WE HAVE TWO OPPORTUNIITES
TO FEED THE HUNGRY:
Weekly Sunday evening dinners at Westminster Church, for the Marin Emergency Shelter.
AND
Monthly Sunday lunches (at St. Stephens Church) through the Southern Marin Hot Meal Coalition
Emergency Shelter Dinners
Due to the current economic situation more and more people need our help. HELP FEED THE HUNGRY.
AND, because the county is not opening a shelter, as they did last year, a number of churches and synagogues have taken on the responsibility of housing and feeding Marin's homeless population this winter.
What's needed?
• We need you to bring and serve food, every Sunday night, December through beginning of April.
• Each week we need two main dishes, each should feed 16 people.
• We are also hoping to raise some money to purchase some supplies. We need a soup warmer and pot. (Approximately $200.00) and we need money for sleeping bags and blankets.
• Location: Westminster Church, alongside Westminster members.
To volunteer for any Sunday, contact Kol Shofar volunteer Mark Kaplan, who coordinates the meals, by contacting him at coalitionlunch@kolshofar.org.
Coalition Lunch
Kol Shofar in partnership with three Southern Marin Churches provide “the Coalition Lunch” which is held at Saint Stephen’s Church in Belvedere each Sunday from 12:00– 2:00 PM.
The Kol Shofar community is responsible for providing volunteers for the coalition lunch’s set-up, cleaning, hosting and donations of home cooked food for 30 people on the second Sunday of each month. If you are unable to volunteer by providing food or on-site help please consider sending a monetary donation to purchase these essentials to those in our Marin community who are unable to provide for themselves. Send a check payable to Kol Shofar, earmarked for the Southern Marin Hot Meal Coalition.
To sign up for a lunch date, download this form.
Frequently Asked Questions
• I'm flexible - when is my assistance most needed?
• Are supplies like blankets, etc. needed?
We are also hoping to raise
some money to purchase some supplies. We need a soup warmer and pot.
(Approximately $200.00) and we need money for sleeping bags and
blankets. You can send a check payable to Kol Shofar, earmarked for either the Southern Marin Hot Meal Coalition, or the Emergency Shelter.
| SIGN UP TO HELP WITH MEALS
PLEASE NOTE: Online sign-up for both lunch and dinners is currently under development. In the meantime, if you'd like to sign up, contact Mark Kaplan, at coalitionlunch@kolshofar.org and let him know what day you're volunteering for, and what you're planning on bringing.
DINNERS – Marin Emergency Shelter
5:30–8:00 PM
Westminster Church
HERE ARE THE OPEN SLOTS, WHERE WE STILL NEED PEOPLE
DECEMBER 20
DECEMBER 27
MARCH 28
And here's what we need (Please choose one or more dish, and let us know what you plan to bring)
Main dish - 2ea.
Vegetable dish - 1 ea.
Starch - 2 ea.
Salad - 1 ea.
Cookies or other easy dessert - 2ea.
Each item should feed about 12 people.
LUNCHES – Coalition Lunch
Noon–2:00 PM
St. Stephens Church, Belvedere
Please choose one or more of the following luncheon dates that you are able to help:
December 13, 2009
January 10, 2010
April 11, 2010
May 9, 2010
June 13, 2010
July 11, 2010
August 8, 2010
September 12, 2010
Please select a dish:
(All dishes need to be vegetarian, dairy or fish, and serve approximately 15 people.):
• Fish entrée
• Vegetarian entrée (pasta, casseroles)
• Salad (green, pasta, tuna, egg)
• Dessert (cookies, cakes, brownies, ice cream)
• Soup (especially good in the winter)
• Fresh fruit or fruit salad
• Breakfast bars or power bars
• Gallon of orange juice and 1/2 gallon of milk
• 2 loaves of bread and peanut butter and jelly
• I can bring whatever is food needed (this is really helpful!)
Contact Mark Kaplan, at coalitionlunch@kolshofar.org and let him know:
• What day you're volunteering for
• What you're planning on bringing
• If you can host, set-up, serve, and clean up
• How many people you'll be bringing | |
