● Meals on wheels in Charlotte-Mecklenburg ●
WE HELP YOU FEED FIVE PEOPLE IN THE TIME MANY TAKE TO FEED THEMSELVES
At the Oct. 4, 2010 Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, the persons listed below were honored for longtime service. Thanks to all!
30 years: Ann Fitzsimmons, Bud Fitzsimmons, John Kuhn, Margaret Kuhn
25 years: Melissa Arroyo, Jane Killough, Barbara Knowles, Anne Mauldin, Ann Timberlak
20 years: Rob Dyer, Mark Fishero, Ira Griffin, Eleanor Kalnik, Allen MacGuire, Lloyd Lancaster, Peggy Lancaster
15 years: Mary Brewer, Rob Chambers, Cathy Link, Burton Mackey, Nancy Mackey, Wardie Martin, Dorothy Menze, Page Renger, Susan Stepp, Linda Wilso
10 years: Carolyn Beard, Martha Bryson, Tom Bryson, Ross Cahn, Debra Carson, Gail Clark, Judy Dasher, Patti Doster, Bob Duff, Joanne Duff, Robert Hennecy, Richard Leone, Carolyn McGroarty, Nell Reece, Ellen Richards, Kenneth Roberts, Louisa Shugart, Jenny Stern, Banna Underland, Anne Wood
5 years:
Jimmie Basinger, Sharon Brewton, Steven Bryant, Slade Bumgarner, Robbie
Burris, Bob Caddell, Pat Caddell,
William Craemer, Patricia Farris, Carolanne Gooley, Carol Kehoe, Dave
Kepple, Hans Litaker, Lisa Litaker,
Gladys Massey, Ann McDade, Margaret Morrison, Stuart Nichols, Levern
Oxendine, Earlece Pearce,
Paul Petrillo, Ruth Petrillo, Pat Pryce, Pat Ryan, Sharon Storck, Cheryl
Warren, Vera Watson, April Williams
Volunteer and
make a difference
In kitchen, on the road, individuals make a difference
There are many
opportunities for one to volunteer, from preparing meal
containers, to placing food in trays, to sorting meals into
route-appropriate bags/coolers, to driving and delivering meals
to recipients.
Volunteers are welcome to help with one or any of
these tasks, depending on their interest and availability,
so contact Friendship Trays at
704-333-9229.
Shown at right is a team from Elevation Church packaging cold food into containers.
There are more than a thousand faithful volunteers (95 each weekday) who deliver our meals seven days a week. Volunteer as often as once a week or as little as once a month. Some routes are designed for working people, done easily in a lunch hour. We are sensitive to the needs of busy people who are looking for meaningful ways to volunteer in our community.
Specific Volunteer Tasks:
Early Birds 7:30 am. The Early Bird counts the trays to be filled for the day and prepares the large shopping bags to be used for the following day.
Kitchen helpers 8:00 am. The Kitchen Helpers put the food in containers so it is ready for the drivers.
Baggers 9:00 am. The Baggers prepare the beverages in the cooler for drivers and sort meal trays into bags numbered by route.
Distributors 10:30 am. Two Distributors
help each driver locate the chilled meals that match the day's
route sheet. Most meals are labeled by general diet, but some
meals carry individual recipients' names to adhere to
doctor-ordered diets.
Office volunteers. Office Volunteers answer the phone and record information, open mail, and help with large mailings.
Fund-raising and Special Events volunteers. These volunteers assist with fund-raising events and help with volunteer appreciation events.
Interested? E-mail Volunteer Coordinator Lani Lawrence. Or stop by. Here's a map and directions to our South End kitchen.