Volunteer Opportunities at Wayside

The Social Action Committee is happy to announce two opportunities for Bet Ha’am members to volunteer with Wayside programs that feed the hungry.   

We are serving dinner every fourth Thursday of the month at Woodford’s Congregational Church in Portland.  The Woodford’s meal provided by Wayside reaches groups not previously helped, specifically the elderly, women, and children.

If you would like to serve, arrive at Woodford’s at 5:00 pm and stay through 7:00 pm. Please come at 4:00 pm if you are interested in cooking the main dish, or making a salad or desert. Serving dinner and cooking is a family- friendly option and children ages 7 and up are invited to participate.

Second, Wayside is increasing their efforts to establish a program of mobile pantries for areas without food pantries in Portland. There are two opportunities here:  1. Setting up the boxes of food for distributions (i.e. packing food items into boxes for distribution), and 2. Going out on the distribution runs to deliver the food. If there is enough interest in mobile pantries, then specific times for Bet Ha’am will be assigned.

Please contact Molly Bergman Quaid at mquaid@gmail.com for more information about both opportunities and to sign up to participate!