By: Veronica Floyd 

On Saturday, 10 Quicken Loans team members, decked out in their bright green volunteer shirts, spent 3 hours volunteering at Gleaners Community Food Bank in Detroit. When we arrived we watched an informative short video about Gleaners and its vital link between available food and those who need it most.

During our time there, our Quicken Loans team split into 3 groups that packed food, assembled boxes, and pulled food orders. My group had a blast pulling orders! I met new people from the Quicken family of companies and different community groups. We worked together to lift heavy boxes of food and even got a good work out doing it!

Despite the heat and humidity, we worked as a team to pull orders, sort food and assemble boxes for a great cause. By the end of our shift, we had packed a total of 50,502 pounds of food which equates to more than 50,500 meals!

Quicken Loans volunteers Stacy McNary and Eric Cullen, stated, “We had fun! We stapled food boxes and had an awesome time! We will definitely come out again to help families in need.”

I want to give thanks for all the team members that came out and volunteered their time. This was my first event without my team leaders Wendy and Lisa and I appreciate everyone’s positive attitude and encouraging words.