On November 26th, team 3D got the chance to work with St. Mary’s Food Bank! It was truly a great experience. The 3D team split into 2: some made holiday food boxes and some handed out free cool cans of 3D to passing cars, picking up or dropping off food. The experience was very beautiful because it was not just about donating a turkey for a less fortunate family or packing food boxes, it was about giving back to our home, our community Arizona.

First we all gathered together with the head of the St. Mary’s Food Bank to hear what the organization was all about. Their mission statement, “To promote the elimination of hunger through the gathering and distribution of food while encouraging self-sufficiency through advocacy and education”, really hit home to the volunteers of the 3D team and when we got assigned our jobs, we worked like mad men! It was funny to see people that you work with work so hard. The group was compiled of people of many ages and places in their lives, yet it was such a equal and humbling experience.

The group that I was in was the group that handed out free, cool cans of 3D to whoever wanted one (which was everyone ). The people that accepted 3D were always sweet, kind, thankful people. It was all love, which was really beautiful to see. One woman asked us for a can and we gladly handed her two for the road home and she kindly responded with “God Bless You”. Our group was met with such kindness and thankfulness and things like “you guys make this great” and “THANK YOU!” shouted out of windows. This 3D experience was one of the best experiences not only for team 3D, but also for me and the other individuals who worked so hard at St Mary’s.