Jose Balli is a donor, board member, and volunteer. He began his time volunteering in February of 2018. Jose is also responsible for the beautiful food bank angel wings located next to our Community Donations door.
When I was in Leadership St Tammany, the experience that made the biggest impact on me was our visit to Northshore Food Bank because of the memories it evoked. As a child, I grew up very poor, so I know what it feels like to go to bed hungry.
My father died when I was young, and I only have a handful of memories of him. One of those memories is of dad and I standing in a food bank line for government cheese and powdered milk to feed our family.
When our class visited Northshore Food Bank, its purpose resonated with me and I felt led to become a volunteer. It's fulfilling to know that our community has such a program in place. When I'm loading food boxes in the cars of those in need and I see the faces of the parents and their kids, I have to thank God that these families are being fed and that their children won't be going to bed hungry.
