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This month's Staff Spotlight introduces you to Patrocinia Bocajol, our dedicated Food Program Assistant. Her role is crucial as our Food Program has grown significantly since the beginning of the pandemic as the program has expanded significantly since 2020. Patrocinia closely collaborates with our Food Program Coordinator to ensure that we meet the needs of over 400 households that depend on the food we distribute each week.
Patrocinia's fluency in Spanish and Kaqchiquel, an Indigenous language from Guatemala, makes her a valuable asset to our team.
She volunteered for more than five years before becoming a support staff member in 2021, when we restructured our budget to keep Patrocinia and other key staff members on the team to address the growing food insecurity we saw. Patrocinia is also an excellent team player and helps the agency during special events, such as our diaper distribution or 40th Anniversary celebration.
Patrocinia finds her job fulfilling in that she gets to assist the community and identify the specific requirements of households that visit our pantry. Once she is aware of their needs, it becomes simpler for her to select the essential items from Food Share. Outside of work, organizing her home and taking inventory is her favorite pastime. This is particularly helpful for her when she is feeling low. She also takes pleasure in gardening; she even transformed an empty plot behind our warehouse into a beautiful garden filled with flowers and vegetables!
If you are ever in our Community Market line, you'll see Patrocinia hard at work. We appreciate her so much!
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