Spring Break Volunteers

It's Spring Break week for Portland area schools so we had extra help from some young volunteers today at the Wednesday Community Meal.

The youthful energy was infectious and much needed today since it was the last Wednesday of the month and boy were we busy. We served 372 meals and had a constant line of guests waiting to get into the dining room during the first hour of service.

Our meal changed numerous times throughout the service because we had a little of this and that but not a lot of a single ingredient. We started with chicken, baked potatoes and roasted carrots and then moved on to pulled pork, fish, shepherd's pie, pizza, beef fajitas and ravioli.  We also offered soup, salad and dessert.

Olivia adding a scoop of sour cream to the baked potatoes.

I love seeing the spirit of volunteering and caring for others alive and well amongst the young - it's a joy to witness.

Sierra and Ava peeling carrots. In the back is Zane scrubbing potatoes and Eleanor chopping carrots.

Zane is a longtime and dedicated volunteer and comes to help whenever he is out of school.