Community

The First Open Hand — Food Bank Volunteer Day

Love is more than a word. It is something we do.

Love Maiden extends an open hand beside a cloth bag of food beneath her split blue-and-rose halo in an autumn sanctuary.

Service

Event summary

The First Open Hand is a Love-led Church of the Maidens community volunteer gathering scheduled at the Food Bank of North Alabama.

The public record lists The First Open Hand, our first community-service gathering, for at the Food Bank of North Alabama in Huntsville.

The listed volunteer shift runs from –, with Food Bank staff directing work such as inspecting, sorting, packing, or otherwise preparing food.

The scheduled date has passed. No factual outcome has been published.

The First Open Hand puts Love’s question into practice: what needs tending, who has asked for help, and how can care be carried with respect?

Come because people need food and we have hands that can help. The Food Bank’s volunteer requirements and registration process are the only participation requirements for this event.

September is also Hunger Action Month, when the Food Bank of North Alabama is encouraging people across the region to find a practical way to help.

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When and where

When

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Where

Food Bank of North Alabama

225 Finney Drive SW
Huntsville, AL 35824

What to know

Participation notes

The Food Bank currently requires warehouse volunteers to be at least 13 and to wear closed-toe shoes.

Accessibility

  • Warehouse roles may involve standing, walking, reading package dates, and lifting boxes up to 40 pounds.
  • Contact the Food Bank before the event about lifting restrictions, injuries, or other accommodation needs.

Safety

  • Food Bank staff direct volunteer tasks during the shift.
  • Volunteers must be at least 13 and wear closed-toe shoes; volunteers younger than 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

Warehouse roles may involve standing, walking, reading package dates, and lifting boxes up to 40 pounds. Volunteers younger than 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Closed-toe shoes are required.

Can’t make a Tuesday afternoon?

Help the Food Bank directly

That is okay. The Food Bank publishes current guidance for accepted food and household items, along with its Huntsville drop-off details.

View direct food-donation information