Who’s that friendly voice on the phone and smile behind the Denver front desk on Mondays and Thursdays? Meet Charles, one of our wonderful office assistant volunteers. He directs phone calls to appropriate staff members, quality controls hundreds of new and recycled meal bags, and even brings in homemade treats to share!
Have you ever packed a Project Angel Heart meal bag? How about shuttling a carload to a satellite location, or delivering to a client’s door? Even if you’ve volunteered countless times, you might never have thought twice about that little white label on every bag, but it means a lot to us behind the scenes….
Every Friday morning, 30 to 40 volunteers gather at our Denver office to pick up their delivery routes. Almost all of the clients who receive Friday deliveries live within 5 miles of our facility…almost. We also serve the Montbello and Green Valley Ranch areas on Fridays– closer to Denver International Airport than Project Angel Heart….
You may recognize Joel as the guy who rides his bike to Project Angel Heart twice a week. He chops tons of veggies (literally) as part of the Tuesday afternoon kitchen crew, and also helps our distribution team organize Friday delivery routes. About 30% of our clients receive their food on Fridays, and this distribution…
David volunteers every Thursday as part of a dedicated group of individuals. This “Thursday Distribution Crew” packs all 6,000 frozen meals, plus soup, bread, and desserts, in under four hours every Thursday! Most importantly, their eye for detail ensures that each and every client receives their medically modified diet.
Each week, we make use of satellite locations across Denver and Colorado Springs to make our deliveries more efficient. On Saturdays, volunteer shuttle drivers take a carload of meals from Project Angel Heart to a designated satellite location, where volunteer delivery drivers pick up the bags they will deliver to clients- all under the direction…