HOUSTON — If you volunteer at the Houston Food Bank, there’s a good chance you’ll run into Caroline Esses. She’s kind of hard to miss.
Esses, an empty nester with time on her hands, spends about 17 hours a week volunteering at the food bank, where she serves as one of the organization’s “apple core leaders” and even trains new volunteers. And when she leaves, she doesn’t stop giving. She keeps an extra box of food in her car at all times, ready to hand out if she spots someone in need.
It’s a habit that actually got her pulled over once…