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VOLUNTEER***VOLUNTEER***VOLUNTEER

There are several ways to volunteer for our program, either helping us prepare and serve meals or by donating your time through our Board of Directors, committees, helping out with our various fundraising events or spearheading a food or supply drive.  You can help prepare a hot meal or a sack lunch, or assist us in serving the meal in downtown Seattle, or both.

Specific days to prepare or serve meals can be arranged with Susan Dailey. Youth groups and schools fill up our calendar quickly but we are always in need of another helping hand. Susan can be reached at (206) 396-8123 either directly or through her voicemail.

If you would like to volunteer as a Member of the Board, donate time to a Committee, or would like to help with fundraising contact Beverly at (360) 341-1309 or toll free (866) 277-9252. beverly@opsacklunch.org   

We have been told many times that working with our program is both a humbling and empowering experience,
and we know that contributing time to the greater good is a feeling like no other.

Volunteer Drives

  • Long Time Volunteer and Thursday Driver Linda Berger Headed up a sweatshirt campaign in December and raised more than $6,000 for warm sweatshirts which were handed out on Christmas Eve and for several weeks afterward.
  • Susan Daily successfully raised more than $2,500 for 300 beautiful waterproof fleece jackets. Battelle employees matched these funds with $1,000.
  • Beryl Graham headed up the scarf brigade and knitted and sewed more than 400 fleece and wool scarves and hats.
  • The St. Hubert knitters knitted hundred of hats
  • Seattle Prep student body  and villa academy put together more than 500 pair of new socks stuffed with hygiene supplies.
  • St. Huberts youth group collected much needed food supplies and socks.
  • The Langley Intermediate and Primary schools collected juice and snack crackers.
  • St Louise and the Maple Valley Christian School participated in food drives.
  • St Francis procured hundreds of Christmas presents for our Christmas Eve celebration.
  • Happy Medium School students collected food as did CURVES health Club in Kirkland.
  • Safeco and Leota Jr. High had hygiene supply drives.
  • University Unitarian Church collected new socks and underwear.
  • Seattle Academy students collected back pack backs for us and Lakeside students did a clothes and coat drive.
As you can see many organizations are involved in many ways and we need and appreciate all the food and supplies that come our way. These kind of donations keep us going when times are tough. Thank you all for all the contributions and hard work!!!

DID YOU KNOW?

  • WITH YOU HELP OPERATION: Sack Lunch served 171,183 measl in 2002 at the Plaza, Tent City, Peace on the Streets by Kids from the Streets, and Angeline's Day Center for women
  • Staff and volunteers raise 100% of operating income
  • Each meal we serve cost approximately $2.50 and we are serving 17,000 meals a month (much of this is through in-kind donations).
  • We receive approximately 18,000 pounds of in-kind donations (food and supplies) each month (without these donations we would not have enough money to continue).
  • Every month we wonder if we will have enough money to continue our work, but somehow it keeps on happening.
  • We see more than 1500 students each year who use OSL for community service education