Door of Hope food bank welcomes new staff members
It’s been a time of transition for Meadow Lake’s Door of Hope food bank and soup kitchen, and two new staff members who started this week are already keeping busy.
Will Main was hired as executive director and Natanis Davidsen is the food bank manager. Both are long-time residents of the community, and started their new roles on Monday, July 16.
Main’s predecessor was Unita Esau, who retired last month. He said he’s been enjoying the first few days in the new position, and it’s been an eventful week of introductions and interactions for him and Davidsen, who took over from Derek Loseth. Main said he felt a calling to do the work.
“It was exciting for me because I’m a First Nations person,” he said. “Most of our clientele are First Nations, and I thought ‘Wow, what an opportunity to serve our people, and the whole community.’ It’s important for me to sit down and hear the stories of the people that we serve. We learn so much from them every single day.”