Volunteer Ministers work to end hunger

Ariel Novick, Food Lifeline Volunteer Engagement Manager
at far left with a group of Volunteer Ministers.
Photo by Steve Pearce

The Church of Scientology hosted a World Humanitarian Day Open House recognizing the work of Food Lifeline in the fight against hunger and the church’s Volunteer Minister program. The event also called attention to the need for more volunteers to help in the crusade to end hunger in western Washington.

Keynote speaker Ariel Novick, Volunteer Engagement Manager with Food Lifeline, gave an overview of the organization’s work and impact in the area and noted its long partnership with Scientology’s Volunteer Ministers who do a monthly repacking project at Food Lifeline’s facility in Shoreline.

Last year alone, 10,000 volunteers from a variety of groups and individuals donated 46,000 hours, packing, sorting and labeling over 7.2 million pounds of food. This repacked food was distributed to a network of 275 hunger relief agencies in western Washington.

Danar Hoverson, Shoreline resident and director of the local church’s Scientology Volunteer Ministers program, noted that there was still a need for many more volunteers to help with Food Lifeline’s mission and gave a briefing to the crowd on the Volunteer Ministers role in helping in this and other humanitarian endeavors such as disaster preparedness and disaster response around the world.

For more information about volunteer opportunities with Food Lifeline, contact 206-545-6600. Those having a need for Volunteer Ministers can contact 206-284-0604.