The Women’s Involvement Network (WIN) of the Providence College National Alumni Association is sponsoring two volunteer evenings in October to benefit food banks in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Volunteers are needed to sort food at both events.

The first event will take place on Wednesday, October 24, at the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts in Hatfield, Mass. The second will be the following day, Thursday, October 25, at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank in Providence. Both events run from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. A light dinner will be offered at 5:15 p.m. at the Providence event.

Those wishing to volunteer should contact Alyssa M. Snizek, assistant director for alumni relations in the Office of Institutional Advancement. She can be reached at (401) 865-2165 or at alyssa.snizek@providence.edu.

Snizek said 25 volunteers are needed for the Massachusetts event and 60 volunteers for the Rhode Island effort. Volunteers at the Rhode Island food bank will include members of the Board of Governors of the National Alumni Association and students from the Friars Club and the Student Congress.

At both venues, volunteers will sort donated food items and place them in boxes to be given to low-income families. Last year in Providence, volunteers sorted 10,500 pounds of food, Snizek said. “It’s nice to participate in this volunteer work right around the holidays when you realize how many people are in need of food,” said Snizek. “It’s only two hours, but we sort thousands of pounds of food and help a lot of families.”

Snizek said the food sorting is a fun experience because of the camaraderie of being with PC alumni and students and meeting up with old friends. This is the eighth year the College has sponsored a food bank volunteer night, she added.

Inspired by the mission of Providence College, WIN celebrates and fosters women’s contributions and involvement in the College community and affirms the values of the Dominican tradition at PC, promoting them through scholarship, leadership, and service to others. WIN is administered by the Office of Institutional Advancement.