More than 100 community members of all ages volunteered Saturday for the Rotary Club of Los Alamos ‘Meals of Hope” event and by mid-afternoon 35,328 servings of food were assembled and packed into boxes that were sealed, stacked and plastic-wrapped ready for pickup Monday morning by The Food Depot in Santa Fe. The food will be distributed to food pantries throughout the area including LA Cares in Los Alamos. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Sophie Stewart, left, works with Rotary president Alison Pannell during the club’s Meals of Hope event at Crossroads Bible Church. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Meals of Hope event coordinator Laura Gonzales, left, helps fill bags with rice and soy as well as other ingredients. The bags each contain six servings of food. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Rotarian Skip King assembles cardboard boxes Saturday morning during the Rotary Meals of Hope foodpacking event at Crossroads Bible Church. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Yunseo Kim, president of the Los Alamos High School Rotary Interact Club, speaks at the start of the Meals of Hope foodpacking event Saturday sponsored by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. Also pictured is event planner Rotarian Laura Gonzales. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Los Alamos County Council Chair Randall Ryti and Teresa Cull, a candidate for Council, prepare soy for food packets during the Rotary Club of Los Alamos Meals of Hope event Saturday. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Cheryl Pongratz, center, and other volunteers check in Saturday morning at the Meals of Hope event. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Los Alamos Deputy Police Chief and immediate Rotary Club past president, left, and Rotarian Greg Viola assemble boxes Saturday morning at the Meals of Hope event. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Volunteers work in an assembly line to pack food packets for The Food Depot in Santa Fe. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Rotarian Brian Newnam places food packets in boxes for Meals of Hope. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
More volunteers at Saturday’s Meals of Hope event. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Volunteers at Saturday’s Rotary Meals of Hope event. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Volunteers at Saturday’s Rotary Meals of Hope event. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
James Wernicke, candidate for Los Alamos County Council, helps out at the Meals of Hope event. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com