Loaves & Fishes
As far back as the 1980’s, VOP has had volunteers working with Loaves & Fishes in various capacities. These included meal planning, shopping, cooking, serving, and cleaning up. Folks began in the morning and worked till 7 PM to get it all done. Today this job is greatly simplified and planned by a L&F staff person.
Needing Volunteers
Where – Brunswick United Methodist Church, 42nd Ave, west of Hwy 100.
When – One Wednesday afternoon/evening a month 4 PM – 6:30 PM.
To do – Meal prep, chop vegetables, make salads, clean fruit, prepare and fill take out containers. These are then taken outside to the waiting vehicle of the guests, who simply drive up and indicate the number of meals needed. We are currently serving 60 to 85 meals on the second Wednesday of each month with a team of 3 or 4 persons. We would like to expand our service to an additional Wednesday each month.
If you would like to add to our presence for this service, please talk with any of our current servers- Kathy Boesen, Dave Gilyard, Pat Hepner, Jon Larson, Ruth Larson, Paul Mikelson, Ken Schneider and Lynn Schneider.