Fight summer hunger in Central Indiana with Second Helpings

Campers at Jameson Camp share a laugh over a meal provided by Second Helpings. Do you remember long summer days with friends? Maybe at a camp or in a park? Lemonade? Watermelon? Special foods are always a part of summer. Like you, youth who receive Second Helpings [...]

By |2021-08-10T15:45:51-04:00June 19th, 2019|

June 2019 Volunteers of the Month: John & Terry Dungan

Dungan is their name and sandwich making is their game. Since 2017, John and Terry have collectively contributed over 1,300 hours of service towards eliminating hunger and food waste in our lovely community. These two have hearts of gold that shine like sunbeams onto the mission of Second Helpings. [...]

By |2021-08-10T15:39:16-04:00June 17th, 2019|

2019 Scout Nights at Symphony on the Prairie

On Friday, June 14th, we invite the Crossroads of America, Boy Scouts to join us for Kroger Symphony on the Prairie for a celebration of the music of Queen performed by Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. For the past several summers, Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts in uniform who brought a 16 oz. package [...]

By |2021-08-10T15:50:24-04:00May 31st, 2019|

May 2019 Volunteer of the Month: Rick Westwick

Meet Rick! In case you don’t already know, he’s kind of a kitchen king.  In 2017 he decided to join the Second Helpings volunteer family and over 300 hours later, we wouldn’t know what to do without him. Every Tuesday afternoon you can find him cooking away on one [...]

By |2021-08-10T15:46:48-04:00May 14th, 2019|

April 2019 Volunteer of the Month: Phil Ohlrogge

Introducing the one, the only, the fabulous tilt fellow, Phil. Since 2009, this hunger relief hero has dedicated over 2,100 hours of his time towards ensuring that our partner agencies receive some of the tastiest food this side of the Mississippi. That’s a decade of selfless service spent transforming [...]

By |2021-08-10T15:47:11-04:00April 11th, 2019|

March 2019 Volunteer of the Month: Shirley Miller

Meet Super Shirley! She’s a hunger relief hero who has selflessly dedicated over 558 hours of her precious time to preparing meals for our neighbors in need. Nearly 384 of those hours were served in 2018 alone. This foodie has quite the passion for nourishing one’s soul with tasty [...]

By |2021-08-10T15:47:39-04:00March 15th, 2019|

February 2019 Volunteer of the Month: James House

Since 2015, James House has tirelessly dedicated nearly 800 hours of his time ensuring that no Second Helpings task goes unfinished. The saying should be “a James of all trades” because this man has the talents to do just about anything under the sun – especially when it comes [...]

By |2021-08-10T15:50:49-04:00February 18th, 2019|

January 2019 Volunteer of the Month: Alex Khoury

If you volunteer at Second Helpings, chances are good that you have probably already met Alex Khoury, since he dedicates so much of his time towards transforming lives through the power of food. However, just in case, we want to highlight his time and talents. Alex joined our volunteer [...]

By |2021-08-10T15:51:01-04:00January 15th, 2019|