25 Days Of Volunteering—Day 23: County Harvest Food Rescue Helpers

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — 'Tis the season for giving back to your community. There are a number of ways that you and your family can help others through the holidays.

Every day through Christmas, Patch will be highlighting a way you can provide compassion and resources to those in need.

Volunteer New York! makes it easy to find ways to help — through donations, supporting nonprofits and even volunteering from home.

Today's opportunity is for food rescue volunteers with County Harvest | http://countyharvest.org

County Harvest is an all-volunteer food rescue organization dedicated to helping communities throughout Westchester County by connecting food donors and agencies serving people in need. Every day, volunteers rescue excess, unsold food from a variety of food donors, including supermarkets, wholesalers, caterers, country clubs, farms, bakeries, bagel shops, and corporate caterers and deliver it immediately to nearby soup kitchens, food pantries, and homeless shelters.

Food Rescue Volunteers are the lifeblood of County Harvest. Volunteers can commit to a weekly food rescue run or simply fill in on occasion. Most food rescue runs take about an hour and can be done using the volunteer's own car or one of County Harvest's vans.

Express interest here to help battle hunger in Westchester County.

Check out all the volunteer opportunities around the Hudson Valley by visiting the Holiday Volunteering web page.