Volunteer

Thank you for your interest in being a volunteer for Operation Food Basket!

To keep all volunteers and families safe and healthy, we again offering Wegmans gift cards. The need is greater than ever before with Covid and so many people unemployed, so it is imperative that we continue our annual Operation Food Basket program.

We will not be packing food, so we do not need shoppers, car loaders and drivers but there are other roles we do need.

The various roles and contact person are listed below. The contact person can provide additional information.

Family Caller

A team of volunteers to contact the families to schedule their Gift Card and Toy pick up.

  • Call each family, explain that they will get Wegman’s gift cards in lieu of groceries again this year, that a signature will be required for these gift cards, and schedule their delivery date and time.
  • Will divide the 250+ family list by the number of family callers.

Leads / Contacts:

Toy Packers at the House of Mercy

While we have always worked very closely with the House of Mercy as they provide 90% of our families. Again, this year we are following a more coordinated approach to providing for our families.

  • With the HOM folks and other volunteers, packing toys and gifts, getting them ready for distribution. These activities will be for early December through December 15. You could sign up for one day or multiple days.

Lead / Contact:

Toy and Gift Card Distribution at the House of Mercy

Again this year, Wegmans gift cards will be distributed in conjunction with the House of Mercy’s Toy Distribution December 16 and 17.

  • Hand out toys and gift cards, check ID
  • Traffic Director – these families will be picking up in their cars so these traffic directors will guide the drivers through the parking lot, remind people to have their id ready and observe covid protocols during face to face pick up.
  • Security.

Leads/Contact

Fund Raiser

  • Fund Raising is as important as ever but with so many Xerox employees working remotely it will be harder than ever. As always, we need internal fund raisers, but we also need external fund raisers. These people will help apply for grants, approach businesses, etc.
  • Raise awareness by posting scripts to your social media pages.

Leads/Contact

If you are willing to do any of the activities described above or have any questions, please send a note to the contact person listed or to Bernie.A.Durman@gmail.com . Thank you very much.