You don't move to the City of Excellence to be average. Thank God I ain't average!…read more I moved into my new home in Plano two weeks ago and the water towers say it all. I'm right where I belong, in the City of Excellence ;) here's the thing... you aren't excellent if you aren't leaning in to help others. I'm passionate about a ton of things, giving back to others is one of the most important. I rescheduled my every 56 days blood donation to a nearby American Red Cross but being in my new town for two weeks seeing all that it gives, I knew it was time to research how I can make an immediate impact. North Texas Food Bank was a result of my research and I'm so excited about today's effort. After relocating I suppose it's quite fitting to select "Pack and Box" it's literally all I'd been doing the past few weeks, why stop now?!! I had the greatest first time volunteer experience. I signed up last night right before bed because and knew I was going to the gym at 6a with my neighbor so I selected the 1p (arrive by 1230p) time slot. Creating a new volunteer account was super straight forward. I was adding this event to my calendar within minutes. I was greeted by the sweetest ladies upon arrival, offered a locker key (wear a fanny pack if you don't have pockets and wish to bring your phone in) as you aren't wearing aprons. I left my phone in the locker. We did a brief orientation, hand washing and then volunteered for our assignments. I've put together a ton of boxes lately, so I opted for packing. I'm not certain I've ever handled so much boxed milk in my entire lifetime! I was first in the assembly line working hand in hand with Apple juice volunteer and let me just say, we did the damn thang!!! It was such a fun experience I never took a single break. My right arm will soon remind me of this fact. We packed 960 boxes, totaling 20 pallets, weighing 28,800 lbs, creating 24,000 meals! I'm a numbers nerd and love the data following your shift. It makes it that much more rewarding. Impact you can see and feel. There were several corporate groups, families and solo volunteers. Everyone was very kind. I'll definitely be volunteering here on a regular basis as my schedule provides. Thank you so much North Texas Food Bank! As a foodie, meals for those in need is a cause I hold near and dear to my heart. Highly recommend if you're looking to serve others. There are a variety of opportunities. I selected this one today but I may explore others in the near future. Hands down a superb way to spend 3 hours, and the warehouse is nice and cool on a warm day. Perfect place to volunteer in the summer (:

Such a nice/big warehouse facility. Pretty clean and modern. My team and I came to volunteer, and…read morethe staff were all super helpful, and gave us good instructions and rules. The building is the size of 4 football fields, so it's massive. It felt so good to give back to our community. Please consider volunteering if you can, it's super easy to sign up and the process was super smooth.

A great experience. Easy to register a large group through their website. Everything was well…read moreorganized and clear when we arrived. The team working there were friendly and there's an amazing gift shop with wonderful handcrafted items available to purchase. The process of packing food bags was clear and we had fun as a team while doing some good work. Thanks FMSC.

I volunteered alongside my daughter's HS drillteam. This was for a grade at school and a wonderful…read moreexperience as a large group. Upon entry there are hair nets to be worn. Presentation done at the beginning to know some information on how they got started and also what to expect along with some house rules. Lockers are available to place items in. No jewelry allowed and closed toed shoes are required. Definitively would love to take my whole family back to help out!

Prices are pretty steep for resale and there were 2 common prices....$@12.99 & $22. One particular…read moreemployee with glasses and black hair did however intentionally catered to only Anglo Saxons by packing up their items in shopping bags instead of trash bags. An offer was made as a request for shopping bags but was denied several times. Eventually she caved in with the use of a grocery bag. Decent selection but you just have to be really through and selective. The cause hopefully outweighs one bad apple

Nice thrift shop where they sell higher end thrifted items. Seems like they take time to find good…read morestuff to sell versus just anything they get. Don't get me wrong I like finding cheap deals, and here things are a little more expensive than a regular thrift shop, but there is cool stuff and lots of books, dinnerware, art you don't see everywhere.

I love this organization…read more Lovely people & great ministry services. I highly recommend them

We went to the Fork-Off hosted by Network last night and had a Blast. Lots of tasty eats & Lockwood…read morecatered the adult beverages. The Live Auction was also Exciting also. Love supporting our favorite Charity!!!!

I had a fun shopping experience at Simply Grace Thrift Store! I even had hubby with me and that can…read moresometimes shorten the length of my time in the store. But not that day! Hubby was off looking at clothes of all things. He actually found a great deal on a men's puffer jacket (Hawke & Co.) for $10! There were a couple of tiny tears around one elbow and I sewed the hanging nylon and with all the puffer action, you can't even tell I repaired it. He is very happy with his purchase! Since it was right before Halloween, we were looking at costumes, etc. I found a cute girls pumpkin dress and while I was there I sent a pic to my niece, but she already had something similar. They had everything arranged so nicely and the store was well lit. They had some very nice brand name clothing items and the prices were great! And, the best thing of all is that the proceeds from the store benefit the counseling and services available to patrons that need their help.

Charming thrift store in a shopping strip. It's clean and well organized…read more It doesn't have the vintage smell that many places have. The only drawback is that it is small, which means you need to visit often.

I've only been to Minnie's a couple of times, starting this year. I cannot be more thankful of a…read morebusiness like this.. I'm not sure what I was expecting, kind of foods etc But I was very surprised with the foods/beverages my family & I did get. Frozen foods, breads, drinks, donuts, many great (brand name items too) items! I wish I had found out about this food pantry sooner.

I had always heard great things about Minnie's Food Pantry. My child's school had a community…read moreservice event and I also volunteered. We arrived to find a line wrapped around the corner of families in need of assistance. Upon entry to the pantry, our temperature was checked, we received a name tag, instructions, and were assigned to areas to help. Everyone that worked there was friendly, full of energy, & helpful. I worked on the box assembly line for the first couple of hours. I also stocked food, put up empty food crates, opened packages, filled food crates, and cleaned in the warehouse. We volunteered for about 4 hours. The opportunity to serve and be of service to others was heart warming. I will be returning to serve again.

Hope's Door is a great place to donate clothes and House wears. They appreciate the donations and…read moreuse them to help give needy families that are victims of domestic violence a new start.

I have donated to Hope's Door resale store for many years...clothes, dishes, jewelry. It is a very…read moregood cause. Look up their number and call in advance to see when they are taking donations. They are located in Plano , Texas.