- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Feast Portland - Help support efforts to END HUNGER
ORGANIZATION: Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregonis dedicated to ending hunger before it begins: by raising awareness about hunger, connecting people to nutritious programs, and advocating for systematic changes that end hunger before it begins.
Since 2012, Feast Portland has donated over $162,000 to anti-hunger efforts. Volunteer your time to help support efforts to end hunger.
Please take a look at the different volunteer positions below and see what fits best for you! Go here: https://www.oregonhunger.org/blog/volunteer-feast-portland to directly sign up for one of the shifts!
OREGON BOUNTY GRAND TASTING: Friday, September 18 th and Saturday, September 19 th
Pioneer Courthouse Square: 701 SW 6th Avenue
Shifts both days are from 10am-2pm and 1:30pm-6pm
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
(Volunteering with friends: be sure to let us know if you’re volunteering with a friend or group and let us know who’s in your group (name and email address)).
*Min. age requirement: 21
1. Feast Friendly Faces
Managing entry lines at the event, providing directions to folks as they enter the event spaces; checking in guests (with our nifty ticket scanners); answering general event questions; and being the "friendly face" of the event! As thanks for your help, you’ll have an assigned half an hour to wander around and enjoy yourself at the event!
2. Event Glue Team
Responding to the needs of our participants, guests, and our Volunteer Coordinator: Staffing event sections; helping to manage chef station lines; answering questions about where things are; keeping the event tidy; directing the flow of traffic and restocking event station supplies. As thanks for your help, you’ll have an assigned half an hour to wander around and enjoy yourself at the event!
3. Check-in Lead
You’ll be on the front lines of the event; thus you’ll be highly skilled in customer service and hospitality. You’ll work with our volunteer coordinator to lead the Friendly Faces team and ensure a swift and friendly check-in process for our guests. Please note that all Check-in leads will need to attend a mandatory Check-in training early September (date TBD). As thanks for your help, you’ll have an assigned half an hour to wander around and enjoy yourself at the event!
***THE NITTY GRITTY:
- Dress code: upscale-casual and comfortable (we’ll provide you with a Feast t-Shirt)
- Be able to lift up to 25 pounds
We look forward to seeing you there!
-Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon
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About Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon
Location:
712 SE HAWTHORNE BLVD STE 202, PORTLAND, OR 97214, US
Mission Statement
We envision an Oregon where everyone is healthy and thriving, with access to affordable, nutritious and culturally appropriate food. To bring that vision into reality, we raise awareness about hunger, connect people to nutrition programs, and advocate for systemic changes that end hunger before it begins.
Description
Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon works to end hunger before it begins by addressing its root causes. We believe hunger is an income issue. Therefore our goal is to build economic stability, ensuring that all Oregonians have sufficient means and ready access to nutritious, quality food. Guided by our 5- year plan "Ending - Hunger Before it Begins: Oregon’s Call to Action," our goals are to:
Increase economic stability for people, communities, and the state.
Cultivate a strong regional food system in Oregon.
Improve the food assistance safety net.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
701 SW 6th AvenuePortland, OR 97204
DATE POSTED
August 25, 2015
SKILLS
- Public Speaking
- Customer Service
- People Skills
- Event Management
- Community Outreach
- Hospitality
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 21
- 4-4.5 Hour shifts
- Wear comfortable clothes and shoes (t-shirt will be provided)- you will be standing during your shif