Bread & Broth needs volunteers for their growing programs

Bread & Broth, an all volunteer organization whose mission is to ease hunger in the Lake Tahoe South Shore community, has volunteer opportunities for those who are looking to give back and join their ‘heart warming’ efforts to help others.

Bread & Broth (B&B) has grown over the last eight years and now offers the following programs:

- Monday Meal, which is a full-course dinner service every Monday at St. Theresa Grace Hall from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.

- Second Serving at Lake Tahoe Community Presbyterian Church which provides soup and a simple entrée every Friday from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
- Bread & Broth 4 Kids, the backpack weekend food program serving K-8 food insecure LTUSD children and Summer B&B 4 Kids which provides food during the school summer break for children up to the age of 18.

All of this takes a great deal of volunteer hours and effort to keep all of these programs running efficiently and effectively. B&B has several openings for those wanting to volunteer.

Bread & Broth volunteer openings:
Communications - Communications position increases awareness of B&B’s effort through ongoing activities including press releases, Facebook updates, fliers and general community outreach.

Fundraising - Fundraising entails planning, organizing and implementing events and developing community awareness opportunities to raise funds for B&B programs.

Volunteer Coordination - Volunteer Coordinator assists the Volunteer Chairperson with volunteer roster updates and collects and tabulates volunteer hours and dinner guest stats.

Monday Meal Volunteer Coordination - Monday Meal Volunteer Coordinator Assistant works once a month alongside of the Volunteer Coordinator in directing the meal setup, serving and cleanup.

Second Serving - Needs volunteers to transport food from St. Theresa Grace Hall to LT Community Presbyterian Church from 11:00 a.m. to noon on Fridays and volunteers for soup pickups on Fridays between 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. from local restaurants.

Monday Meal - Needs individuals who help with the cleanup of the Grace Hall and the kitchen after the dinners from 5:20 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.

If you are interested in any of these positions or need more information regarding volunteering opportunities with the Bread & Broth organization, please contact B&B Volunteer Coordinator Myee Costanzo at mavecilla24@gmail.com or visit B&B’s website www.breadandbroth.org/volunteer. B&B volunteer application forms are available on the website.