Addison Micallef

I volunteered at the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. Throughout my 3 hours there, I partnered up with 5-6 other individuals, and we worked as a team to package 600 meals to send out. We lined up on both sides of a long table, and worked our way up and down the table, scooping food into containers. We then lined up once again and worked together to place the containers into a machine that applies a safe, plastic covering to each meal. I noticed that the establishment has put a lot of thought and effort into this organized, team oriented system, in order for these tasks to be completed in a timely manner, but still ensures food safety is the top priority. This experience connects to my values of helping individuals, particularly those that are less fortunate, as well as contribute to my goal of putting a smile on people’s faces; hopefully those meals did just that. I learned that this organization is simply a community that is working each day to help the communities around them, not for their own benefit, but everyone else’s. This experience has shaped my thinking about a potential future role in the business field by allowing me to remind myself that any work we put in should not be for ourselves, but for those around us.