Help Collect Food for Care to Shop Program!

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Are you looking for an easy and fun way to help your community? Care to Shop is the longest running program of the Chicken Soup Brigade food program of Lifelong AIDS Alliance. We prepare and distribute meals and grocery bags for clients living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses in King and Pierce Counties.

Care to Shop is essential in collecting non-perishable and staple items for our clients' grocery bags. Our funding sources can then be used to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables, which are crucial for a healthy diet.

This is a great way to spread awareness to the community, gather food donations, and spend time meeting others! Volunteers greet shoppers at local grocery stores and ask them if they would 'care to shop' for Chicken Soup Brigade. Wish lists are handed to shoppers to remind them which items are most needed. Shoppers then drop off food items, cash, or gift cards when leaving the store.

Volunteers are absolutely necessary in engaging shoppers, answering questions, and thanking those who donate!

-All ages are welcome.
-Great opportunity for community or corporate groups to engage in team-building or even 'adopt a store'
-Perfect for families
-This can be considered a student service-learning opportunity.

Care to Shop dates and locations:
-Most Saturdays of every month
-Morning (10am to 1230pm) and afternoon (1230pm to 3pm) shifts available
-Currently partnered with two QFC stores on Capitol Hill, QFC in Totem Lake, The Greenwood Market, The Ballard Market, and Whole Foods Market - Roosevelt (occasionally additional stores participate too such as Central Market, other Whole Foods locations, and PCC Markets).
-Individuals are asked to commit to at least one shift per 2-month period.

Care To Shop Representative
Commitment: At least one Saturday a month, 2.5 hours per shift: 10:00am-12:30pm or 12:30pm-3:00pm.
Report to: Food Program Staff
Basic Function: Representative for the Lifelong AIDS Alliance food drive at participating grocery stores.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Hand out fliers to shoppers or other food donors detailing non-perishable food needs.
Receive donations from shoppers exiting stores and place items in Care to Shop barrels.
Keep informed of changes in Lifelong AIDS Alliance services.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Must be prompt and reliable.
Ability to be flexible and respond to unexpected changes.
Must be articulate and comfortable speaking in public.
Must be familiar with Lifelong AIDS Alliance and Chicken Soup Brigade programs and services, mission statement, etc.
Commitment to excellent customer service and professionalism.
Must be comfortable standing on feet for a few hours.
Comfortable working with people of varying socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientations and racial diversity.

To get on our Care to Shop email list, please fill out a volunteer application at http://www.llaa.org/get-involved/volunteer/volunteer-application/volunteer-application. Once you are on the list, we will send out emails each month to get volunteers to sign up for shifts. Simply respond to the emails if you want to sign up to volunteer at a Care to Shop. If you are not interested or are unable to volunteer at the available shifts that month, just ignore the email.