Community Servings
prides itself by taking corporate volunteering to a new level
of community involvement. Through one time volunteer opportunities,
departmental service days, and the adopt-a-shift
program our corporate volunteers directly impact the community.
Come join us in the kitchen to see how several
hours of chopping, slicing, and peeling can help your office
and our hungry clients.
 Benefits
of Corporate Volunteering
- Volunteering at Community Servings engages
staff members in new tasks and team building
- Volunteers will engage in leadership roles
that are helpful tools to bring back to the workplace
- Community Servings is an organized agency
that will provide your group with an onsite host and a welcoming,
instructive staff
Interested in bringing a corporate group to
help us prepare and package 635 meals for individuals and
families with critical illnesses? Our kitchen is open for
groups Monday – Friday 9am-8pm and the 2nd & 4th
Saturdays of the month from 10am-4pm. To set up a time for
your group to volunteer please contact Viral Sheth at vsheth@servings.org
or 617.522.7777 ext 228. Volunteer shifts can be as short
as three hours and as long as a full day.
We look forward to having you join our current
adopt-a- shift volunteers. Their dedication and support are
greatly appreciated.
Adopt-a-Shift Program
WHO?
Community Servings, a not-for profit organization which provides
free, home delivered meals for individuals and families living
with HIV/AIDS and other acute life threatening illnesses.
Our work has been guided by the knowledge that food is the
foundation upon which the success of other treatments and
therapies depend.
WHAT?
Community Servings responded to the recent increase in corporate
and community volunteerism by creating an Adopt-a-shift program.
Our Adopt-a-shift program offers businesses, community groups,
schools and corporations the opportunity to commit to a morning,
afternoon or evening shift in our kitchen. There are many
options available to groups.
HOW?
By adopting a shift, a group will:
- Designate a group leader to be the
main contact for Community Servings and to oversee group
signup.
- Commit to the number of volunteers you’ll
bring in for each shift (minimum of 5 and a maximum of 15
volunteers per shift). Individuals within the group can
change from shift to shift.
- Choose a shift: shifts are at least 2 hours
long, between 9am and 8pm, Monday through Friday.
- Commit to adopt this shift on a weekly,
biweekly, monthly or quarterly basis.
Community Servings will:
- Provide an orientation at your office or
at the start of your first shift.
- Provide brochures and volunteer recruitment
flyers to group leaders.
- Train and assist as necessary with volunteer
duties which include preparing and packaging salads and
desserts, slicing, peeling and prepping for the following
day’s meal and assisting drivers with meals delivery.
WHY?
Because Community Servings would not be able to provide over
1250 meals per day to 635 clients without the help of groups
who generously donate their time. We offer clients not only
a nutritious meal, but also comfort, vital contact, and the
message that someone cares. Most importantly, we supply the
calories needed by individuals and families ill with HIV/AIDS
and other life threatening illnesses to maintain the weight,
strength and motivation to continue their battle.
It takes over 3,000 volunteer hours per month to make
and deliver our clients’ meals!! Your group’s
contribution really counts!
Please contact Viral
Sheth at Community Servings -
(617) 522-7777 with any questions or to arrange an orientation
session for your group. |
