Our group is schedule to work at the Produce Rescue Center (PRC). Donated non-perishable food items, paper goods, and a small amount of other items are brought to the PRC to be sorted and inspected to insure safety before being distributed to non-profit agencies. We will inspect, sort, and repack these donations. Our work will help nearly 750 non-profit agencies in Metropolitan Atlanta and Northwest Georgia — including homeless shelters, soup kitchens, day care centers, nursing homes, job training programs and battered women’s shelters.

Schedule and Rules

12 p.m. — Lunch at Food Bank

1:15 p.m. — Orientation and Training

1:30 p.m. — Work begins!

All volunteers must be 8 years and older. Chaperones must accompany volunteers under the age of 18.
This project is not appropriate for those who cannot do moderate lifting (20 to 40 pounds) or stand for prolonged periods.
Please wear close-toed shoes. No sandals, flip-flops, or high heel shoes are permitted.

Note: the entrance we will use is at the REAR of the PRC building, we will not use the main entrance in the front!

Wooster Staff Attending

Rebecca Schmidt, Director of Stewardship

Driving Directions

From I-75 / I-85 going South:

Take the 10th & 14th Streets exit. Turn right on 10th St. and follow it until it dead ends into Brady Ave. Turn left on Brady. Take the 1st right onto Marietta. Turn left at the first traffic light onto Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard, NW (formerly Ashby St). Follow Joseph E. Lowery until you cross the railroad tracks. The Food Bank will be on your right—take the second entrance and follow the signs to the parking lot on your left (about ½ way along the South side of the building). Follow the signs and sidewalk-with-railing to the PRC awning towards the rear of the building.

From I-75 / I-85 going North:

Take the 10th St. exit. Turn left on 10th and follow it until it dead ends into Brady Ave. Turn left on Brady. Take the 1st right onto Marietta. Turn left at the first traffic light onto Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard (formerly Ashby St). Follow Joseph E. Lowery until you cross the railroad tracks. The Food Bank will be on your right—take the second entrance and follow the signs to the parking lot on your left (about ½ way along the South side of the building). Follow the signs and sidewalk-with-railing to the PRC awning towards the rear of the building.

From I-20:

Take the Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard exit (formerly Ashby Street-some exit signs still say Ashby). Turn north toward town. Follow Lowery Boulevard (formerly Ashby St) for approximately 2.5 miles. Cross over Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway. (Formerly Bankhead Hwy) Continue along Joseph E. Lowery, the Food Bank will be on your left—take the first entrance and follow the signs to the parking lot on your left (about ½ way up the South side of the building). Follow the signs and sidewalk-with-railing to the PRC awning towards the rear of the building.

From Downtown:

Peachtree St. north to North Ave. Left on North Ave (please note that you can’t turn left between 4-6PM). Cross I-75/85 (Pass GA Tech and Coca-Cola complex.) At 4th traffic light past I-75/85, turn Right on Northside Dr. and go to 1st traffic light (about 1/4 mile). Turn Left at 1st light onto Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway and go to 2nd traffic light. Turn Right on Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard, NW. The Food Bank will be on your left—take the first entrance and follow the signs to the parking lot on your left (about ½ way up the South side of the building). Follow the signs and sidewalk-with-railing to the PRC awning towards the rear of the building.

Alternative from Downtown:

From intersection of Spring and Marietta Sts., take Marietta St. north about 2 miles. Turn Left on Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard (Traffic light at bottom of long downhill.) and follow it until you cross the railroad tracks. The Food Bank will be on your right—take the second entrance and follow the signs to the parking lot on your left (about ½ way along the South side of the building). Follow the signs and sidewalk-with-railing to the PRC awning towards the rear of the building.

MARTA:

Take the East-West rail line to either the Bankhead or Ashby Street Station. From either station, take the # 52 Knight Park Bus. This bus passes directly in front of the Food Bank. Follow the signs and sidewalk to the PRC awning towards the rear of the building. The PRC has a separate entrance from the main one at the front of the building.