Lutheran Church of Hope and Meals from the Heartland have teamed up for two more combination meal packaging events to benefit the DMARC Food Pantry Network: Friday, February 26 and Thursday, March 24. Both packaging events will be held from 1:00 - 4:00 PM at Meals from the Heartland, 357 Lincoln Street, West Des Moines, IA 50625.

We will be packaging taco rice and chili macaroni combination meal packets that will be distributed throughout DMARC's network. Packaging events are a great way to help the community if you have a workplace team or small group looking for a volunteer opportunity!

Friday, February 26	10-15 volunteers needed	Sign Up
Thursday, March 24	40 volunteers needed	Sign Up

Questions? Contact the DMARC office at 515-282-2026 or email dbeck@dmarcunited.org.

We are in need of a consistent and regular volunteer to help sort a weekly dairy donation from Anderson Erickson on Tuesdays at 1:45 p.m. For more information, please contact Food Pantry Network Warehouse Director Rebecca Whitlow, 515-277-6969 x14 or rwhitlow@dmarcunited.org.

Red Barrel Sack Saturdays are staffed by groups of volunteers from churches, schools, businesses and civic organizations. Events typically run from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on a Saturday morning and require a minimum of four volunteers (two volunteers per two-hour shift).

Sack Saturday volunteers encourage support of the Red Barrel program by working in local grocery stores and asking shoppers to:

We are in need of a volunteer to pick up bread from the West Lakes Hy-Vee store, 1725 Jordan Creek Pkwy in West Des Moines, the following Tuesday mornings: February 16, February 23, and March 1. The bread donation needs to be picked up and transported to St. Mary Family Center, 1815 Hubbell Avenue in Des Moines. If you would like to volunteer for this opportunity, please contact the DMARC office at 515-277-6969 or info@dmarcunited.org.