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Meals
for Homeless Shelters
Our
Fellowship provides a lunch at the Salvation
Army and a dinner at Safe
Harbor on a monthly basis.
The lunch at Salvation Army is scheduled for the fourth
Saturday and the dinner at Safe Harbor is scheduled for the
second Sunday. One
volunteer from our Fellowship organizes the menu and serves the
food each month and two helpers assist in the food preparation.
A yearly schedule is made in advance each January for the
year, and newcomers are always welcome to sign on as
substitute helpers in the interim. We are looking for as many
people who can make a commitment as possible.
In
addition to providing meals for each organization on a monthly
basis, we have made a commitment to Safe Harbor to provide other
items for the people living there.
Items needed in the shelter include: men's toiletries,
paper products, assorted men's clothing such as socks,
underwear, tee shirts, and sweatshirts. There will be a basket
to collect any of these items in the lobby of the church.
What
you can do:
1. Sign up to provide portions of 3
meals a year.
2. Bring personal items to the
collection barrel in the sanctuary.
The
Schedule
Each
year we prepare a schedule of cooks for Safe Harbor and
Salvation Army. Each month three volunteers prepare a lunch for
Salvation Army (fourth Saturday) and three prepare a dinner for
Safe Harbor (second Sunday). One person serves as the
"organizer" volunteer each month and the other two are
the "helper" volunteers for each meal. Most volunteers
agree to be an "organizer" one time a year and a
"helper" twice a year — if you’d like to do it
less or more, that’s fine too!
Organizer
Tasks
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Plan
meal and contact helpers to assign food for them to prepare
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Cook
one portion of the meal
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Schedule
yourself to serve the meal or ask one of the helper people
to do this
Helper
Tasks
Many
people have asked over the last year when the new rotation will
begin — January is the time to get your requests in. Request
coming in after the main schedule is set will be placed on the
substitute helper list.
What
do I do to get on the schedule?
Contact
Sharon Mayer-Conroy. Tell her:
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Do
you have a preference for Salvation Army or Safe Harbor?
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The
schedule is for February to January. What months are not
good for you?
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How
many "organizer" and "helper" slots
would you like to fill?
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