joining our food banks director community engagement, katie mcknight. talk to me about this. >> we are blessed with a generous community and a donor who asked what do you guys need and we said we need volunteers. so they put $25,000 and we are hoping the community will step up and serve a little time with the food bank and help get that much needed funding. >> because we spent so much time together during the month of december i have learned when you see 25,000 or even one dollar what's the real mathematics when it comes to the meals that are provided? $25,000 gets how many meals? >> 50,000 meals. we are able to take every dollar then turn it into two meals. it's great to the food bank because we are getting the benefit of volunteering. packing all the food. we are able to purchase more food with the help of the financial donation. >> i had a chance to be with volunteers during the month of december and i saw service brings us together. i didn't see one political conversation or disagreement over religion, i saw people helping people. they were friends