Needs From: Whitworth Serves

We're excited to announce that RCYO has partnered with 2nd Harvest to participate in their Zilch program! This initiative aims to provide no-cost fresh produce to our community by addressing barriers often found in other food distribution methods.

Here’s how it works:

Produce Delivery: Every Friday afternoon at 2:45-3:00 PM, 2nd Harvest will deliver a pallet/pallet and a half of fresh produce to our office.

Distribution Location: We will distribute the produce at our designated booth outside Salem Lutheran Church (where our office is located).

Distribution Duration: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM or until all food is distributed

What’s Available: The first week, we received blackberries, lemons, apples, grapefruit, cucumbers, and more. Produce may vary from week to week.

The distribution time can vary depending on the volume of produce, but it typically lasts until 5:30 PM. We’re thrilled to be part of this program and look forward to serving our community with fresh, healthy food!

Duties include: 

-Carrying out and setting up our booth and tables outside our office

-Organizing and sorting through large amounts of produce

-Displaying produce 

-Assisting community members with their desired produce (bagging food)

-Interacting with community members receiving food as well as other volunteers assisting with the food distribution

-Making recipe recommendations, sharing how to utilize produce community members might not be familiar with

-Breaking down boxes and organizing them

-Tearing down and returning booth/tent and tables to the office at the end of the distribution

We are thrilled to announce an exciting new initiative: the West Central Bike Bus Project! This innovative program aims to provide a fun, healthy, and eco-friendly way for our youth to get to and from school.

What is a Bike Bus?

A bike bus is a group of students biking to school together under the supervision of adult volunteers. It’s like a traditional school bus but on bicycles! This initiative not only promotes physical activity and environmental awareness but also builds a sense of community among our youth.

Why Are We Doing This?

Our mission is to create opportunities for youth enrichment in their neighborhood through community engagement, job training, and education. By providing a safe and supportive way for students to bike to school, we aim to:

- Enhance mobility and independence for our youth -Foster a stronger sense of community - Promote physical health and environmental consciousness -Ensure equitable access to transportation

We will be biking to Holmes Elementary in the West Central neighborhood.

We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help bike with the students to and from school. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with the community and support our youth. If you’re interested, please sign up here.

Not all students have access to a bike, and we want to ensure everyone can participate. If you have a bike to donate, please contact us. Your generosity will make a significant difference in a child’s life. Email us and we will swing by to pick it up! 

**Background Checks are required to participate** 

Bike Bus Volunteers must register with SPS using their Volunteer management tool, Raptor Technologies. More information available on our google registration form available via QR code.