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Join us
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:
This includes for example, turning donations of fresh vegetables into part of a meal, buttering bread for a dinner side, or portioning out desserts.
Help us get meals out the door to individuals, families and partner organizations
An essential part of every meal served
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We would love to hear from you!
Thank You!
Meet our July volunteer of the month, Anne Sanders: Anne came to volunteer at the Meal Center after being invited to do so by a board member. She has been volunteering each week at the Wednesday lunch meal for about two years. She is happy to perform whatever task is necessary, but often is in charge of plating bread and butter and dessert. Anne is also a volunteer at the Gemma Moran food center where she sorts food donations. Anne believes that Mark (the kitchen manager) is the glue that holds the volunteers together. She remarked that it is his grace and good humor that make the volunteer experience so meaningful. She added that he always makes the volunteers feel welcome and needed. Anne is willing to take on any task that makes things easier for meal prep and serving. Thank you, Anne, for your cheerful service to the hungry in the New London community.
From Our volunteers
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.
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.
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.
