Prepare and Serve a Meal

Overview:

Your group will plan, purchase the ingredients for, and prepare a meal or snack at the Alexandra House shelter. Groups will also be responsible for serving and clean-up. After all program participants have been served, groups are welcome to join families for the meal. Groups also have the option of decorating the dining area for a themed meal.When deciding the times you will be volunteering, please give yourself ample time for preparation and clean-up.

Time Commitment:

Meals can be served following times:

• Lunch 11:15am-12:00pm (weekends only)
• Dinner 4:30pm-5:30pm

In addition to the times above, groups should factor in additional time for preparation and clean-up on the day of their project and for purchasing ingredients and planning time before the project.

Requirements:

Groups must be able to purchase ingredients for a meal or snack to serve between 35-40 women and children. Teen volunteers (ages 15-17) must have at least one adult supervising.

Group Size:

Due to tight space in the kitchen, the Serve a Meal Volunteer Project is best suited for groups between 3-4 members.

Experience:

Group members should be comfortable in a kitchen and able to interact with program participants and staff from a variety of different backgrounds.

Meal Themes / Ideas:

• A pizza party with fresh fruit and/or salad
  • With a make your own ice cream sundae bar
• A barbecue theme night
  • With Root beer floats
• A Hawaiian Luau theme night with special decorations
• Homemade beef stroganoff with salad and bread
  • With a decorate your own sugar cookies kid-friendly activity with frosting and sprinkles
• An Italian night with pasta, salad, and garlic bread
• Taco Tuesday with all the fixings