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Hanford Site Workers and Their Families Pitch in for Turkey Drive

Employees from EM Richland Operations Office contractor MSA and their families pitched in for people in need this Thanksgiving holiday.

Office of Environmental Management

November 20, 2018
This is the second year employees with EM Richland Operations Office contractor Mission Support Alliance and their family members sorted food for Second Harvest’s Turkey Drive.
This is the second year employees with EM Richland Operations Office contractor Mission Support Alliance and their family members sorted food for Second Harvest’s Turkey Drive.

RICHLAND, Wash. – Employees from EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Mission Support Alliance (MSA) and their families pitched in for people in need this Thanksgiving holiday.

   MSA teamed up with Second Harvest, a community organization focused on fighting hunger, to sort food as part of the annual Turkey Drive.

   The Turkey Drive is one of Second Harvest’s biggest food-collecting events and helps provide 2,600 warm holiday meals to families in the community. Volunteers spent a Friday afternoon sorting apples and onions for holiday meal boxes.

Bruce Pritchard with EM Richland Operations Office contractor Mission Support Alliance brought his three granddaughters, from left, Trista, Sloan, and Haiden, to volunteer at Second Harvest.
Bruce Pritchard with EM Richland Operations Office contractor Mission Support Alliance brought his three granddaughters, from left, Trista, Sloan, and Haiden, to volunteer at Second Harvest.

   Volunteering is a great team building activity or a nice way to spend an afternoon with your family,” MSA’s Renee Brooks said. “Look up volunteer opportunities in your community — we’re sure you won’t regret it!”

   In a matter of two hours, volunteers sorted more than 20,000 pounds of food, freeing up time for Second Harvest staff members to focus on other projects. The volunteers noted that the experience helped them better understand the need within the community.

 

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