First Fruits Farm and Manna volunteers harvest thousands of pounds of first-rate produce each year for Manna's clients. Come join the fun and help your neighbors in need. Bring your family, friends, neighbors or co-workers!
Date: Saturday, September 24th
Time: 8:30am to approximately 11:30am or 12pm.
Please arrive 10-15 minutes early for volunteer check in.
Where: First Fruits Farm near Freeland, MD Farm is about an hour north of Baltimore.
Volunteers will harvest and bag produce. Volunteers must be 7+ and those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult, 21 or older. Volunteers must provide their own transportation to the field. Click here for more information and to register today.
Satellite Distribution Volunteers
SSL hours available
Volunteers must be 17 years of age or older
Advance registration is required
Help distribute food to Manna's clients at our satellite distribution sites in and around the County.
Volunteers will come to the satellite location and help distribute food to Manna's clients out of the back of our truck, alongside Manna staff. The volunteer work is OUTSIDE and takes place RAIN or SHINE.
TIME: 3:30pm - 7pm. Volunteers arrive @ 3:30pm, distribution begins @ 4pm and ends @ 7pm.
Volunteers will help load boxes of food in to client cars. The volunteer task is outside and the work is physical, requiring bending and lifting of up to 25 pounds.
To register to volunteer:
If you are interested in volunteering at a satellite location,
advance registration is required.
Please note: this opportunity is not on the list of volunteer activities available to individuals currently receiving food from Manna Food Center.
Come volunteer at the upcoming Sugarloaf Craft Festival to collect food and funds at the Manna Food Center tent. You'll have the chance to enjoy the festival -- great food, contemporary crafts and fine art -- before or after your shift!
Festival takes place at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Gaithersburg.
The booth can accommodate a maximum of 3 volunteers per shift. Volunteers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult 21 or older. Minimum age: 10 years old
We will send you an email confirmation after verifying availability for your preferred shift.
Food Distribution Volunteer
Must be 17 years of age or older
SSL hours available
Volunteers help with a variety of tasks such as packing and sorting food, bagging produce and meat, assisting clients to their car, and taking in food donations.
This is a great time to earn Student Service Learning (SSL) hours!
Volunteers are needed every day Monday through Friday: 9am-3pm. Volunteers should be comfortable standing on their feet, bending, reaching and lifting, 5 - 25 pounds.
Please note: this opportunity is not on the list of volunteer activities available to individuals currently receiving food from Manna Food Center.
For more information and/or to register for this opportunity, please click here.
Join the Manna Ambassador Team
Volunteers must be 18 years of age
or older.
Staff a Manna table at outreach events, and share information about Manna's mission in the community.
For more information on these events or to join our Ambassador team, email Mardia
Indicate AMBASSADOR in the subject line.
Thank you for fighting hunger and feeding hope in our community.
