Vote The River Food Pantry for Best Volunteer Opportunity in Madison! | The River Food Pantry

The River Food Pantry was nominated as a top finalist for Best Volunteer Opportunity through Madison Magazine’s Best of Madison Awards!

“We’re so excited to be nominated for Best of Madison for the first time, especially for our volunteer opportunities,” said Rhonda Adams, Executive Director of The River. “Every year, we work with thousands of volunteers to help nourish our community. Last year alone, 2,909 volunteers gave 41,370 service hours and we could not be more grateful!”

Please help us win by voting for The River! Visit www.madisonmagazine.com/bom, click on the ‘Lifestyle’ section, select ‘Volunteer Opportunity’ category and vote for The River Food Pantry.

Your votes help to raise awareness of The River’s need for volunteers to feed the increasing number of Dane County households experiencing food insecurity.

You can vote ONCE from June 1–30 — please vote today!​

 

About The River Food Pantry
The River is South Central Wisconsin’s busiest food pantry. Services include free groceries for pickup or delivery, to-go meals, online grocery orders, mobile meals, and after-hours food lockers. The River also recovers food and resources—that would otherwise go to waste—from local retailers. Since 2006, The River has grown to serve over 3,500 people every week in pursuit of its vision: a fully nourished community.

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