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Another successful day keeping the community safe! If you or someone you know is medically unable to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, reach out to us to see how we can help you keep yourself or those around you safe. As always, thank you to all of our volunteers for their dedicated, hard work, none of this would be possible without you

Welcome to our first entry in a new series of Volunteer Spotlights! First up is Melanie Leung, a 4th year Environmental Studies major at UCSB and all around fantastic volunteer here at MdM. Get to know Melanie better in the following slides and if you hope to one day be featured in a future Volunteer Spotlight, sign up to volunteer with us soon at the link in our bio!

Couples who volunteer together stay together! Thank you to @ucsbcab ‘s very own @misojoyy for coming out to pack groceries with us today! If you’re interested in helping us pack and/or deliver groceries to our vulnerable community members, visit the link in our bio.

Please give a big thumbs up to our volunteers for their fantastic work last week at @islavistafoodcoop ! If you or someone you know are interested in packing and/or delivering groceries to our community members most at risk to Covid-19, please sign up at the link in our bio!

Masks can’t hide these smiles! It’s been well documented that helping others can help you live longer and happier lives. So do some self-care while caring for others and sign up in the link in our bio to join us tomorrow at @islavistafoodcoop at 12 noon to pack and/or deliver groceries for senior citizens immunocompromised people!

Another week, another fantastic job by our volunteers! Thank you to everyone who made it out last Saturday to pack 50 bags of groceries for 25 families and individuals! If you would like to come out to help us in the future please send us a message or follow the link in our bio to our website!

Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who came out to @islavistafoodcoop last Saturday and especially to our surprise guest in the second photo! Our work wouldn’t be possible without the volunteers from this community so if you’re interested in helping out please reach out to us or visit our website in our bio!

Thank you volunteers for all your hard work on our first program of 2021! Today we packed and delivered a record number of 50 bags to help our community! Can’t wait to see what else we will accomplish this year together

New Year, same mission! Tomorrow we are going to be back holding yet another of our Saturday grocery packing and delivery operations in Isla Vista. This week we will be working in the parking lot behind Ellison and Campbell Hall on the UCSB campus. As well, we will need all the help we can get so if you’re interested in helping out, please either reach out to us or sign up on our website for more information!

Happy Holidays from all of us to you! If you’re feeling struck by the season of good will or want to start out 2021 by giving back to others, please consider volunteering with us on January 2nd to pack and deliver groceries to around 50 individuals and families, we’re going to need all the help we can’t get! Feel free to reach out to us on social media or go to the website in our bio for more information. Thank you and have a safe rest of your year

Volunteer With Us! We’ll be meeting in front of IV Food Co-op this Saturday at 12 Noon to pack and deliver groceries to needy families and individuals who are immunocompromised or senior citizens. For more information please visit the link in our bio and sign up on our website or feel free to send us a message! Be careful this holiday season and keep yourself and each other safe

We’re not sure about snow or sleet, but we do know that neither heat nor rain will impede our volunteers! Thank you to everyone that makes our mission possible. If you’re interested in our services or in volunteering with us please visit our website in our bio our feel free to reach out to us directly!

Shoutout to @misojoyy and all of our wonderful volunteers that helped pack and deliver groceries this week! If you’re interested in our services or helping us out one of these weeks, visit our website or dm us, and together we can serve Santa Barbara One Hand at a Time!

CALLING ALL HELPERS Sign up to volunteer with us this Saturday at 12 noon at @islavistafoodcoop to safely pack and deliver groceries for at risk people with @ucsbthrive Basic Needs Program! For more information feel free to visit our website or reach out to us directly. If you can’t make it out and would still like to help out, please share and help to spread the word! Keep staying safe and have a great day everybody!