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Volunteer of the Month: Michael DeLong Our Volunteer of the Month for February is Michael DeLong. He has been a dedicated food pick up volunteer for months now, bringing us a large donation from New Seasons Arbor Lodge every Thursday evening. He also volunteered his...

Heidi Ofelt Heidi has been pantry coordinator at Cherry Park Elementary since its inception two years ago.  Her persistence and devotion to running the pantry know no bounds.  Cherry Park is our only pantry that is held twice per week in order to allow more parents to...

JoAnn and Lita have to be recognized together as our dynamic volunteer duo this month. Their cooperation, dedication and care for their “Bread Day” at Arleta Elementary School has made their pantry one of our most successful in steadiness and scope. When “Bread Day”...

Meet our volunteer of the month for September, Katie Erzen … Katie started volunteering with Urban Gleaners in 2008, and alongside her daughters, has done the same donation pick-up route over the last 6 years. As the Urban Gleaners coordinator for her National Charity...

This month we welcome Erik Tupper to the Urban Gleaners team. Over the last year, Erik has picked up a bounty of donations from the PSU Farmer’s market, and recently joined us for a summer internship. Erik is in his final quarter at Portland State University, and will...

We are excited to recognize one of our longest standing volunteers for his years of generous service to Urban Gleaners. Robert has been with us for over 5 years, and stops in twice a week with donations from Great Harvest Bread and the Buckman Farmer’s Market. A proud...