Volunteer Opportunities
Meal service:
Most of our volunteer opportunities involve our meal service (food prep, dining room setup and clean-up, serving, dishwashing and kitchen clean-up). These activities take place at Epworth United Methodist Church (UMC), 9008 Rosemont Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Food Donation Pick-up: Another volunteer need is food donation pick-ups, some regularly scheduled and some as needed. Volunteers use their own vehicles for this activity.
Student Volunteer age requirements:
TLT is an approved organization for MCPS SSL. Middle or high school students may serve and clean up. Middle schoolers need to be accompanied by an adult. Student Signup
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Meal Service Team Schedules and Hours:
Volunteers are typically assigned to a team.
Teams typical only serve one day per month.
Meals are prepared and served Monday through Friday.
Meal Prep Hours: 1:00 – 3:30 pm
Dining Room Setup: 2:30 – 3:30 pm
Meal Servers: 3:30 and 4:30 pm
Clean-up: Washing dishes and pots and cleaning the dining room and kitchen 3:30 – 5:00 pm
Food donation pick-up schedule:
Food donations are typically from local businesses and made on a regular schedule, usually a weekly pickup.
Donations are delivered directly to Epworth UMC on pre-set days and times.
Pick-ups require the use of the volunteer’s own vehicle.