New Friends in the 808

Please follow these steps to volunteer at the Pantry:

1. If you have never volunteered at the Pantry, FIRST register by creating an account here (upper right corner);

2. Once logged in you can check the availability on the date you want to volunteer. If there is space, you can sign up. If there is no space, check back frequently because a space may become available;

3. If the shift you want ends up being full, please sign up for a future date;

4. Sign up for the event on meetup for the date you volunteered;

5. You can also sign up to volunteer in advance, once logged in.

The Pantry provides free groceries for the working poor of Oahu.

Shift Times: 9:00 am to 12:15 pm & 12:00pm to 2:30pm.

Every Wednesday and Friday The Pantry provides groceries for over 500 needy families on the island of Oahu.

Volunteer Roles Available:

Running Orders - Clients show up to the warehouse with order numbers. Runners help to locate the client's orders on the warehouse shelves.

Shopping - volunteers will help fulfill client orders.

Pre-loading - Every order receives a set of daily specials, which are made up of vegetables, bread, eggs, etc... We strive to ensure that the client's nutritional needs are taken care of. Pre-loaders help to make sure that the runners already have at least one set of specials ready to share with incoming clients.

Loading - Loaders are responsible for handing over the completed orders. Hand-offs may be in person, or loading clients' cars.

Training will be provided, but you'll catch on quick.

Please wear comfortable clothing, shoes and face mask.

Basic agenda of how the day will proceed is as follow:

9:00AM: Volunteers arriving and general preparation for the day is taking place, including being given assignments. If we need to pre-package produce, it will be done in this time.

9:15AM: Huddle time - general announcements are made, assignments called out.

9:30AM: We begin assisting our walk-in customers

10:00AM: We begin assisting our drive-up customers

12:00PM-12:30PM: Shift change

12:30PM-2:00PM: Orders filled until close

2:00PM-2:30PM: Clean up

Please register for which shift you would like to work here.

Please remember the following:

1. We will be in a warehouse and it gets hot, so please be sure to bring water in a refillable water bottle so you can remain comfortable. We do have a water cooler and fizzy water on site, in case you forget. We just find most of our volunteers like to bring their own.

2. Be sure to wear comfortable breathable clothing; also wear comfortable closed toed shoes.

3. Please make sure to have sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat with you should you be assigned to assist with loading customer orders into their cars outside.

4. Please register in advance, especially if this is your first time volunteering;

5. If you're new to the Pantry, please ask for the Volunteer Coordinator. She will give you your work assignment.

For any questions please contact the Pantry at (808) 620-2576

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There is parking available on-site towards the top/back of the property. When you drive in go all the way up and we would suggest backing in the "alley" that will be on your right.

If you need to leave at 12:30, please park on the fence side (green arrow) or in the middle (orange arrow) if the fence side is full. If you stay for the full day, please park along the wall side (red arrow). We also have overflow parking available on the corner of Meyers and Rose if need be. It's a short walk to the warehouse from there.

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2: Middle St. & Rose; one block

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Phone: (808) 620-2576‬

The Pantry | Registration

This is a coffee meetup at Knots Coffee (150 Kapahulu, in the Queen Kapiolani Hotel), followed by a walk around Kapiolani Park starting at Art on the Zoo Fence (2760 Monsarrat). Come for the whole thing or join part way. There are free parking lots on Monsarrat and Paki Avenues. There is also free and metered street parking all around the park.

The coffee meetup starts at 9am. Knots Coffee (knotscoffee.com) is a large open-air coffee cafe overlooking Kapahulu.

At 10am we'll walk (5 minutes) to Art On The Zoo Fence (artonthezoofencehi.com). There's less art than there used to be, but it's still fun to see who shows up with what.

At 10:15-ish, we'll begin a walk through Kapiʻolani Park, past the duck pond and the Kapiolani Bandstand (honolulu.gov) to the Louise Dillingham Memorial Fountain (honolulu.gov), returning along the Paki side, crossing behind the Waikīkī Shell and back to Art on the Zoo Fence. The walk is about 2 miles and should take 45-ish minutes at a modest pace, ending around 11am.

Let’s clean up a west-side beach - keeping trash out of the ocean is important for sea life, our planet and us!

Have you ever been to Electric Beach? Please consider joining me at this event, where we'll meet new people, help make the beach better than we found it, and enjoy the sunset as a reward! The cleanup will be for an hour, but of course, stay as long as you want. This is part of an organized group called, "3rd Sunday Beach Cleanup"

Since 2018, the team has been organizing beach clean-ups and connecting over 300 volunteers to the environment. This year 3rd Sunday Beach Cleanup will be hosting quarterly events, alternating from evenings & mornings.

They bring gloves, buckets and other tools, but if you can, please bring your own water, gloves and a garbage bag.

Please wear shoes (there's glass and kiawe - thorns) and bring water.

Meet in the parking lot, and look for the group with all the buckets!

If you're driving, park in the lot. If you're taking the bus, #40 has a stop, right across the street from the parking lot.

we'll see you at the beach.

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Parking is tight in the morning, due to scuba divers & snorkeling; so consider car-pooling.

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40: Farrington & Kahe Point Electric Beach Park

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3rd Sunday Beach Cleanup | Snorkeling Electric Beach