Thanksgiving Dinner 11/24 and 11/26

If you are interested in making a positive impact on the life of a senior citizen, then this is the volunteer opportunity for you! At Met Council’s Senior Thanksgiving Dinner volunteers will serve a hearty, kosher Thanksgiving meal to about 40 low-income seniors at three of our housing sites in the Manhattan and Brooklyn. The Thanksgiving dinner in Manhattan will be on November 24th and the dinner in Brooklyn will be on November 26th. Some volunteer duties include cooking, setting up, waiting on the clients, serving dinner, and – most importantly – socializing and promoting community building.

This event ensures that our low income clients receive a hot, delicious Thanksgiving dinner that they may otherwise not be able to afford. It provides them with a social network of volunteers, as well as fosters a sense of holiday spirit within and throughout the housing sites.

 

Time Commitment: 2 hours or more on Sunday, November 24, 2013

Participation Fee: $10

100% of this fee goes directly to providing the Thanksgiving meal for our seniors.

Schedule:

            10:00am-12:00pm: 6 volunteers needed to cook and help prepare food (ages 18 and up)

            12:00- 2:00pm: 6 volunteers needed to cook and help prepare food (ages 18 and up)

            2:00- 3:30pm: 3 volunteers needed to finish food prep and package food (ages 18 and up)

            4:00- 6:00pm- 8 volunteers needed to serve dinner at 171 Lexington Avenue (all ages welcome)       

Locations:

Cooking and Food Prep: 351 East 61^st Street

Serving Dinner: 171 Lexington Avenue

If you're interested in getting involved and learning more about these volunteer events please email Anna McKinnon at amckinnon@metcouncil.org or call (212)-453-9574.