Volunteers arrive and begin unloading.
The room suddenly comes alive with noise. Volunteers from the John Hancock Life Insurance Company, the site's financial sponsor, have begun opening the 375 brown bags that will be filled with groceries. Jamie Bell, Laura Maney, Liz Sawyer, and Phil Clawson from John Hancock Signature Series coordinate with volunteers from the Charlestown Community Middle School and the Charlestown Community Center. They like getting groceries, as opposed to hot meals, so they can maintain their independence and freedom of choice. The truck, packed with cases of food selected by The Food Bank's registered dietitian, arrives at the school's loading dock.