VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
THAT UPLIFT LIVES
A core dynamic of the White Pony Express model is engaging people’s natural desire to be of service to others.
Hundreds of volunteers make White Pony Express possible. They volunteer with us because they believe in our mission and know they're helping neighbors with urgent needs.
VOLUNTEER ON-SITE
General Store
The White Pony General Store (WPGS) Program promotes economic independence by providing high quality new and like-new clothing, books, toys, and emergency supplies. Our General Store is regularly contacted by agencies whose clients do not have basic necessities or are looking for on the job attire. We respond by setting up clothing closets, organizing drive-thru giveaways, and creating wardrobes for individual clients based on their preferences.
VOLUNTEER ON-SITE
Food Rescue
Our Food Rescue Program addresses a problem that every food market faces: what to do with surplus fresh food. WPE picks up large quantities of high-quality surplus food from large distributors, supermarkets, restaurants, and farmers markets and delivers it to organizations that feed hungry people. Our deliveries are always free of charge and based on the specific preferences of the 80+ non-profit agencies we serve.
VOLUNTEER OFF-SITE
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Our Neighbors Helping Neighbors Program (NHN) is an entirely new collection and distribution system for smaller, more frequent donations that we have historically been unable to pick up due to our capacity limitations. Using an innovative app (think Uber for food rescue), food donors can signal when they have excess food and an available "on-demand driver" will pick up and deliver it directly to a matching food recipient organization. Email us to inquire about volunteering for this new program!
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Get to know WPE’s Volunteer Program. Feel free to contact us to learn more.
Meet our amazing volunteers whose hands, hearts, and laughter enliven White Pony Express!
Ed Sullivan
Food Rescue Safety Ambassador
David Mello
Food Rescue Safety Ambassador
Keith Beard
Food Rescue Safety Ambassador
Peter
Brooks
Community
Outreach
and Development
Coordinator
Nick Tenbrink
Food Rescue Driver
Karen Leffler
WPE Outreach Ambassador
Mandy
Nakaya
Volunteer Coordinator
Lorraine
Granit
WPE Outreach Ambassador
Trish
Proctor
WPE Outreach Ambassador
Lucy Goodell
WPE Outreach Ambassador
Maxine
WPGS, Women’s department lead, operations
Christina
Food Rescue
Volunteer
Mary Hasset
WPGS, Teen boy’s department lead
Lisa McGuire
WPGS, Book department lead
Caryle Marks
WPGS, Toy department lead, developmental toy specialist
Margie
Obendorf
WPGS, Toy department lead, infant toy specialist
Jerry Maggioncolda
WPGS, Toy department specialist
Trish Bowman
WPGS, Toy department specialist
Jim
Piepergerdes
WPGS, Men’s department lead, inventory data entry specialist
Shaya and Shrianna
Youth Volunteer
Ambassadors
Jim
Kirkpatrick
WPGS, Inventory administrator, member of operations team
Patti Cochran
WPGS, Women’s department specialist, senior closet program manager
Bob Johnson
Food Rescue Safety Ambassador
Paula Keeler
Food Rescue Safety Ambassador
Steve
Spraitzer
Marketing
Coordinator
Lance Littlejohn
Food Rescue Driver
Nancy Burgess
WPGS, Book department specialist, volunteer services
Mary Silver
WPGS, Toy department lead
Nancy Evans
Food Rescue Driver
Annie Barnhart
Shoe Fairy
Shoe Fairy
Beth McWhirter
Shoe Fairy
Julia Fertziger
Shoe Fairy
Candice
Dessiver
White Pony General Store Volunteer
Ilana Mage
Shoe Fairy