06/18/2026
💕 VOLUNTEERS OF THE MONTH: BARB & ERIC 💕
Going on five years, and a combined 1,200 volunteer hours…these two lovebirds are quite the power couple! If you ever get the chance to work alongside Barb or Eric, you will be quick to see their devotion to improving our communities.
Barb managed a garden in Houston for a food bank, which was able to grow supplemental food for distribution. When they moved back to Berks County, the need to fight food insecurity was that much stronger, and luckily they found us!
You can find these two primarily bagging perishables or Weekender, but they also package at the Community Kitchen, assist at Mobile Markets, and even help out our agency partners!
In their spare time, they enjoy spending it with their grandchild, as well as at home on hobbies such as carpentry and gardening.
When they’re able, they’ll pack up and take a cross-country trip across the U.S. or a small barge river tour with their family in Europe!
“It is hard to believe that the food most of us take for granted is not a given for some many people, especially when it is easy to see so much of it go to waste. This is our way of making it a little better for people in need,” they said.
