ORLANDO, Fla. — You could call it this woman’s passion; Sharon Crane is volunteering her time making a difference in the lives of others by way of Second Harvest Food Bank.

Second Harvest is Crane’s happy place. She enjoys volunteering her time at preparing meals for those in need. Her passion for giving started doing a former life.

During her days working for Amtrak, she also professionally and volunteering in her spare time with Operation Red Block, a drug and alcohol prevention program.

“Whether I was coordinating events or distributing information or talking to employees one on one, that was my volunteer with Amtrak railroad,” said Crane.

Now retired Crane says she doesn’t plan to stop volunteering anytime soon.

And according to a study done by AmeriCorps, other women like Crane are rolling up their sleeves to volunteer. The study found about five percent more women volunteer than men each year than men.

Crane says it’s all about helping each other in times of need.

“I found also that we all have problems but if you come and volunteer you don’t think about your problems, so they are helping me as well as I’m helping them," Crane said.

Erika Spence said, “Volunteers come here to help pack and prepare meals for seniors in our community." 

Spence with Second Harvest says volunteers are the oxygen that make the mission possible at the food bank. She welcomes Crane’s dedication and positive spirit.

“From day one Sharon has been the bright light her big smile she is very warm she just has a great time when she’s here, she loves the music, she loves the mission she just has a great time when she’s here,” Spence said.

Crane said, “You don’t even feel like you are working, you are volunteering but you are doing it for a purpose, and I just love it.”

It’s that love for helping her fellow neighbors that will keep Crane coming back for as long as she can.