Bagel Brigade
Art Siegel is part of the Bagel Brigade, a 17-year-old operation run entirely by volunteers who collect day-old goods from markets, bakeries and bagel shops and give them to schools, homeless shelters, rehab centers and other facilities. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Art Siegel rolls a shopping cart loaded with donations through Whole Foods in Sherman Oaks. The Bagel Brigade needs some reinforcements as its volunteers grow older. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Bagel maker Salvador Mejia, left, helps Siegel, 80, load his Bagel Brigade van with day-old bagels at Solley’s Deli in Sherman Oaks. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Bagel Brigade founder Herman Berman, right, talks with volunteer Art Siegel. Berman still does what he can for the brigade, but hes going on 88 and uses a walker now. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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Liggett Street Elementary School Title 1 coordinator Jesus Duenas, left, helps bag bread and bagel donations in the Bagel Brigade van with volunteer Art Siegel at the Panorama City campus. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Saticoy Elementary School parent coordinator Hilda Cardona hugs Bagel Brigade volunteer Art Siegel after unloading donations at the North Hollywood school. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Art Siegel gets baked goods from a supermarket delivery man in a market parking lot. Siegel had to cut back recently from five days to three, but says he wont quit until he has to. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Liggett Street Elementary School parent center volunteer Dolores Garcia, right, rolls in with bags of bread and bagel donations. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
