VOLUNTEER MLK Day of Service 2026

There are lots of volunteer options for this event:

  • Preparing food in advance
  • Packing food
  • Set up
  • Clean up
  • Driving the meals
  • Donating craft supplies
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Premade food - DROP OFF AT 9:30 am at Lynnewood on 1/19

Please make an entire pan of multiple servings of the same food in advance of the event. 

This food should be thoroughly cooked and then cooled completely before dropping off at Lynnewood on 1/19.  Please follow all safe-cooking practices when preparing the food - wash hands, be sure all meat is cooked to safe temperature (see link for chart), tie back hair, etc.

Read here for more information about food safety - https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/keep-food-safe.html

 

If you do not use a disposable dish, please be sure your container is clearly marked with your name and cell phone number so we can get it back to you.

Chicken dish
Please make an entire pan/dish of one kind of chicken meal. Should be enough to serve 8-10 people. Please list what you are making in the comments.
4 total opportunity slots.
Rice Dish
Please make an entire pan/dish of one kind of rice dish. Should be enough to serve 8-10 people. Please list what you are making in the comments.
4 total opportunity slots.
Signed Up: Allison Fineberg (1) (What are you making?: Rice A Roni)
Potato side
Please make a potato side - ex mashed, roasted, etc. Should be enough to serve 8-10 people. Please list what you are making in the comments.
4 total opportunity slots.
Signed Up: Tayler Lindeman (1) (What are you making?: Mashed potatoes), Jill Loughran (1) (What are you making?: Scalloped Potatoes), Megan Wilson (1) (What are you making?: Roasted potatoes )
Meatballs/Sausage
Please make meatballs or sausage. Should be enough to serve 8-10 people. Please list what you are making in the comments.
4 total opportunity slots.
Signed Up: Stacy Golden (1) (What are you making?: Meatballs with sauce )
Pasta bake
Please make a baked pasta dish such as Lasagna or Baked Ziti. Should be enough to serve 8-10 people. Please list what you are making in the comments.
4 total opportunity slots.
Signed Up: Stephanie Baldino (1) (What are you making?: Baked ziti ), Jaclyn Downes (1) (What are you making?: Lasagna), Jamie Gerhardt (1) (What are you making?: Stuffed shells with red sauce )
Macaroni and Cheese
Please make Macaroni and Cheese. Should be enough to serve 8-10 people. Please list what you are making in the comments.
01/16/2023 12:00 am
4 total opportunity slots.
Signed Up: Julie Brady (What are you making?: Juniper is making kraft M&C), Jamie Veight (What are you making?: Baked macaroni and cheese)
Veggie Casserole
Please make a Veggie Casserole. Should be enough to serve 8-10 people. Please list what you are making in the comments.
4 total opportunity slots.
Signed Up: Mia Wells (1) (What are you making?: Vegetarian enchiladas)
Roasted/cooked veggies
Please make a vegetable side. Should be enough to serve 8-10 people. Please list what you are making in the comments.
8 total opportunity slots.
Signed Up: Kim Granato (1) (What are you making?: Broccoli and carrots)
Meat dish (not chicken)
Please make an entire pan/dish of one kind of meat dish (other than chicken - ex beef, pork, tuna) Should be enough to serve 8-10 people. Please list what you are making in the comments.
4 total opportunity slots.
Signed Up: Katie Moore (1) (What are you making?: Carnitas (pork)), Jamie Veight (1) (What are you making?: Bbq pork)
In Person Help

Hands are needed on the day of the event to help everything run smoothly!  Please sign up to help set up or clean up!

 

Planning to come help assemble the meals?  No need to sign up at all - just show up from 10:00 - 11:30 am.

Set Up at 9:30
Please arrive at the Lynnewood Cafeteria at 9:30 to help set the room up for the event. You are welcome to bring children but please don't include them when signing up so we have an accurate count of adults who will be helping.
5 total opportunity slots.
Clean Up at 11:30
Please arrive at the Lynnewood Cafeteria at 11:30 to help clean the room up from the event. You are welcome to bring children but please don't include them when signing up so we have an accurate count of adults who will be helping.
5 total opportunity slots.
Drive at 11:45
Please drive to the back of Lynnewood - near the dumpsters and playground - you will help load the meals into cars and drive them to the dropoff location about 5 minutes away where you will unload. You are welcome to bring children but please don't include them when signing up so we have an accurate count of adults who will be helping.
5 total opportunity slots.
Craft Supply - Drop off at 9:30 am on 1/19

Donate craft supplies so that children can pack craft kits for children at CHOP.

The following are needed - 

  • Crayola Crayon - 8 crayons in box
  • Crayola Broad Line Markers - Classic Colors 12 markers in box
  • 3D Puffy Stickers
  • Elmer's Neon Sky Slime Kit
  • Wikki Stix
  • Diamond Art Kits
  • Water Bottle/Laptop Stickers
  • Make A Face Sticker Sets
  • Paint By Sticker Books
  • Crayola Color Wonder paper
  • Crayola Color Wonder markers

Please drop them off at 9:30 on 1/19 - list below what you are donating so we can have a variety.

Craft Supply Donation
Please list what you are donating (ex. 5 boxes of crayola crayons - 8 per box)
Signed Up: Stephanie Baldino (4) (What are you donating?: 4 boxes of crayola crayons, 4 boxes of crayola markers ), Sarah Davit (4) (What are you donating?: 4 diamond art kits, 4 sets puffy stickers), Jillian Roman (5) (What are you donating?: 5 Paint by Sticker books & a pack of water bottle stickers)