•ultimate•
summer
volunteer to
feed
the community BY JAMES DUPREE
G
ive back to your neighbors in need by distributing meals to food-insecure families.
St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church needs volunteers to help with
its weekly free community lunches held every Thursday between noon and 1 p.m. at the church near Pittsboro’s town center. “Together in 2022, we served over 21,000 meals to the community,” says program director Terry Transue. Volunteer duties include assisting with cooking, distributing food and after-lunch cleanup. The Chatham Chuckwagon, another ecumenical food program run by St. Bartholomew’s, focuses on serving prepared frozen meals every Tuesday 4:30-6:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help prep and distribute meals. To sign up for volunteer opportunities at the church, contact Terry at 919-542-5679. The Chatham Outreach Alliance is seeking volunteers to help pack, deliver or distribute groceries to families countywide. Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older. Responsibilities 74
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include food preparation and distribution, sorting and stocking food items, and picking up food from retail stores. Those with a green thumb are encouraged to help maintain and harvest produce from CORA’s garden. To sign up, visit corafoodpantry.org/ volunteer/opportunities.
SUMMER 2023
Volunteers serve Community Lunch every Thursday at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church.