ServiceFeeding the Homeless at KARM
KARM (Knox Area Rescue Ministries)
Once every seven weeks, volunteers from Messiah plan, acquire, prepare and serve lunch for 200 to 225 residents of KARM and area homeless at Knox Area Rescue Ministries.
Serving dates in 2011 are:
Feb. 5
April 2
May 28
July 23
Sept. 17
Nov. 12
Six to eight cooks/servers are needed for each date. Cooks should arrive at KARM to unload groceries and start cooking no later than 10:30. The first person there signs in at the front desk. Servers need to be there by 11:00 am. KARM residents are served first at 11:45. The homeless are fed after the residents have cleared the facility. The staff wants us out no later than 1:00 PM. We do not clean up after serving.
If you would like to help in this ministry, a sign up chart is posted in the Narthex about two Sundays prior to the serving date. You may sign up to contribute food, help serve, or both.
Donations of food must be delivered to the church kitchen by the Wednesday prior to serving. A container marked KARM is placed in the refrigerator to collect meat donations. An inventory of the food contributions is taken on Wednesday evening in order to determine additional needs.
If you are interested in serving in this ministry, please call Ann Rita Ditmore or the church office for more information.
