This past summer, 170 Aetna interns from across the country spent an entire day at Foodshare to sort food to help our neighbors in need and learn more about hunger in our community. The interns volunteered at both Foodshare locations – including our main warehouse in Bloomfield and our produce facility at the Hartford Regional Market – and rotated through different stations: sorting donations of meat, grocery items and produce, and preparing mesh bags that Foodshare uses to efficiently pack produce. Interns also participated in Foodshare’s Hunger 101 role-play and discussion activity to learn more about the realities of hunger.
Altogether, this energetic group from Aetna sorted enough food to provide close to 24,000 meals!
A big thank you to the volunteers and staff members from Aetna for taking time to give back to the Greater Hartford community!
Do you have a group that’s interested in volunteering at Foodshare? Learn more >
