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hi, yesterday i voluntered for the northeast iowa food bank. the food bank provides food to the salvation army in waterloo who then distribute the food to the people who qualify. when i got to the food bank, i was very impressed, there was a lot of food packed in the storage, ready to be sent to the salvation army, so we helped pack the boxes of food into the van. when we go to salvation army, we brought the boxes out, removed the foods and repacked them in a way that can feed a family of 1-2 in about four days. it was a very eye opening experience. i got to know that there were really poor people in America. because most at times you think the poor ones are ony in African and its only Africans who are starving, but far from it. i learnt that the community donates most of the foods to the food bank who then forward to salvation army. i thought that was really nice. the way the organises also coordinated the activities were very impressive, they have volunteers running the place, and those guys work really hard to get things done. i was also very impresssed with the group that came along, we all worked hard and within a short time we were done with most of the things that we had to do. this experience is really an eye opener for me. i am grateful to God that i have never had to think about where my next meal will be coming from. i will definately voulunter the next time i get the opportunity to.