The efforts of so many members of the Temple Isaiah congregation is making our sponsorship of the Winter Nights Homeless Shelter possible. We greatly appreciate your offering to cook part of a meal, bring it to Temple Isaiah and serve it to our guests.
Here are the particulars:
- We are anticipating 30-35 guests (mostly women & children, but single men and dads will also be participating)
- All menu plans respect Jewish Kosher laws about not mixing dairy & meat
- Meals are planned to be nutritional and tasty
- All food will be prepared and cooked at home and brought to the Temple in disposable containers.
- A list of recipes is available at: (link to come)>
- A “crew chief” is assigned for every night. That person will communicate with all volunteers assigned for that night and coordinate what everyone will be cooking.
- Arrive at Temple Isaiah by 5:10 p.m. to allow time for setup and to greet our guests as they arrive.
- Wear a name tag with your first name on it.
- Paper products, serving utensils, beverages, disposable gloves, non-dairy creamer, sugar, sweetener, aluminum foil, table clothes & Saran wrap will be stocked in the Winter Nights section of the kitchen pantry
- Wear disposable gloves when handling food
- Be sure coffee and tea water are turned on in plenty of time
- Carry everything needed for dinner into the serving area – including condiments, tableware, dishes, and napkins.
- Serving will take place from the kitchen warming stations. Guests will be invited into the kitchen to get a plate, and Temple volunteers will serve all dishes.
- When all guests have been served, please serve yourselves and sit down with our guests, mingle, and enjoy dinner.
- After guests are finished, cleanup, putting garbage into cans or other receptacles provided
- Label all leftovers with a Winter Nights tag and place in middle section of refrigerator
- Place all recyclables into appropriate containers (?)
- Wash tables and restock supplies for next meal (?)
- Notify your “crew chief” of any supplies that are low. (Crew chiefs will notify (to be determined).
- Leave the kitchen as you found it – or better!
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