Are You Ready to Serve? Literally!

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Every night our waitstaff is comprised of volunteers who take food and drinks orders, answer questions and serve our guests. They are the face of the Caffe Lena, and we could not survive without them. This volunteer position also happens to be a lot of FUN!

Here's a little about us...

Focused on music: If you have been to Caffe Lena before you will know that it feels really special. It feels respectful of the musicians and also the music itself. Having the front of house/servers staffed by volunteers adds to this feeling: everyone here cares about music and this space. Everything that happens at Caffe Lena is a labor of love.

Non-profit: This is a not-for-profit organization. Our mission is to preserve and evolve roots music, and give people a chance to play and enjoy music. There are only a handful of paid staff, which makes volunteers a much treasured part of the system.

Community: There are about 30 volunteers who volunteer at least once a month. I might be biased but I think that we have the best volunteers around. Every night you volunteer you can hang out with a great group of people and listen to world-class musicians, which I think is one of the biggest perks of the job.

Food: A significant percent of the food we serve is home-made or locally sourced. Lizzie, our cook, has been working here for more than twenty years. Feeding people well-prepared food is an important part of Caffe’s traditions.

Here's a great video (produced by a volunteer, of course) that will tell you a little more about being a volunteer at Caffe Lena. Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/rXrdOgv4T6Q


To learn more about volunteering call or email us:
p. 518-583-0022
email. volunteer@caffelena.org