- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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34 people are interested
Lake Lunches - Food Prep and Distributors Needed
ORGANIZATION: Lake Merritt United Methodist Church
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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34 people are interested
Lake Lunches is a food ministry of Lake Merritt United Methodist Church. Serving 75 lunches twice a week to the hungry and unsheltered no questions asked in the areas surrounding Lake Merritt. Volunteers are needed to assist in preparing & packing lunches and walking the lake area near by to distribute the meals.
Lunch preparation & packing takes place on Mondays and Wednesdays weekly from 4-5:30 pm
Lunch distribution takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays weekly from 11:45 am-1:15 pm.
Special needs include baking cookies, preparing granola, cooking meats for sandwiches. Food resources are generously sourced through donations and through our partnership with Alameda County Community Food Bank.
We also distribute hygiene items and are always seeking donations for this purpose. To learn more, email liftconcertoakland@gmail.com or go to:
https://lakelunchesoakland.eventbrite.com/?aff=VolunteerMatch
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About Lake Merritt United Methodist Church
Location:
1255 FIRST AVE, Oakland, CA 94606, US
Mission Statement
We commit ourselves to: Serve the community; by our community we first mean the neighborhood surrounding our church, but we also mean prayer, action, and advocacy more broadly on behalf of our congregation, neighborhood, and world.
Description
Lake Merritt United Methodist Church is an open and welcoming Christian congregation serving God in downtown Oakland. We seek to build a multiracial, multiethnic and multicultural community. We welcome and affirm full participation of LGBT people in the life of the congregation. We work to promote the inclusiveness of all people in the United Methodist Church as a whole.
The church serves this community, the people of greater downtown Oakland, and the global community with a wide variety of programs and missions.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1255 First AveOaklandOakland, CA 94606
DATE POSTED
January 27, 2020
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 6
- 1-2 hours per Mon/Wed lunch prep (6-8 people) and 1.5 hours for Tues/Thurs (4-5 people)
- Volunteers are welcome for any amount of time! We have an acute need during the summer vacation season. Special food prep sessions may be arranged as well for cooking and baking.