- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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89 people are interested
Meal Packing
ORGANIZATION: Open Hand Atlanta
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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89 people are interested
Our kitchen is the Grand Central of Open Hand. As you would imagine, with nearly 5,500 meals to prepare, package and deliver every day, the atmosphere is electric. But it’s not all work - the music is always on, and the friendly banter among new friends never ceases. It all makes for a very memorable and rewarding experience.
Description: Packing involves portioning food into individual containers and snack bags on our packing assembly line. With over 5,000 meals to package every day, your help is essential. This is a great project for individuals and families, and a great team-building exercise for school, business and church groups!
Volunteers are expected to stay for the entirety of their scheduled shift.
Volunteer Groups Alert: Reservations for Volunteer Groups (5 or more people) must be coordinated via the Volunteer Services Team. Please email volunteerservices@openhandatlanta.org or call 678-306-6649 if you are interested in bringing a group.
Shifts: Opportunities Monday-Friday include morning and afternoon meal packing (9AM-12PM) and afternoon meal packing (1PM-4PM).
- Tennis shoes or nonslip/slip resistant shoes are required; no heels.
- Absolutely no jewelry of any kind. This includes but is not limited to rings, bracelets, watches, step-trackers, necklaces, earrings, gauges, cartilage, nose, and permanent piercings.
- Long pants are required.
- No sleeveless shirts or tank stops. A short sleeved t-shirt is fine. (The packing area can be a little chilly and a light jacket is recommended.)
- No headphones, ear buds, orBluetooth earpieces may be worn.
Age Requirements
For individuals or families of less than 5 people: Volunteers must be age 14 or older. All volunteers under age 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
For groups or families of 5 or more people: Every volunteer group with minors must follow the chaperone ratio: 1 adult per every 3 minor volunteers. Chaperones are required to remain with underage volunteers at all times. Groups of more than 5 must make a reservation by contact volunteer services at volunteerservices@openhandatlanta.org
Sign Up: Visit https://openhandatlanta.volunteerhub.com/ to create your account and reserve an open shift that fits your schedule.
2 Shifts
- morning / 08:45 AM to 11:45 AM EST
- afternoon / 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM EST
- NONE OF THESE TIMES WORK FOR ME, BUT I CAN STILL HELP
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About Open Hand Atlanta
Location:
181 Armour Dr, Atlanta, GA 30324, US
Mission Statement
Mission: Open Hand helps people prevent or better manage chronic disease through Comprehensive Nutrition Care , which combines home-delivered meals and nutrition education as a means to reinforce the connection between informed food choices and improved quality of life. Vision: Open Hand seeks to eliminate disability and untimely death due to nutrition-sensitive chronic disease.
Description
Open Hand prepares, packages, and delivers over 6,000 meals each day to homebound seniors and individuals with chronic and terminal illnesses.
Perhaps our greatest strength is the constant support of thousands of volunteers. At Open Hand, people from all walks of life come together to touch the lives of thousands of others who are not as fortunate. Our volunteers are generally surprised at how much fun they have in the process--due in part to our wonderful food service and distribution staff that, along with other remarkable volunteers, make them feel as though they are always among friends.
Open Hand volunteers package meals, drive meal delivery routes, and work with our senior health and wellness programs. Without the dedication of each and every one of these incredible people, we simply could not do our very necessary work in our community.
We invite you--or a group from your place of business, your social group, your school or your place of worship--to volunteer with us. You’ll find that it’s a thoroughly unique and rewarding experience.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1380 West Marietta Street NorthwestAtlanta, GA 30318
DATE POSTED
December 4, 2023
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Public Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- Approximately 3 hours per shift
- Each volunteer will need his/her own account on http://www.openhandatlanta.volunteerhub.com