Volunteer at TABLE

TABLE needs College Student volunteers for ALL AREAS of its Weekend Backpack Program.

Boy with Backpack
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    		•  Donations - Locate, organize, and deliver donated food and backpacks
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    		•  Funds - Plan fund-raising events
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    		•  Volunteers - Schedule and coordinate work and social times for TABLE volunteers
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    		•  Administration - Communicate with the local community, answer phones, keep necessary records
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    		•  Building and Premises - Keep it safe, attractive, and well-maintained
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    		•  Outreach - Initiate creative ways to welcome others to TABLE
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    		•  Future Planning - Envision new projects for TABLE
    To volunteer or get for more information - Click Here for our online form.

    You may also Email TABLE.
    Opportunities at TABLE for Community Volunteers
    We've all got a place at the TABLE

    If you're looking for a place at the TABLE:


    Host a "Set a Table for TABLE Fund-Raiser"

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    		• Host a meal or pot-luck for friends, neighbors, or colleagues. Ask each guest to contribute $10 to TABLE. Your contributions will help TABLE's Weekend Backpack Program provide nutritious food to local children at risk for hunger during weekends.

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    		• Contact TABLE for a Host Packet to help make your fund-raiser a success. Packets include TABLE brochures, information on tax deductible contributions, and "We've all got a place at the TABLE'' buttons for guests.

    Organize a TABLE "Backpack" Food Collection Site

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    		• Put a fun, Backpack-shaped Food Collection Bin on your front porch, in a favorite store, at the office - or even at your birthday party! Invite people to donate nutritious, "kid-friendly" non-perishables. Your donations will stock our weekend backpacks with healthy "take-home" food.

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    		• Contact TABLE for one of our signature food collection bins, a TABLE poster with a "wish list" of kid-friendly foods, and some "I brought FOOD to the TABLE" stickers for donors.

    Bring your Time and Talents to the TABLE

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    		• Hospitality: Offer people a personal welcome to TABLE at 205 W. Weaver Street by answering phones, accepting food donations deliveries, and providing information about our programs and possibilities.

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    		• Event Assistance: Help with one or more of TABLE's special events for student volunteers, participating children, or the Chapel Hill-Carrboro community.

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    		• Gardening: Use your "green thumb" to nurture TABLE's flower beds.

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    		• Student Volunteer Dinners: Bring food to TABLE for our hard-working college students to enjoy as they volunteer in the Weekend Backpack Program.

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    		• Special Services: Create your own way to serve at the TABLE! Contribute your professional skills or relevant experience to keep TABLE growing and successful.

    To get to TABLE from UNC:

    BUS

    Chapel Hill Transit runs FREE buses to nearby Carrboro. For bus schedules, check http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.asp?NID=399.

    Monday - Friday: CW Route and F Route run from the UNC Campus/Franklin Street to Weaver Street Market stop. From there, cross N. Greensboro Street and continue on W. Weaver Street to TABLE, 205 W. Weaver Street (5th building on left).

    Saturdays: CW Route runs from UNC locations /Franklin Street to Weaver Street Market on a reduced schedule.

    Volunteers aren't paid, not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless. ~ Anonymous