L to R: Allison Poulin, daughter of West Palm Beach
Supervisor, Distribution Operations Armand (Al) Poulin.
By Gale Jackson, West Palm Beach Customer Relations Coordinator
On Sunday,
May 3, West Palm Beach, FL, Supervisor, Distribution Operations Armand Poulin
volunteered to help pack one million meals for people in need throughout South
Florida for the Organization United We Stand Against Hunger.
Ten people were
assigned to a table and in an assembly line fashion they worked as a team. They
were tasked with preparing a dehydrated meal package consisting of dried rice,
lentil beans, dried vegetables and powdered seasoning. As the package
passed from hand to hand through the ten people it was also weighed, vacuumed
sealed, labeled and packed 48 in a box then the box was immediately sealed,
palletized, and shipped. The packages of dried ingredients only required the
recipient to add water and would make enough soup to feed six people.
Each
table was challenged to quickly make as many meals as possible by working in
unison. At the end of the shift the team making the most meals would win
a prize where each member on the team received two tickets to the Miami
Dolphins first home game. Al’s worked with his daughter Allison Poulin on the
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. shift. Al was informed 720,000 meals had already been made
before he started with over 500,000 already delivered.
“The event
leaders really motivated us and kept us posted on our progress. They told
us which table was ahead in making the most meals. Each table was given an
event staff member assigned to motivate us and keep things moving making the
whole experience fun. At the end of our shift we completed 840,000 meals
exceeding our goal. We were told our group made the most meals of any shift for
the day. Although our table did not make the most meals to win the
Dolphins tickets, we sure had a great time trying! We are looking forward
to next year,” said Poulin.
A sea of volunteers
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