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The vast majority of the 270 serving teams that makeup
the core of our volunteers come from faith-oriented
organizations (about 80%). The remaining 20% come
from community businesses, companies, civic groups
like Rotary, Chambers of Commerce, American Legions,
etc. With each serving team consisting of fifteen
to thirty members, the average number of volunteers
at Loaves and Fishes at any given time is roughly
4,000. For twenty-six years (1982-2007) these volunteers
have been the heart and soul of our organization.
Many of the teams have been serving meals at least
once a month for all twenty-six years. Many have served
from ten to fifteen years. All of the teams bring
outstanding dedication and commitment of service that
is beneficial to the organization and to our guests. |
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Volunteering at Loaves and Fishes usually occurs
through someone’s church, company or civic
group affiliation wanting to help feed people in
need at one of our eight dining sites. Someone generally
helps to organize a group of between ten and twenty
volunteers so that once each month (or sometimes
every other month) the group will purchase, prepare,
serve, and clean-up the food for the evening meal
at one of our eight locations. The number of meals
served varies from site to site, however, 120 to
350 meals daily is the average range. Providing
respite and hospitality to the guests from the communities
is part of the evening meal service.
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Contact our central office during regular office hours
and ask for the Volunteer Coordinator. Tell them you
and/or your group is interested in becoming a Loaves
and Fishes volunteer. Tell the office when and where
you would be available and how many are in your group.
Those individuals who contact our office that are
not part of a larger group can generally be scheduled
to work with smaller groups that need members on a
regular basis. |
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"I look forward to serving at River of Life every month. Our church has been serving the same meal since 1992 and love every minute of it."
"Everyone from our group gets so much pleasure from coming to Creekside once a month and serving the guests. We know many of them by name after all these years of serving."
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