Volunteer Opportunities

There are many ways you can help.

If you want to work behind the scenes, for example in our administrative office please contact us to discuss opportunities. We are especially interested in volunteers who have skills such as document organizing, graphic design, inventory control or other work a small organization like the NLCMC needs help with. If this sounds like you, please reach out and share your interest with us.

Of course we have a need for ongoing volunteers for our meal service. These jobs also afford a chance to work with the the kitchen "team" and the public. A little bit more detail as follows:

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Meal Preparation

This includes for example, turning donations of fresh vegetables into part of a meal, buttering bread for a dinner side, or portioning out desserts.

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To Go - Meal Packing

Help us get meals out the door to individuals, families and partner organizations

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Clean-up and Dish Washing

An essential part of every meal served

Volunteer Forms

If you are a current volunteer at the NLCMC please follow the link below to access the Volunteer Registration Form, Volunteer Handbook, and Liability Waiver

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Let us know you're interested in learning more about volunteering, and we'll be in touch.

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Volunteer of the Month

January 2025

Patricia & Gianna

Meet our January volunteers of the month: Patricia Williams and her granddaughter, Gianna Gingras, who is a freshman at Waterford High School. Patricia and Gianna have a special bond and love to do projects together. This past July they were presented with the opportunity to bake desserts for the Meal Center. Every week, usually on a Wednesday, they make about 100 servings of cookies, cakes, and cupcakes for the Meal Center. Gianna does all the planning (which desserts they will make and what ingredients they will need). In the summer, when Gianna is not in school, they spend a day together baking and decorating their desserts. Patricia said that they have learned a lot and become creative in their treat making. When the school year began, Patricia took over most of the baking, but both still collaborate as Gianna takes time from her schoolwork and dancing with Broadway Kids Club. Both plan to continue their baking for the Meal Center as long as possible.

Patricia and Gianna have also collected stuffed animals and gently used clothing for the needy. Thank you, Patricia and Gianna for all that you do to bring a special treat and a smile to the faces of the patrons of the Meal Center.

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From Our volunteers

Why We Volunteer

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I volunteer because the people that come to the meal center are having rough times, and it can happen to anyone. I feel it is important to help people who are less fortunate, and it is really important to treat people with dignity. We are not just feeding them. I get the satisfaction of knowing I am helping people.

TERRIE

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I volunteer because I can. I had a life and a career where I was fortunate to do well. Now that I am retired I want to spend my time giving a step up in the simple form of a meal to someone who did not have all the advantages I have had in my life.

JIM

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I volunteer because it is a way of giving back to all people who helped me throughout the course of my life. I do it to give back, to pay it forward. Also, I do get personal fulfillment that is wonderful. I feel good about volunteering.

ROBERT

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