Volunteer Appreciation
We are slowly but surely approaching Volunteer Appreciation Week and the annual Volunteer Appreciation Ceremony, and your Volunteer Services Team is hard at work to make it great! Please pay close attention to your emails as additional information, announcements, requests, and deadlines will be coming out over the next few weeks. Response to these emails by the deadlines provided is critical, so please read any emails you receive thoroughly. Thanks so much!
Save The Date!
The Volunteer Appreciation Ceremony will be on Thursday, April 18, 2024, from 6pm-8pm.
Rock N Roll Marathon
The DC Rock N Roll Marathon will be held in NW on Saturday, March 16th, and the marathon course goes all over NW DC and many streets will be closed.
Delivery Volunteers: There will not be any deliveries on Saturday, March 16th. They will be moved to Friday, March 15th. Please contact Delivery Volunteer Coordinator Will Teasley if you’d like to assist.
Kitchen Volunteers: All kitchen shifts (Chef’s Assistant, Expo, and GTG) will continue as usual for Saturday, March 16th. If you are on schedule and the marathon may affect your drive, please be sure to plan out your departure and arrival times for Food & Friends as you may need to take alternate routes.
Kitchen Needs
Below you will find a few kitchen shifts that need a little additional assistance. If you are able to assist, please take a moment to sign up via VolunteerHub.
Expo/GTG, 9am
March 27th, 29th
Expo/GTG, 1pm
March 20th, 25th, 27th, 28th
Chef’s Assistant, 6am
March 22nd
Happy, Happy Birthday
On the 23rd of this month, your very own Kitchen Volunteer Coordinator Saskia Sams-Yeboah will be celebrating her birthday. Woo Hoo! Be sure to wish her a happy birthday—feliz cumpleaños—bon anniversaire as we get closer to the date!
Young Professionals Board
We are happy to announce the launch of the Food & Friends Young Professionals Board! By actively engaging as ambassadors and fundraisers, Food & Friends Young Professionals Board members amplify awareness and support for Food & Friends by forming meaningful professional connections and working together to advance the mission of Food & Friends.
Applications are open until March 15th, 2024. There will be either an event, social, or meeting once a month leading up to Chef’s Best in June. Members of the YPB agree to raise or contribute $1,000 to Food & Friends over the course of a one-year term.
More benefits and criteria are listed on the website: https://foodandfriends.org/volunteer/young-professionals-board/
If you have any questions, please reach out to Jenna Smith, Special Events Director, jsmith@foodandfriends.org
Delivery Assistant(s) Needed
The Volunteer Services team is in high need of a Delivery Assistant for Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 9AM-12PM. We are looking for one-to-two volunteers to come every week, or every other week.
All volunteers for this position must be 16 years or older.
The Delivery Assistant will focus primarily on assisting delivery volunteers in loading their vehicles with meals for delivery. Looking for volunteers who can lift heavy temperature-controlled bags (15+ pounds each), push/pull carts loaded with temperature-controlled bags, and are comfortable with going in and out of outdoor industrial freezer. The Delivery Assistant will also be responsible for disinfecting and organizing returned bags.
This is a great opportunity for a duo—partners/spouses, parent-child, siblings, etc. If you are interested in becoming a Delivery Assistant, or know someone that may be interested, please respond to this email and we’ll see about getting you started.
Thank You!
Chanel Moore
Volunteer Services Manager
(202) 269-6832
cmoore@foodandfriends.org