All volunteers check in at Registration prior to starting their shift.
Registration Assistant (Mon, Tues)
Welcome, COVID screen, sign-in, and direct volunteers to their tasks. Mostly seated task; some walking and light lifting
Set-up (Mon)
Move delivered food to tables; lifting required
Tables are arranged with labels to identify where different food items will be set out for Pickers.
The morning set up team arranges food items on the tables
Non-perishables fill the tables in Fellowship Hall.
Baggers/"Pickers" - Non-Perishables (Mon)
Gather pre-set quantities of food and place in bags; medium lifting required; walking required
4 - 6 Pickers work a shift; each shift is 2 hours
Pickers move in one direction and pick food items from the right and left tables. Aisles blocked with a blue X are used by restockers, not pickers.
Box Stackers (Mon)
Move boxes (containing filled bags) to pallets; heavy lifting required
Empty banana boxes are lined with paper bags for Pickers to fill (x, x; Box Stacker_DSC4140c90.JPG)
(Kurt K, x; Box Stackers_DSC4129c1.JPG)
Boxes of non-perishables are stacked on pallets. One pantry could require up to 13 pallets. (Steve D, Box Stacker_IMG_5442c80.jpeg)
A full pallet is 42 boxes, each box weighs approximately 40 pounds. Once a pallet is full, it is moved from Fellowship Hall to the Gathering Place. (Kelsi D, Steve D; Box Stackers_DSC4142c80.JPG)
Baggers – Produce (Mon)
Place pre-set amounts of fruits and vegetables in bags. Standing, lifting required (varies light - medium - heavy).
(not id, x, x, x; Produce 215)
(x, Lori H, x, Joshua?, Megan?; Produce_DSC4132c3.JPG)
(x, not id, not id; Produce_IMG_4870c75.JPG)
Repackers (Mon, Tues)
(Emily; Apples_IMG_2973c80.JPG)
Repackage bulk foods following Food Safety Guidelines; standing, repetitive motion and medium lifting required. Food safety training a plus but will train on-site.
Set-up, Inside (Tues)
Move boxes, put food into categories, sort products, etc.; heavy, moderate and light lifting and walking required
(Shirley H?, Setup_DSC4134c80.JPG)
Fresh food is delivered on Tuesday mornings. (x, Setup_DSC4147c75.JPG)
Baggers - Bread & Desserts (Tues)
Load boxes of bread & desserts onto tables, place pre-determined amounts of bread & dessert into yellow plastic bags, place bags on wire racks or into cards; light to medium lifting, walking and standing required.
(not id, x, x; Bread_DSC4151c75.JPG)
(Desserts_DSC4149c70.JPG)
Restocker for Dairy & Frozen Bagging (Tues)
Restock Dairy and Frozen bagging lines. Keep track of product on pallets and on tables; replace product when it runs low. Moderate to heavy lifting required along with walking, twisting & turning. Fast-paced job.
(left hand side: x, x, not id, not id; right hand side: x, x, x, x; Frozen_DSC4148c80.JPG)