St. John’s works with ICRH twice each year to provide Breakfast and Dinner service as well as staff and guest support.
We have a week of providing meals (dinner and breakfast) for the shelter coming up November 8-14. Please consider volunteering for a spot if you are able! Note on the sign-up form that there are 3 ways to serve, each with their own place to sign up: 1) providing dinner (some nights we just need the sides, as a restaurant provides the main dish); 2) serving dinner; or 3) serving breakfast (you can bring breakfast when you serve, or just serve the cereal they have there). If the sign up doesn’t make sense at first, sometimes it’s easier to view the sign up on a larger screen than a phone. Thanks for considering it!
Breakfast: The guests at ICRH typically receive a continental breakfast, but St. John’s has a reputation for providing a hot breakfast. If you are so inclined, please sign up to provide a breakfast casserole or other hot breakfast item (pancakes, sausage, hot cinnamon rolls, etc.). There is a full kitchen to cook or heat up items as needed. Otherwise, ICRH provides cold cereal, fruit, pop tarts, and muffins. Your job would be to serve the items, then put away and clean the tables and kitchen. In the past, very few guests partake of breakfast – maybe 5 or 6 folks.
Dinner: There are four local restaurants or organizations that provide meals weekly, and because the local restaurants bring so much food, Friday (or Saturday) night is reserved for leftovers, so we only have two dinner slots available to actually make a dinner. If you would like to make a dinner for the guests, just sign up for the evening of your choice. About one week prior to your designated slot, you’ll be notified of the number of guests and if there are any dietary restrictions. We’ll make sure there are enough people signed up to help you. You just bring the dinner in (or make it there), serve it, then clean up.
If you have any questions, see Laura Cochrane – cochr1ll@cmich.edu or DJ Proctor.
Here is a link to the sign-up genius.