Meal and Hamper Packing

NEW TIME!

We are busier than ever and we need help packing meals for the families we help. Come get social, meet fellow volunteers, and help us fill a huge need!
Each week we need volunteers to help with packing both freezer meals and non-perishable food hampers for all our families with food requests! Each meal package is created for each individual family based on their specific needs / allergies / food restrictions - so attention to detail is A MUST.
Come and play adult Tetris packing up our freezer meals into our special MBM meal bags for families in crisis and in need of healthy meals!

Skills Needed:
• Ability to take direction and follow very specific instructions
• VERY detail-oriented
• Organized
• Neat and Clear writing
• Able to lift, carry and move hamper boxes/bags of frozen meals - up to 50 pounds!
• Must be able to safely pull a small wagon and cross the street to the Resource Centre with the hampers / meals bags to be out away
• Dependable and committed to your chosen volunteer shift

Responsibilities:
•Liaise with and follow the direction of the team lead regarding which clients need meals or food hampers packed
• Sanitize work area before and after shift
• Follow all food allergy guidelines
• Follow our client packing standards
• Accurately record and label all items that are given to each family
• Ensure hamper room is left well organized and tidy
• After this volunteer shift, clean up includes sanitizing all tables, counters, freezer door handles, sweeping the floors, taking out the garbage and recycling etc.
• Other related tasks as needed
• This volunteer opportunity is best suited for adults or older teens
• Please bring appropriate outerwear suitable for inclement weather

If you RSVP YES but are unable to make it, please update your RSVP to NOT GOING as soon as possible to allow other volunteers on the wait-list to join.

PLEASE NOTE:
* Please do not park in our loading zone! There is plenty of free street parking in the neighborhood.
* If you, or someone who shares your home, has been feeling sick, especially with a fever, had signs of lower respiratory illness, such as a cough, runny nose, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, please DO NOT volunteer with us.
* All volunteers must practice hand-washing hygiene & surface sanitizing throughout your shift.
* You must sign-in, read, agree and initial the Notice of Risk form at the Social + Good Charity | Kitchen prior to starting your volunteer shift AND sign-out at the end of your volunteer shift!
* If you do not yet have a Volunteer ID #, please contact Cameo at [email protected]
Thanks!!