1.
DRIVERS.
We currently have five and could use up to two more. Our
drivers use their own vehicles to pick up and drop off guests from/to
various apartment complexes in Edgewood. Roughly 35 of our guests
make use of our transportation service (it's pretty much the same crowd
every week, so drivers don't have to worry about picking up
"strangers"). Two drivers typically volunteer on any given
Saturday and make about three runs each. Any kind of schedule you
would like to set up will likely be accommodated. We offer
drivers
reimbursement at the rate of $0.14 per mile. Because of the
nature of this position, we wouldn't expect anyone to sign
up without a few
weeks of observation first):
REGARDING
GENERAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
Throughout the year,
we receive many inquiries from church groups who would like to serve
with us. Unfortunately, we are generally not able to accommodate
such requests. We set our schedule in November for the following
year, and cannot easily work in new groups as we are an all-volunteer
organization with limited time resources during the week and limited
capacity to "train" new groups. That being said, we do try to
work in requests from youth groups. Please call Mike at (410)
652-9572 if you would like us to try to schedule a youth group.
We also receive a number of inquiries from individuals and small groups
who want to help. Our grocery bagging operation is staffed
entirely by individual volunteers, and anyone who wants to help bag
groceries is welcome to show up between 10:00 and 10:15 any Saturday
morning.* At present we tend to have more bagging help than we
need, but this could change at any time.
*be sure to check this website no more than two weeks before serving to
make sure that we will not be closed or serving elsewhere on the
Saturday you would like to volunteer, as we do not distribute grocery
bags on the days we serve elsewhere.