Pick for a Purpose

Group of Cox employees that participated in gleaning

Be Part of the Solution. Strengthen Your Team. Feed Your Community.

Pick for a Purpose is a hands-on group volunteer experience with Senior Gleaners. Your organization gathers a team — and together, you’ll help harvest surplus fruits and vegetables from local farms and private properties that would otherwise go to waste.

The food you pick goes directly to hunger relief efforts in our community. The time you spend together builds stronger teams, deeper purpose, and shared memories that last long after the last fruit is picked.

What Your Group Does

You’ll spend a few meaningful hours in a local field, orchard, or backyard harvest site. We take care of all the logistics, safety, and equipment — so you can focus on showing up and making a difference. During your Pick for a Purpose event, your group will:

🍎 Harvest fruits or vegetables that would otherwise be wasted
🧺 Fill and deliver crates with fresh produce to local food banks and meal programs
🤝 Collaborate and connect in a fun, outdoor setting
📸 Wrap up with a short group photo and a few closing thoughts to celebrate your impact
🎉 Leave knowing you did something tangible, generous, and good

Picking fruit is easy and fun – We’ll show you how! — just a willingness to get involved. We provide everything your team needs.

Gleaners picking fruit with picking poles

Who It’s For

Pick for a Purpose is perfect for:

Companies & Corporate Teams – Purpose-driven team-building with social impact
Faith Communities – Live your values and serve together
Friends & Families – Make memories with meaning
Schools & Youth Programs – Hands-on service and real-world learning
Celebration Circles – Mark birthdays, weddings, or reunions with giving

Whether your group is 8 or 20 people, you’ll find this to be a rewarding, energizing way to spend a few hours together.

Why It Matters

Every year, millions of pounds of fresh produce go unharvested due to labor shortages, market conditions, or simple logistics — often left to rot in fields or fall from backyard trees. At the same time, thousands of families in our region lack reliable access to healthy food.

Senior Gleaners exists to change that.

And your group becomes part of that solution — rescuing food, reducing waste, and nourishing lives.

Your Group Gift

Instead of a fee, we invite participating groups to make a monetary gift to support the program.

Your generosity helps us continue providing meaningful experiences and delivering fresh, rescued food to those who need it most.

All gifts are tax-deductible and go directly toward making this work possible.

Group of gleaners around a crop of gleaned fruit

Why Groups Love It

Participating in Pick for a Purpose is more than a service project — it’s a shared story your team will talk about for years.

🌿 Connection – Strengthen team spirit and morale
🎯 Mission Alignment – Bring your values to life
📸 Great Content – Capture beautiful, meaningful moments
🧠 Fresh Perspective – See the world — and your team — differently
💖 Emotional Impact – Know you’ve helped people directly, that very day

How to Join

We offer one Pick for a Purpose event per month from November to June. Groups are booked on a first-come, first-served basis.

Step 1: Gather your team and choose a few potential dates
Step 2: Reach out to us to check availability
Step 3: Confirm your spot and get ready for something meaningful

Ready to Pick for a Purpose?

👉 Contact groups@seniorgleanerssdco.org for more information. To tell us a little about the size of your group, preferred date, and any special requirements or goals for your pick, click on the Start Group Request button that follows.

Start Group Request