Unload the van? - Generally Wednesday nights, takes about 30 minutes, sometime around 5:00pm-7pm (depending on the week and the ferries)
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Help set up on Thursday mornings? - Setup is roughly 8am-9am on Thursdays. It involves setting up tables, setting up food on the tables, arranging the fridge and freezer, unpacking boxes in the pantry, breaking down recycling, sorting produce, etc.
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Make informational signs for the bins at Tru Value and Farmgate? - People often wonder what we are looking for, how they can get ahold of us, and if there is anywhere else they can drop off donations
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Clean reusable containers from the school food program? Generally happens on Thursday mornings.
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Carpool with someone in your neighbourhood to the community pantry if they needed a lift?
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Write grant applications?
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Brainstorm fundraising and development ideas?
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Organize or help organize fundraising events or projects?
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Contact businesses such as BC Ferries regarding sponsorship?
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Hang posters?
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Distribute pamphlets?
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Design posters or pamphlets? - for example: posters with info on our hours of operation, how to donate, and volunteering, or for special events
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Plan or prepare community meals?
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Plan or prepare batch cooking? - Making large batches of food for the pantry. Volunteers would be welcome to take some home with them as well.
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Take care of MIFB recycling? Mostly cardboard, also some other things
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Take boxes of compost? - Compost needs to be picked up Thursday early afternoon or late morning.
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Tidy the hall after community pantry hours? - This happens from around 1pm-2pm on Thursdays. Tasks include putting away remaining food, sweeping, mopping, breaking down cardboard, dishes, general tidying, etc.
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Help with our gleaning program? Contacting growers on the island, scheduling, probably putting up posters etc, eventually actually picking foods or helping arrange people picking
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Moving heavy things, for example 50lb bags of onions?