daily. We use the following supplies on a daily basis: 800 cups; 800 napkins; 600 plates; 250 bowls; 40 rolls of toilet paper; 5 rolls of paper towels; 5 boxes of tissues; & 3 large bottles of hand sanitizer.
Please check out our to purchase & ship donations directly to the Shelter. We need your help to coordinate a collection of the following:
Food Donations:
Supplies Donations:
Toiletries Donations:
Fundraise EVERY DAY:
Since it only costs us $2 per meal, every little bit really helps! Please ask your family to give donations to the shelter in lieu of gifts for your special occasions. Please host a party and have your friends bring donations for the shelter. Please make and sell items like lemonade and donate the proceeds to the shelter. Please have your company host raffles at their parties to benefit the shelter. Please sponsor dinner in our soup kitchen with a donation of $300. (You can mail donations to JACLYN’s attention—THANKS!!!)
Thanksgiving & Christmas HOLIDAYS:
We welcome all volunteers to make these holidays a special time for our Guests. You must CALL & Register at 201-656-5069. We expect a bountiful amount of volunteers to share in the spirit of the holidays. Volunteers are welcome from 6pm-8pm. We look forward to your help with: serving meals, treats, & refreshments; sorting clothing & food donations; socializing with our Guests; coordinating our newsletter mailing; & making these special evenings for our Guests!
Volunteers NEED to bring DONATIONS: Plates, Cups, Napkins, Plastic Utensils (especially Forks), Coffee, Sugar, & Milk.
Please note that we will NOT authorize students’ volunteer hours on Thanksgiving & Christmas.
Guests appreciate gifts of $10 Panera Gift Cards & SOCKS. Thanks!
Please dress casually, wear a hat, wear closed-toed shoes, & look forward to having a good time!
PLEASE NOTE that we do NOT host COURT-ORDERED Community Service Volunteers.
ATTENTION STUDENTS:
During EVERY volunteer shift, make sure to SIGN-IN in our STUDENT VOLUNTEER LOGBOOK for Community Service Hours for School or Religious-Purposes ONLY— No Court-Ordered Community Service Hours can be performed here. These hours need to be supervised and authorized with INITIALS IN THIS LOGBOOK by the Kitchen Manager at the end of EVERY SHIFT. Please note that we will not authorize students’ volunteer hours on Thanksgiving & Christmas. Following your tenure of service, YOU need to make arrangements to present your documentation to the KITCHEN MANAGER for the official approval. If your school does not provide a form, then YOU have to write the letter for her signature, because we do NOT provide these letters. Please be advised that YOU are responsible to schedule this in advance of your deadline & need to coordinate it with any of the Kitchen Managers to verify your hours in our Student Volunteer Logbook & sign-off on your paperwork. This cannot be done via email/online/mail/phone.Kitchen Managers are generally scheduled from 6pm to 8pm nightly. All Student Volunteers NEED to bring DONATIONS: Plates, Cups, Napkins, & Plastic Utensils (especially Forks).
Revised 3/2016
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