Volunteer Spotlight: Volunteer Couple Jan & Dave
It started with one volunteer shift packing food bags for kids to have food over the weekend and that got Jan and Dave hooked. Now they are Volunteer Ambassadors at Every Meal, providing support during our food bag packing events to ensure things are smooth, efficient, and fun.
Hear more from Jan and Dave and why they enjoy spending some of their extra time volunteering together at Every Meal by clicking the video below.
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Q: What’s your name and what is your volunteer role at Every Meal?
Jan: My name is Jan Stark and my role here at Every Meal is an Ambassador and what I do is set up for the events before all the volunteers get here.
Dave: And I’m Dave Stark and I do the same thing as Jan does, but not as good
Q: What motivated you to become a Volunteer Ambassador at Every Meal?
Dave: What motivated me was that Jan signed us up and once we both started coming, we just got hooked on it – just volunteering on a regular basis, packing bags, and recycling. I love doing the recycling. And then after about a year of that, we became Ambassadors. And so we get to kind of organize and help run the events.
Q: What do you enjoy most in your volunteer role at Every Meal?
Jan: It’s exciting that the bags that we’re packing go those kids so that we know on the weekend they have food. They’re fulfilled and by Monday, they’re back to school and at least have some nutrition in their body.
Dave: It’s kind of a way to give back, pay it forward so to speak.
Q: Do you have a family food tradition that is important to you?
Jan: In our family it was lasagna and Italian sausage because my family is all Italian and so that was our favorite. And even during the special holidays, that’s what we have is our lasagna.
Dave: It’s good.
Q: What does it mean to be a volunteer couple?
Dave: All our life, we were busy with raising our family and our careers. And my career in particular took me away where I traveled and it was coast to coast. To be able to do stuff together… wow… yeah!
Browse our range of volunteer roles to see if there’s a good fit for you at volunteer.everymeal.org/agency. All it takes is one shift to make a difference in our fight against child hunger!