Markus Mar-Liu volunteered at Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services (SFBFS) as a student with Mc Clatchy High school. Markus is an incredible young man with high ambition and drive to make the world a better place. Markus recently completed a project that took a great deal of planning and organization to complete. As a final project for Eagle Scouts, he painted a nook, built a desk with three chairs, hung a modern and very fashionable curtain with rod; which, can now be used as a divider of the two rooms. This project has built a safe haven for the young children who attend Play Care in which they can relax and read a book or prepare for Kindergarten.

Markus showed great deal dedication and drive to accomplish this project for the children of Play Care. He organized a group of friends and other eagle scouts to help him with the painting of the nook. Markus solicited donations from local businesses and received many supplies he needed from Home Depot, Emigh Hardware and Kelly Moore. With the help of all those who donated towards this project he was able to finish this project in roughly 296 hours.

In fall Markus will graduate from the Eagle Scouts program shortly thereafter he will graduate High School where he will then follow his dreams towards one day becoming an FBI agent or an Aerospace Engineer. Markus continues to volunteer at Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services in our Mobile Food Distribution program. We encourage all to come down to our Saca Center to see the work this courageous young man has spent many long hours working on.

We are very thankful for all the hard work Markus has put into this project. The children’s spirits lit up once they were able to see their new room. This means a lot to all of us and we wish Markus the best of luck in all that he does. Markus is an inspiration to all and we are blessed to have him continue to volunteer his services at Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services.

Please note: This month's Volunteer Spotlight was written by Kristina Rodriguez