank. There is a great deal of meaning and purpose you feel when you directly help provide people with the food they need to thrive \u2013 and we\u2019re so grateful we got to be part of it for the day.\u201d Andrew Reinhardt, Director, Web Product Management, Raleigh-Durham Hub<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you, Jim and Andrew, for sharing your stories with us! Stay tuned for more N-spiring stories like these from our N-ablites across the globe. In the meantime, check out some of our other VoluNteer Spotlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n