Meal Instructions
HOT MEALS: Lately, 50+ people are showing up here, six days per week, in need of a hot meal. We are capable of dishing out hot food from large serving trays or crock pots. Try to let us know what you are planning to bring for hot food so other volunteers can fill in other items like veggies, sides or salads. Or, team up with a friend who is willing to do the side dishes of rice, hot veggies, baked potatoes, salads...
Please drop off food after 12:15 pm and before 1:00 pm on your day.
We do NOT have an oven or large microwave to heat food. If you are donating soup or chili, we need paper bowls or large paper coffee cups and spoons to serve that! We do NOT have a kitchen, dishwasher, utensils, plates/bowls ... We are always in need of disposable paper plates, paper bowls, utensils, hot or cold cups, napkins, paper towels ...
If you have the time and talent to cook more often, we can supply some ingredients from donations we have on-site (soup bases, stock, veggies, instant mashed potatoes, beans, instant rice...). When you drop off a meal, pick up some supplies for your next volunteer day.
Please, please, please ... if you can't make it for the day you signed up for, give us as much notice as possible so we can pull together another plan to feed everyone!
SANDWICHES: The sandwiches (nothing containing mayo - so no tuna salad, chicken salad or egg salad) are requested 40 at a time. Ideally 80-120 small sandwiches OR 40-60 large grinders so that each lunch guest could leave with one or two. Please do not add condiments, tomato or lettuce.
It needs to be soft bread or soft rolls because crusty or ciabatta bread is too difficult for our many guests who have dental pain. Package into individual sandwich bags and then stack them back into the bread bags, 10 sandwiches per loaf bag. Be mindful that these will be the evening meal and will not be eaten until many hours after they are delivered.
Please drop off sandwiches after 12:15 pm and before 1:00 pm on your day.
Please, please, please ... if you can't make it for the day you signed up for, give us as much notice as possible so we can scramble to pull together another plan to feed everyone!
