ONGOING VOLUNTEER/SERVICE HOUR OPPORTUNITIES

ST PETERS COMMUNITY LUNCH

St Peters Community Lunch Program is a soup kitchen located in Freehold Boro – 33 Throckmorton Street. It operates every Wednesday and Thursday- every week.  All Year. They are in need of sandwiches, snack sized chips, granola bars, 16oz bottles of water, fresh fruit and fruit cups.

Please consider getting your friend groups together and make some sandwiches. You will all earn community service hours and you will help fill a huge need.

Please help fill the slots. Please note that even when all the slots are filled, sandwiches and supplies are always needed.

The process is very easy.  Just gather your donations, make sandwiches (any kind without condiments, lettuce, tomato, or mayo or lettuce). That helps them keep better. You can also donate supplies. Please take a picture and list what you donated for that week and then email Miss Jeanne at jmarinello@strobert.cc 

Please include WHO has done the service and WHAT has been donated (in a list and by attaching a picture).

This donation will be converted into a service certificate that reflects the donation.

 The Item to Hour Breakdown is as follows:

• Every 10 Sandwiches = 2 Service Hours
• Every 20 Snack Size Chips = 1 Service Hour
• Every 20 Granola Bars = 1 Service Hour
• Every 20 Fruit Cups = 1 Service Hour
• Every 20 Bottles of Water (16oz) = 1 service hour
• Every 10 pieces of Fresh Fruit = 1 Service Hour – you must let me know the number of pieces of fruit (not by the pound).

This link is also a sign up link for volunteers, so look at your school schedule, and if you have any days off that coincide with a day St. Peter's community lunch is taking place, you can sign up via the link to be a volunteer and give out the lunches and help.

For sandwiches and supplies even when all slots are filled  - everything is still needed so you can also drop it off without signing up.

DROPPING OFF ITEMS TO ST PETERS COMMUNITY LUNCH – 33 THROCKMORTON STREET – FREEHOLD

Sandwich and Supply Drop off is Every Wednesday and Thursday – from 1030am – 1130am at St Peters Episcopal Church – located at 33 Throckmorton Street – the big White Building on Throckmorton Street – drop off is curbside – there are Volunteers waiting to take your donations – no need to get out of your vehicle.  You make a right into the driveway located immediately after the building as you pull up – there you will see volunteers and a long table. 

Sandwiches of all kinds are needed – please individually wrap/ziplock them with no condiments.  Please note for Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich makers – please be generous with the spreads of peanut butter and jelly.  For many people it is the only meal of the day.  Thank you so much!

DROPPING OFF ITEMS AT MY HOME

If Drop off times at St Peters do not work for you – you can contact me and drop off at my house on Tuesday afternoon/ night for Wednesday and on Wednesday afternoon/ night for Thursday.  PLEASE NOTE:  I DO NOT TAKE WATER DONATIONS AT MY HOUSE(it is too heavy for me to bring it back and forth).  Water donations can be brought in person to St Peters Community  Lunch on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1030am – 1130am.

If you drop items off at my house – please put your name on everything dropped off so I know who to issue the service certificate to – and please email me after you drop off the items to my house and list what was dropped off as well as attach a picture.  If you need my address – please email me at this email address – jmarinello@strobert.cc

I get a lot of bags of donations over the two days of the week that they get collected,  and I want to make the process as easy as possible for all of us.  Please put the first and last name of the person that gets the service certificate on the bags/items.   Please take a picture of the donation, please email me with a list of  what was dropped off, and please include – number of sandwiches, number of granolas, number of fruit cups, number of pieces of fruit. (please do not put it as pounds because the service hours are broken out by number of items). Please remember that sandwiches should not include condiments, lettuce or tomatoes because the goal is that they keep better when they are plain.  They should be individually wrapped/ziplocked.   I do not take water at my home because it is too heavy for me to carry back and forth. I thank you all so much for understanding.  If you have any questions – please feel free to ask me and I will be happy to answer any questions. Please also understand that some weeks I get a lot of food donations for St Peters so it might take a few days for me to send you the service certificate -usually by the end of the week everyone should have their service certificates so if the weekend comes and you haven’t received the certificate – please let me know.  Sometimes it does go to the spam folder so please check that first before you email me. We all make a great team working together to help this great program and I thank everyone for their immense generosity, patience and support.  **** Also please do not put loose pieces of ice in the bags they drip onto everything.  Thank you so much!

DROPPING OFF ITEMS AT ST. ROBERT'S

Non-perishable items (snack size chips, granola bars, fruit cups, water) can also be dropped off in the Gathering Area of St Roberts- 61 Georgia Road (which is the room right before the main Church room) you walk into the Church and in the right-hand corner of that room is the drop off area for non-perishable donations.  (please do not leave pieces of fresh fruit or sandwiches in the gathering area of St Roberts because there is no one that will bring it to St Peters)

VOLUNTEER AT DELICIOUS ORCHARDS

You must be at least 13 years old to volunteer at Delicious Orchards. You must wear shoes which provide adequate support. No flip-flops are allowed.

• Arrive at the back platform of Delicious Orchards no EARLIER than 5:30PM any day of the week except Monday (they are closed on Monday)
• Students are not allowed on the back of the loading dock until a representative from the Barn arrives.
• Parents should not drop off their children and leave. The ending time is variable and you must be present when the work ends.
• Volunteers are particularly needed on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings each week.Our truck arrives usually before 6:00PM. Help our driver to unload empty crates.
• Commence packing food at 6:00PM
• Upon completion of loading and cleanup, present your sheet listing the date, time & place to our driver or other representative for signature.
• Be sure to follow any direction our driver or representative will give you.

If you have any questions, you can contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

No need to sign up you just show up . 

 

 

  VOLUNTEER AT THE BARN

 

   

 

“The Barn” is located at 49 Kanes Lane, Middletown, NJ 07748. The building is in the back of the school bus parking lot and has a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the side.

• Mondays – 630am – 830am  (weekly) Sort food for 7 stops
• Tuesdays – 9am – 10am  (weekly) Pack bread into crates for NYC trip
• Tuesdays – 5pm – 1030pm  (once a month) Drive to NYC to deliver 3 stops – passenger also needed
• Wednesdays – 4pm – 5pm (weekly) Pack Food at the Barn
• Wednesdays – 5pm – 7pm (weekly) Ride to Delicious Orchards as a passenger – pack food and return
• Wednesdays – 5pm – 9pm  (once a nonth) Driver & passenger needed for Plainfield & Newark run
• Thursdays – 7am – 8am (weekly) Pack assorted food at the Barn
• Fridays – 630am – 8am (weekly) Sort food for 3 stops
• Fridays – 7pm – 8pm – (weekly) Assist with loading food for Brooklyn & NYC

 VOLUNTEER AS A DRIVER - The Barn for the Poor

Drivers are usually asked to drive once a month. In order to qualify as a driver, you must have a good driving record. Our vehicles consist of a box truck and a pickup truck. You do not need a CDL license. A regular New Jersey license is sufficient. To qualify,

• Send a copy of your Driver’s License along with your date of birth to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Within 2 weeks, you will receive an email notifying you whether you are accepted as a driver

Drivers are needed every day of the week.

• Monday morning bread run
• Tuesday evening NYC run
• Wednesday evening Plainfield & Newark
• Thursday morning bread run
• Thursday evening Delicious Orchards
• Friday morning Asbury Park run
• Friday evening Delicious Orchards
• Saturday morning Brooklyn
• Saturday evening NYC run
• Sunday evening Delicious Orchards      

  BLESSING BAG OUTREACH

We are continuing to collect items for our Blessing Bag Outreach .  The drop off location for supply donations has changed to my home.  Please email me and I will give you, my address.  We have found out that Blessing Bags are needed on the “HOPE One” RV through the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, Open Door Food Pantry, Bon Jovi’s Soul Kitchen, Warming Stations in Red Bank,  Warming Stations in Asbury, St Peters Community Lunch Program, Jersey Shore Rescue Mission, etc.   The items in Blessing Bags are tremendously needed. 

Supplies are needed Year-Round so that we can make more Blessing Bags.  Thank you to everyone that has been donating supplies – it’s because of those generous Supply donations that we were able to make the bags when we do, and I thank you so much!!

Here are the Items to Service Hours List For Blessing Bag Outreach:

• Case of Deodorant (96 to a case- 1.5 or larger) – 4 Service Hours
• Travel Size Lotion (1oz) (Case of 100) – 3 Service Hours
• Every 50 Pairs of Men’s Crew Socks – 2 Service Hours
• Travel Size Shampoo (1oz) (Case of 100) – 3 Service Hours
• Travel Size Toothpaste ( please note the size- 1.5 oz) (Case of 144) – 2 service hours
• Disposable Razors (Case of 144) – 1 Service Hour
• Bulk Toothbrushes (Case of 100) – 1 Service Hour
• Travel Size Body Wash(1oz or larger) Case of 100 – 3 Service Hours  
• Granola Bars – Every 20 Bars – 1 Service Hour

For anyone interested in getting Amazon links for bulk supplies ordering – please let me know.

Thank you to everyone that has continued to donate Blessing Bag supplies because those supplies keep us making the blessing bags.  It is a Blessing to be able to get these bags in the hands of people that need them through our various partnerships with organizations throughout Freehold and Monmouth County.  

 

 

G'S GIVING GOWNS

 

The material drive for G’s Giving Gowns continues – I will give 1 hour of service for every 3 yards of fabric donated – the fabric must be 100 percent cotton – juvenile print or teen print.  All the fabric donated will be turned into hospital gowns for pediatric cancer patients throughout the country.  You can drop your donations of fabric and markers off at my home – please email me for the address.  Thank you so much to Youth Group member Giuliana Demma for allowing us to help your organization.  We are also helping Giuliana by collecting washable markers as well – I am giving 1 service hour for every 20 washable markers. I am giving

2 service hours for every 3 juvenile character print /teen t-shirt donated size 2T- size 16 - these t-shirts get turned into Port Shirts.   To find out more information about Gs Giving Gowns – please go to the organization’s website – www.gsgivinggowns.org . 

Guiliana is looking for people to run t-shirt drives for Gs Giving Gowns so she can make more port shirts to keep up with the increasing demand. 

Guiliana needs Sewers of All Ages to Volunteer to Help her Sew Hospital Gowns to help her fill all the requests she is getting – please click the link for her website and contact her to help. 

  

MATTISON CROSSING

The address for Mattison Crossing is – 93 Manalapan Avenue – Freehold – diagonally behind Jersey Freeze.  Everyone that attends earns a service hour.  We play games with the residents, and we have a great time – it’s a lot of fun. We go once a month.  All are welcome!  Mattison Crossing is a local assisted living facility and for the past 5 years we have been going to play games with the residents, and it is such a great program.  The Program is run by me – not Mattison Crossing – so if you have any questions or are going to be attending any Game Nights – please let me know. 

OUR NEXT GAME NIGHT: Tuesday, July 28th, from 7pm-8pm. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to let me know you're coming!

 

 OPEN DOOR

 Please see the handout below.  You will find the address and drop off hours.

If you donate to Open Door, they will sign your service hour documents.

 

HAPPY HEARTS FOUNDATION

 

 

 

ST. ROBERT'S MEDIA MINISTRY

Volunteers Needed – Are You Comfortable with Computers and Power Point, and do you love helping others?  Put your talents to good use by helping in our media ministry.  If you are in grades 9 or above, you can help with the slides and the live broadcasts of the Mass.   Full training will be provided.  Service hours will be earned.  To sign up, contact Frank Estremera at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or (732)-462-7429 x121.