First SEG Volunteer Day a big success

On Saturday, 21 September, before the SEG convention began in earnest, the first SEG Volunteer Day was held at the Houston Food Bank. About 32 volunteers ( Figure 1 ) participated in sorting and packing donated food for distribution across southeast Texas. Many of the volunteers were from the University of Houston GeoSociety. The Houston Food Bank is the largest food bank in the United States (by pounds) distributing more than 80 million pounds in the past year to more than 600 partner agencies (soup kitchens, food pantries, senior centers, and other agencies) in 18 southeast Texas counties. The Houston Food Bank generates food for more than 137,000 people per week. Most of the food goes to the working poor—those persons who have jobs but still struggle to put enough food on the table for their families. Only 6% of the people served are homeless; the other 94% are working people who struggle to pay bills and provide adequate food on the table.