ICU nurses serve food from a Salvation Army kitchen in Bangor, Maine

The nurses of the Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine have taken on a new monthly assignment: feeding the community with the help of The Salvation Army.

Kristie Clark, a case worker for The Salvation Army stated “These ICU nurses had been part of our Angel Tree Christmas program in the past,” “Six months after the Christmas season ended, the nurses all came back and asked, ‘What more can we do?’

What these nurses do goes far beyond volunteering. When they come, they’re not just serving a meal; they bring the recipes, provide all the necessary ingredients down to the spices, and prepare all the food themselves.

After a local TV station aired a story on the nurses and their work for The Salvation Army, the corps was blessed with new eyes on the Army’s mission. As a result, more people have asked how they could also volunteer.

 

In seeing so many health professionals pause their busy schedules to serve, Kristie says that it has made people realize that, if nurses can make time to volunteer, so can anyone.

 

Visit SALVATIONARMYUSA.ORG to learn about volunteer opportunities near you.

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