VOLUNTEER PROFILE:
Carol and David Bruneau are members of the Thornton Heights Lions Club of South Portland and are regular volunteers at the monthly fresh produce distribution at South Portland High School. Carol and David beautifully display the produce, meats, and breads donated by Hannaford, Shaw’s, and Standard Baking Company. They invite students who pass by during the three lunch periods to fill up shopping bags with whatever they want to take home. They engage the students and talk about how to cook particular vegetables, encouraging them to try a recipe and report back the next month.
Carol is a retired homemaker, food purchaser, home maintenance supervisor; and very active great-grandmother. David is retired from the insurance industry and has been active in Lions for 44 years, currently helping to lead the Maine Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation.
David shared this highlight: “A teacher approached us at the high school while we were volunteering for the Locker Project and accepted some donated food items. She explained that she would take the items back to her desk and leave them in plain sight to reduce the stigma of accepting food or assistance. Since that day, we have suggested to other faculty members they follow her path, and now several others are doing the same thing.”
In December, when the Bruneaus were away and Locker Project staff filled in at the produce table, the students at South Portland High were disappointed they didn't get to share their cooking reports with them!
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