A Day to Remember in Second Harvest Food Bank

MUNCIE, Indiana - It was 27th of June 2013. Eight out of fifteen grantees of SUSI New Media in Journalism went to Second Harvest Food Bank to volunteer. The journey from Ball State University to the Second Harvest Food Bank took approximately 20 minutes. The grantees were all excited about the idea of volunteering.

As Eleanor Roosevelt said, "We must want for others, not ourselves alone." SUSI students found a visit to the Second Harvest Food Bank was very impactful and somehow gave them a better perspective and greater understanding about how there are still a lot of people, even in such a developed country like United States of America suffering to make ends meet.

SUSI students were given a chance to help pack apples and onions and label canned food before they  were distributed to the people who need them. They also got a chance to have a chit chat and exchange stories and experiences with other people who did volunteer in the food bank as well.

A little help SUSI students did in the food bank contributed a great will to serve and help more people in their home countries. "We should have this kind of food bank in Indonesia to free the poor from hunger," Adji, one of SUSI students, said while packing onions.