Meet Our Members - Seattle Food Committee Van Tour First Stop: Ballard Food Bank

The Seattle Food Committee hosted their annual van tour and conducted a tour for 60 attendees to visit 5 new food banks in the Seattle area. These visits provided an inspiring an insightful visit for all of those who participated.

First stop: Ballard Food Bank
This location is so new that the staff had just moved in and were one day away from their first day of service at the new site.

Ballard Food Bank was gifted by skilled volunteers with a specialized paint coating that is graffiti resistant!

Nancy McKinney, the Ballard Food Bank's Executive Director, informs the group on the new advantages of their shopping area. They will be using a points system, modeled after the University District Food Bank. They were able to get some great glass-front refrigerators from a second-hand restaurant supply warehouse.
Fantastic artwork by Rachael Bigham adorns the walls of the new Ballard Food Bank.

The welcoming reception lobby allows entrance to the food bank, the teaching kitchen, and the other community service items (i.e. mailboxes, voicemail services, etc).