A few weeks ago I was incredibly honored to be accepted to the Georgetown University School of Medicine Class of 2025. The school was my dream program and to be able to transform that once distant prospect into a future reality still feels ethereal. At the epicenter of Georgetown’s clinical philosophy is cura personalis - care for the whole person. This ethos transcends medicine and can be instilled across all acts of social service. Applying a holistic lens to my work has been an endeavor I’ve tried to uphold throughout my experience at Ballard Food Bank.
Read MoreIn December, we lost a dear member of the Ballard Food Bank family - Evelyn Gardner. Evelyn passed away peacefully at the age of 96.
Read MoreWith the New Year, many of us held such great hope as we said goodbye to 2020 and welcomed 2021. Yet, during our first week we found ourselves watching a terrorist attempt to overturn the results of the election. This violent undermining of our democracy was shocking for some but unfortunately not surprising for many.
Read MoreFrom morning until evening, the Ballard Food Bank is buzzing with activity. Rock music plays on the speakers, fans hum throughout the warehouse and a small army of volunteers and staff tackle every task necessary to deliver healthy meals to people in need throughout North Seattle.
Read MoreHsiao-Ching Chou has been a Director on the board for about two years. She is an author of the “Chinese Soul Food” cookbook and works as a communications consultant. As a member of the board she helps with many aspects of the administrative side of the food bank.
Read MoreMeet Andrea Alvarado! Alvarado is a Kindergarten teacher at Adams Elementary School who recently supported the Ballard Food Bank. Having been a resident of Ballard since 1998 and raising two boys here, Alvarado is familiar with the neighborhood.
Read MoreAs a food delivery volunteer I was assigned one of the many delivery routes. During the coronavirus pandemic new routes have been added, but there have always been routes, mainly for senior citizens, as they can’t leave their house as easily to go to the food bank.
Read MoreNina Lindsey is a new Director on the board having joined around a month and a half ago in June. She works at Amazon as a Global Training Coordinator for Fraud Prevention.
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