Reapers of Hope - Volunteering

On Wednesday, December 19, the LEAF program went to the Reapers of Hope organization in Moorefield. When the class arrived and we created by the manager Don. We were treated to many baked goods and sat with those who also worked at this operation. While we were eating, a young man came into the room with a bible and shared a story. The story was about a boy who had five loaves of bread and two fish. The boy was expected to feed a crowd of 5,000 but couldn’t. The main message was that even small acts of kindness can have a large impact on others. After reading the story Don started talking to us about how they wanted to give food to people across the world who were less fortunate. After eating, Don took us on a tour of the facility showing us the process of cutting, dicing, drying, and storing the ingredients used to make the packages of soup that they export around the world. The organization specializes in 15 vegetables in their soup mixes including carrot, potato, onion, rutabaga, and celery. The ingredients come in fresh and are stored for later use. The day we came in, they were dealing with potatoes.. For the remainder of the visit, the LEAF group helped out in cutting the potatoes and removing any undesirable features that were on them. Their soup mixes reach places like Africa and the Middle East. Packages of the soup vary in size and how many people can eat, the biggest one being 90-100 servings. The environment was very inviting and relaxed. Thank you Don for being a very kind and informative host.