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Event: Somerville Mobile Market: Greater Boston Food Bank (CANCELLED)
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Location: Somerville Mobile Market
1372 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02144
Date: Apr 11th 2020, 8:00 am - 10:30 am
Staff: Manager: Graham P
RSVP: This volunteer event has been cancelled. The non-profit event might be still happening.

Event Description:

Mobile Markets enable GBFB to deliver high-quality, perishable food directly to partner sites in order to reach isolated communities and populations at high-risk of hunger. This food is brought in on our refrigerated trucks and set up on tables in the style of a farmer's market. Clients 'shop' at each table, choosing from a diverse selection of fresh produce, dairy products, and high-protein items.
 
Volunteers play an integral role in the program, helping with all aspects of unloading, set up, distribution of food, and breakdown. 

What you should know:

In addition to signing up on the One Brick website, all volunteers need to register with Greater Boston Food Bank using the fokllowing URL:  https://gbfb.secure.force.com/volunteer/VolunteerPortal_Registration_Individual?shift=a010W00000vIRsjQAG

Please confirm with the event manager that you have completed the GBFB registration.  Please let us know if you need to UnRSVP so we can make your slot available to another volunteer.

The Somerville market takes place outside in a parking lot so please dress for the weather. Please wear closed-toe shoes (no sandals or flip flops). Keep in mind that the market is not a GBFB location but a partner sits which could be a school, community center, assisted living center, etc. 
 

Where to Meet:

This event is located at the parking lot at 1372 Broadway in Somerville (Corner of Broadway and Alewife Brook Parkway) by the Stop and Shop and Clarendon Hill Towers. Please look for the One Brick event manager upon arrival. The event manager will provide more details in their reminder email closer to the date of the event.

MBTA: 87 or 88 buses to Clarendon Hill Busway (Connection to Red Line at Davis or Green Line at Lechmere)

PARKING:

Parking is available in the Clarendon Hill Tower's lot.

Greater Boston Food Bank:

The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and among the largest food banks in the country. Last year, we distributed almost 35 million pounds of food, enough to provide healthy meals to as many as 545,000 people at risk of hunger.

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