ORLANDO, Fla. — It remains a heartbreaking reality, people who don’t have enough food, if any at all, in their pantries at home. Many nonprofits are seeing people who normally wouldn’t have to ask for help. Everyday Hero Marsha Burns recognizes that and wants to try to make the situation better.

What You Need To Know

  • Marsha Burns has volunteered at The Sharing Center since 2020 

  • Was fortunate in her career life, paying it forward to help others 

  • Has seen a big increase in people needing help since 2020

“I was very blessed in my career life. And I was very blessed and had some much good fortune that I felt it was time for me to help those who aren’t as fortunate as I,” Burns said as she packed bags and boxes of food for families in need at The Sharing Center of Seminole County.

In 2020, Burns decided to go back to work at The Sharing Center, and it’s a job she said she enjoys.

“We get an order from the case managers telling us how many people are in the family. And then we make up grocery carts for those families based on the amount of people in the family,” Burns said.

Fruits, vegetables, bread, pastries and meat. All the essentials delivered to families, no questions asked. Burns has built a rapport with the people she serves. She knows many of her clients’ names, and they know her name, and ask for her. From when she started, to now, Burns has noticed the number of clients has doubled, but it keeps her motivated to help.

“It’s interesting, and it’s fun,” Burns said.

In 2022 alone, almost two million pounds of groceries were given out by The Sharing Center, and $17,000 in hardship assistance.