Category: Spotlights

We work with a network of partners, volunteers, and supporters who are essential to the work that we do. This series of spotlights will highlight the contribution of these fantastic groups and individuals. Find out more about one of our most consistent volunteers, Michelle. Interested in volunteering with Fresh Truck? Sign up at www.freshtruck.org/volunteer.

Name: Michelle Prevost

Current residence: South Boston, MA

Occupation: Currently looking to re-enter the real world since finishing business school.

Fresh Truck volunteer since: Fall 2O18

Favorite volunteer location: Patrick J. Kennedy School in East Boston. Thanks to its proximity to delicious Colombian food around the corner!

I volunteer with Fresh Truck because: I love helping in some small way to address the huge challenge that is food access in Boston, and helping in a larger way to address the huge challenge that is stocking fresh produce properly on a small school bus.

My favorite Fresh Truck memory is: Finally learning what ingredients make up a proper sofrito (thanks Vicky!) – all of which can be found on the truck.

My favorite fruit or vegetable is: Is garlic a vegetable?

Anything else to add: Hats off to the Market Managers, who facilitate an incredibly fun and meaningful volunteer experience!

We work with a network of partners, volunteers, and supporters who are essential to the work that we do. This series of spotlights will highlight the contribution of these fantastic groups and individuals. Find out more about one of our most consistent volunteers, Noemie. Interested in volunteering with Fresh Truck? Sign up at www.freshtruck.org/volunteer.

Name: Noemie Bechu

Age: 22

Current residence: Jamaica Plain, MA

Occupation: In-home therapy clinician at the Brookline Community Mental Health Center

Fresh Truck volunteer since: August 2018

Favorite volunteer location: Pop-ups. I love seeing how excited everyone is to have the truck come to their neighborhood.

I volunteer with Fresh Truck because: I love Fresh Truck’s mission to help people of lower socioeconomic status gain access to affordable healthy food. There’s a big community around Fresh Truck and this community (staff, volunteers, shoppers) has kept me coming back.

My favorite Fresh Truck memory is: Everyone who comes on the truck is so friendly and grateful, and one women shared with me her recipe to make eggplant parmesan. It was a small moment, but she was ecstatic to share it with me.

My favorite fruit or vegetable is: Apples!

We work with a network of partners, volunteers, and supporters who are essential to the work that we do. This series of spotlights will highlight the contribution of these fantastic groups and individuals. First up is one of our most dedicated volunteers, Caroline. Interested in volunteering with Fresh Truck? Sign up at www.freshtruck.org/volunteer.

Name: Caroline Mullen

Age: 21

Current residence: Quincy, MA

Occupation: Nursing student at University of Massachusetts Boston

Fresh Truck volunteer since: July 2018

Favorite volunteer location: Villa Victoria Apartments, South End, Boston

I volunteer with Fresh Truck because: As a nursing student, I have learned that one of a nurse’s largest roles is health promotion, which, in turn, leads to illness prevention. After discovering Fresh Truck and its mission to radically improve community health by bringing healthy food to those that need it, I fell in love with the work that this organization was doing, and I wanted to be part of this mission. I also loved how, unlike other organizations, I can volunteer at any market I want and there’s no weekly commitment I have to give to volunteer. This works well with my school and athletic commitments during the school year.