Meet The Hungry Harvest Team: Driver Edition!
Meet Our Hungry Harvest Driver’s: Danielle George & Keith Blake
September 13 - 19, 2026 Marked Driver Appreciation Week
Every Hungry Harvest box has a journey. It starts with sourcing and packing fresh, rescued food at our warehouse, but the journey doesn’t end there. This September, for Driver Appreciation Week, September 13-19, we’re recognizing two members of our team who play a critical role in getting our fresh produce from our warehouse to the community’s front door: Danielle George, Delivery Driver, and Keith Blake, Box Truck Driver. The warehouse doesn’t stop at the loading dock. The drivers are the people who carry the work Hungry Harvest into the community.
When we asked their Director, Greg Smith, who he thought would be great to feature, Danielle and Keith were two names he immediately shared. Their work is an important part of what makes our mission possible, and this week we’re excited to give them recognition they deserve.
“Hungry Harvest allows this community to widen by bringing resources from other places to where they are needed most”, shares Danielle.
When asked what having access to fresh, healthy food means to you personally, Keith shared that having fresh, healthy food means a great deal to him, as he grew up in the Salinas Valley in California while surrounded by fields of fresh fruits and vegetables.
“As a kid, I imagined everyone having access to the abundant food source….” Growing up surrounded by agriculture shaped Keith’s understanding of how important access to fresh food can be. “I realized there are so many people around the country that need the same access as me.”
When asked about our partners, Danielle shared “Many of the neighborhoods that I serve experiencing food insecurity are also dealing with problems related to poverty and systemic inequality.” She also shares that she has the opportunity to become familiar with different fruits and vegetables, which allows her to educate people about the different types of produce.
Their days on the road may look different from delivery to delivery. From managing deliveries, navigating routes, and interacting with partners and customers, every day brings something new.
For Danielle, believing everyone has worth and dignity, regardless of social status, is central to her work. It’s about helping each other and sharing resources. “Hungry Harvest allows this community to widen by bringing resources from other places to where they are needed most. Deliveries to underserved areas brings needed relief, joy and most all, hope to individuals in need of aid,” she shares.
For Keith, he remembers being inspired by one of our clients receiving boxes from Hungry Harvest on a bi-weekly basis. She shared how she was able to feed two generations in her family because of Hungry Harvest.
“She was able to make healthy meals for them as she was in a ‘food desert’ and we were her main source for fresh produce, bread, eggs. She would thank me every time she saw me so she could plan out her weekly meals,” Keith shares.
It’s all about being part of the bigger picture and being a community provider.
But behind the routes, deliveries, and produce boxes is a much larger purpose. The work our drivers do is essential to connecting rescued food with the people and communities we serve. “Rescued produce can mean unusual size and shapes or mild damage like kale with burnt tips. When we use more of a harvest, less has to be produced which saves on precious resources.”
Keith also sees the impact of Hungry Harvest’s community partnerships through the people he interacts with every day. He understands the important role healthcare professionals, schools, nonprofits, and community organizations play in supporting health and nutrition for the entire community. “I am so proud of the outreach of all our partners and knowing I am just a small part of something greater,” says Keith.
Working at Hungry Harvest has also changed the way Danielle thinks about food waste altogether. Before she joined the team, she noticed differences in the sizes and shapes and diversity of produce.
“It was not until I joined the Hungry Harvest team that I learned that conventional supermarkets had size and shape requirements for produce that would remove quite a bit of harvest from being sold.”
This Driver Appreciation Week, we’re proud to celebrate Danielle, Keith, and all of our Hungry Harvest drivers. We thank you for helping us get where we are and where we’re going, and most importantly, for helping us reach the communities who make this work impactful.