It is a welcome sight for volunteers and users of the Humboldt and District Food Bank.

A brand new, more efficient building.

With an outdated building and some available funds thanks to past donations, the food bank was able to tear down the old building and prop up the new setting.

Chair Kevin Reiter says that donations from John and Carollynn Daschner as well as Cecilia Annie Poole were instructed to go towards the new building.

"They left us money in their wills and without that money, this food bank never would have been built," he explained. "I can't say it enough times. Their contributions to this, and their foresight to look at what we had and see that we needed something different, was truly amazing."

Reiter says the building marks a fresh start that will allow them to better serve their users.

"A new kind of era in Humboldt. We have a food bank now that we can really work with. We have noticed already that we can use fewer volunteers because it is user friendly."

"In the old building, there was some many little rooms and to make up a hamper, they would have to go into so many rooms," he continued. "With the way we have it set up now, we can just walk along the shelves and everything is lined up."

Food Bank Chair Kevin Reiter receives a donation from Humboldt Sobeys Owner Dave Doepker.

The food bank serves 90 families in the Humboldt area per month, and many more that come to the area to live and need the extra amenities before settling in.

Reiter says that is among the changes he has seen over the years.

"There is a lot of new people coming to Humboldt and area. When they first come, they need a little bit of help. They are from other countries and need some help," he noted. "After they get established, they don't need to come anymore. That's one of the things I really like about the food bank. We get them started until they can become self-sufficient."

As for why he continues to be a big contributor with the food bank, Reiter says he just likes giving back.

"I like to help people and it is a really good feeling to see somebody come in here and be really thankful for getting a hamper of food that is going to help them get through the month."

The food bank, which had served clients in a temporary building, will resume service out of their new building on Tuesday.

They will begin taking donations once again later in the week. Among the items that they don't usually see a lot of are stew, pasta, pasta sauce and stewed tomatoes.