Information for Volunteers
What do volunteers do?
- Monday afternoon: Volunteers make boxes and prepare double bags.
- Tuesday morning
- Early in the morning, inside volunteers put food in boxes, bag cans, and make other preparations for the 11 am to 12:30 distribution.
- Shortly before the distribution, outside volunteers configure the parking lot for three lines of cars and direct traffic when clients arrive.
- Other outside volunteers put the food boxes and bags in the trunks or on seats of cars as directed by clients.
- Tuesday afternoon: Volunteers set up tables for the indoor distribution from 5 – 6:30 pm.NOTE: The table below on the right lists times, tasks, and number of volunteers needed for each task.
How do I become a volunteer?
Follow these steps to become a volunteer:
- Click here to print or download the Bag ‘N Hand Pantry Volunteer Form.
- Enter the requested information on page 1.
- Read pages 2 and 3, and then sign and print your name and enter the date.
- Submit the completed document and submit it to the pantry either by emailing the PDF to bagnhandpantry@hotmail.com, or bring it to the pantry on a Tuesday.
You will then be added to our SignUpGenius mailing list and after that you will receive weekly invitations and a link to sign up in the available slots.
All volunteers are required to take Food-Safety Training, and those doing registration must also take Civil-Rights Training. Presentations and quizzes are available on the SignUp Genius page.
If you have questions, please send them to bagnhandpantry@hotmail.com, and we will respond as soon as possible.
Volunteer Times and Tasks
Day of Week | Time | Tasks | Volunteers |
Monday PM | 2-3 pm | Make boxes/Set up | 8 |
Tuesday AM | 8-11:30 | Bag Cans | 7 |
8:30-9 | Truck to Food King | 1 | |
8:30 – 11:00 | Prep Food/Fill Boxes | 15 | |
10:00-12:30 | Direct Traffic | 6 | |
10:30-12:30 | Registration | 4 | |
10:30-12:30 | Fill carts/take outside | 2 | |
10:30-12:30 | Outside Floater checks tables outside | 1 | |
10:30-12:30 | Load boxes/bags into cars outside | 9 | |
11:00-12:30 | Can Pantry Monitor checks can bags | 1 | |
1212:30 | Clean up | 2 | |
12:30 + | Deliver to Homebound clients | 4 | |
Tuesday PM | 4-7 pm | Coordinator | 1 |
4-5 pm | Set Up | 2 | |
4:30-7 pm | Registration | 1 | |
4:30-7 pm | Customer Service | 5 |