Chefs (and Aspiring Chefs) Needed for
3/30 PMD COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
WHAT Prepare & serve lunch to 100-150 poor & homeless
women and their children at Rosie's Place
WHEN Saturday, March 30
9:30-2:00
WHERE South End
T-accessible & parking available
WHY Unfortunately, less people volunteer
after the holiday rush to do so, yet volunteers
are needed year-round (and the fifth weekends
of the months) to serve meals to guests
at Rosie's Place. At the end of the month when people
on fixed incomes tend to have run out
of money, meals are especially needed.
Rosie's Place provides a safe haven
for women, providing community and
companionship as well as nutritious
meals and connections to internal
and external providers of emergency
and long-term assistance. Rosie's
accepts no government funds, and
relies instead on committed volunteers
and private supporters.
This project falls on the fifth weekend of
the month, when there are no regular
volunteer "caterers" to cook and when most people
who receive monthly support have run out of resources.
All volunteers are asked to contribute
$10 to help offset the cost of groceries.
Financial hardship waivers available (since
(this should not prevent you from
participating) when you sign up.
(If you are unavailable to volunteer on 3/30, help
us buy the groceries by making a donation to PMD online or by
sending a donation check to our post office box below.)
No food service experience is required-
just a smile, good heart, good health,
ability to follow directions, work while
standing most of the time, and desire to
provide friendly conversation and support
for guests. Women AND men are welcome
to volunteer.
Includes lunch if there is enough to go
around. We will be making healthy and tasty,
individual turkey meatloaves that have been
very popular when we've made them the past two years.
Volunteers must be age 12* or older and
complete both release and health reporting
agreements upon arrival.
*Volunteers age 12-15 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian
who also signs up individually to participate fully and to
contribute grocery funds by the deadline.
HOW Register by 3/20 at http://s.zoomerang.com/s/pmd033013
Incomplete submissions cannot be honored.
Individuals may only sign up themselves
(and may not reserve spaces for others).
Participation is required for the entire
project time span.
After you successfully sign up online, you will
see a confirmation screen, but NOT receive any email message.
Then a few days before this project
PMD will email specific details as PDFs,
including directions to the project site
(by public transportation and by car),
what to expect, recipes, health reporting form,
and a required waiver/release.
WHO People Making a Difference (PMD) is a nonprofit
organization that promotes informed and
responsible volunteerism by involving people
in tangible, hands-on work that meets
local needs and by assisting companies
and charities in building successful community
involvement programs that:
* Produce appreciable results and bring
tools and materials while conserving
recipient charities' limited resources,
* Educate volunteers about broader issues,
* Bring people together to make a difference.
"We consider our volunteers to be the heart of
Rosie's Place, a committed group of people who are
motivated by true and ongoing unconditional love.
Our volunteers make a real difference by
improving the quality of the lives of poor and
homeless women....
Volunteers are not extras-they are essential
members of our community. Each day we serve
lunch and dinner to nearly 150 women and children
at each meal with only 2 staff members and
groups of volunteers. These meals would not
happen without the many wonderful people who
are willing to give their time and energy to us!"
From www.rosies.org
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People Making a Difference (PMD)
PO Box 120189, Boston, MA 02112
781-963-0373
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