Meet our November volunteer of the month, Judy Mann.  Judy is one of our longest serving volunteers and a former long-time board member. She began helping out at the meal center over 35 years ago with the founder, Laurie Bellinger.  Judy was instrumental in the purchase of the meal center’s current building and in recruiting volunteers at the outset of the meal center.  She gave presentations at churches and civic groups to entice them to join in volunteering at the meal center.  Currently Judy serves as the volunteer coordinator for the evening meal service and also steps in to assist in the kitchen when needed.  She manages close to 350 volunteers from the 42 groups that serve each month.  She also has a list of substitute volunteers who will step in when needed at a moment’s notice.  Judy is dedicated to the meal center’s mission and enjoys working with kitchen manager, Mark, to make sure that all the meals are covered.  Judy is pictured with a painting of Laurie Bellinger, whom she says would be so happy and proud to see what the meal center has become today. Thank you, Judy, for your long-time dedication to the hungry in the New London community.