Volunteers Needed!
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We are always in need of volunteers! We welcome your help in any capacity you are able.
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We need help on Saturdays (or other food distribution day) from 10:00am-8:00pm, any time you are able.​
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- 10:00-12:00 - set up: unload, sort, bag, organize food for nice presentation on our tables.
- 12:00-7:00 - help attendees, monitor food display, consolidating food crates as we go. Assist with check in/check out and counting items. (For more volunteer guidelines, scroll down!) Begin breaking down for the end of the day.
- 7:00-8:00 - clean and pack up.
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We also need help loading up at Food 2 Life Food Rescue Foundation on Friday evenings, 5:30-8:30. Behind Husky Restaurant, just south of Bethel Church at 1890 2nd Avenue Decatur Ga 30032.
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Please come help for any amount of time that you can, even if it's only a couple of hours. All you have to do is show up! Just check the Facebook page beforehand for any updates on that week's distribution. Freeganism takes time!! We need all the help that we can get. Thank you!!
In addition to volunteering on Saturdays, please help in any other ways that you can.
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We are a co-op, after all, a true commune! We need members not just showing up as sponsors on Saturdays to get food but also doing some of the other things that make this organization able to continue, such as:
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-- NOTICE food being discarded, then call Pam 404.822.5685 so that she can arrange its rescue.
-- RESCUE food yourself (get your hands on food that somebody is discarding), then contact us to make arrangements for us to get that rescued food from you: we can come pick up the rescued food from you, or you can bring it to us if you prefer.
-- DRIVE your truck/trailer to help with food pick-ups during the week.
-- ORGANIZE an "expired food drive" to gather expired food items from your neighborhood or workplace.
-- DONATE supplies: recycled bags, recycled containers, takeout food containers, tote bins, bungee cords, a tarp, a gallon of bleach, etc.
-- DONATE money.
-- CONNECT us to organizations discarding food.
-- SEND food-waste/rescue links to us, for us to post on the page.
-- BRING NEWBIES to our Saturday food distribution: share with other people in Atlanta this fantastic local opportunity to save money while saving the planet .
-- SPREAD THE WORD about FoodCommune and freeganism in general: talk about food overproduction and food waste, tell others about this freegan food co-op, share our Facebook posts, etc. In general, market this program. Word-of-mouth is our most effective tool for growth ... so that we can grow to rescue even more food and help even more families.
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Thank you for helping in any way that you can to REDUCE and RAISE AWARENESS about FOOD WASTE! An thank you to all of you able to work on the front lines (in the trenches!) with us in this war on food waste. We really appreciate your help getting so much food in Atlanta from precipice of landfills to the homes of people.
Let us know how you can help!
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First time volunteering on Saturday? Wondering what to expect? Here are some general guidelines for volunteers!
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1. Sort produce
Remove fruits and vegetables that are too moldy. When in doubt, put it out- give customers the opportunity to decide for themselves!
2 Sort bags
Separate bags, keep dry grocery bags, put clear bags in a separate bin, toss weird/wet/dirty bags.
3. Is everything unloaded that needs to be unloaded?
Shed, house, van, Mooler, etc.
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4. Help count at check out
It should be 5 units per customer crate. Customers should group each "item" in one bag. Make sure each customer checks out and pays, and indicate on the sign-in sheet the amount and payment method.
5. ABC- always be consolidating!
As crates and bins empty, look to combine items of equal quantity per item in the same crates/bins.
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6. Handle empty bins/crates
Rinse and wipe down empty gray crates with jugs of rainwater. Brown down cardboard boxes. Fold large brown paper bags. Nest banana box bottoms and lids (separately) into triplets.
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7. Be kind and friendly while also monitoring attendees while they are shopping.
“Take what you need, share the extra, don’t waste!”
8. Display everything in a crate.
Not directly on tables or pallets.
9. Distribute bulk foods into containers
Fill to the top!
Thank you for your help!!
FoodCommune: Take What You Need, Share The Extra, Don't Waste <3