ol_ironstomach Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I don't know how to chop a carrot. Neither did I the one time I worked in a soup kitchen, but I was like twelve at the time. Sign me up, Goldenticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Last time, I spent 2 of my 3 hours washing collard greens. No experience is necessary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_o_baiyewu Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Please count me in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenticket Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Updated list of 23 folks (so far) that have said they're interested in volunteering: DanielK DonRocks goldenticket +1 cleveland park Al Dente Tripewriter Walrus Merry Mary squidsdc +1 goodeats porcupine brettashley01 SeanMike mdt susanmab +1 ol_ironstomach NCPinDC b john rislacoste zoramargolis If you'd still like to sign up, please post or PM and I'll update the list. September 18 has been put out there as a potential date. I'm in touch with the volunteer coordinator at DC Central Kitchen and will post more details as they become available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitt Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I'm Whitt Masters, evening chef and manager of the Co-Op shift at the DC Central Kitchen. I just returned from vacation and reading this thread was an excellent way to come back to work. I want to express my gratitude to Pax for the donation of lamb to the kitchen. You are helping to feed Washington DC's most marginalized people. Each of the agencies that we serve provides a significant service to its clients, such as adult education, drug treatment, emergency shelter, etc. In this way, we strengthen bodies, empower minds, and build communities. Donations like yours help us to expand our other programs: culinary job training, street outreach, and nutrition education. I also want to thank everyone who has expressed interest in volunteering with us at the DC Central Kitchen. We provide educational and meaningful volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups. We also have fun, particularly on the evening shift, when we get to play music (usually Motown hits) while we work. As other posters have mentioned, the tasks during this shift involve a lot of washing and chopping vegetables. However, we also make chicken stock, grain and bean salads, and granola bars at least once a week. Also, with the addition of a new vacuum sealer, we can put away this summer's harvest for use in the winter. For instance, tonight volunteers will be washing and slicing peaches, then vac-sealing them to put away for a meal down the road. I think that members of the DR community would have an excellent time seeing how our community kitchen runs. I hope to see you here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rislacoste Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I am getting ready to move my animals to NY. I have a handful of castrated spring lambs who need to go away. I want to donate them to a charity. Does anyone know of a food-based charity who would be willing to pick the lambs up from a local USDA certified butcher? I can deliver them there.My plan is to donate one to the DR Community-At-Large Charity of Choice. Pipe up and let me know your favourites! Whatever gets the most votes here wins. -AND/OR- I will donate it to the DR Community at Large for a group party (with lots of left over!) If you guys plan it, A DR Party Authority can pick up a lamb at Hemp's Meats in Knoxville, MD. Speak up now 'cause the truck and trailer is leaving for NY with the ewes next week. I want to thank you all for the enjoyment I've had using this board. ETA: The lambs have been entirely pasture fed, with access to a conventional mineral/protein block. They have been conventionally de-wormed every 8 weeks, but not in the last 30 days. None have received innoculations or antibiotics. I absolutely cannot sell these animals because I have no clue what the health regulations are and I don't want to have to find out. TO ALL, RIS HERE. GREAT POSTS, WHITT AND MIKE. SEE YOU NEXT WEEK. THE 18TH SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL BE FUN. THANKS PAX FOR ALL OF THIS AND THOSE PRECIOUS LAMBS. SORRY FOR NOT BEING AROUND BUT i HAVE BEEN IN THE THROES OF SEALING MY DEAL. AND, I AM NOT A REGULAR AT THIS. YOU MAY NEVER HEAR FROM ME AGAIN. BUT I WILL BE THERE ON THE 18TH. THANKS, DEBRA AND ALL OF YOU. WE WILL HAVE A BALL! RIS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 And we'll have some more details in a week or two about dinner after the volunteer session. To keep this topic focused on the volunteering, I would like to keep the dinner chatter in PM for now. I would like to request that the people on the volunteer list drop me a PM and let me know whether they plan on joining for dinner afterwards. Yes, I know that plans change, and your decision to dine could depend on the location chosen, but I'm trying to figure out whether I'm really working on dinner for 20+ or not. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walrus Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 We'd love to come, but because of our working situations/locations, we wouldn't be able to get there at 5 pm on a Thursday -- is there the possibility of having a later-starting shift? So you all would only have to go over the instructions twice, but us latecomers could still help wash & chop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenticket Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 We'd love to come, but because of our working situations/locations, we wouldn't be able to get there at 5 pm on a Thursday -- is there the possibility of having a later-starting shift? So you all would only have to go over the instructions twice, but us latecomers could still help wash & chop...I will talk to the volunteer coordinator about this. 5-8pm is their standard evening shift time.For those who can't make it at 5pm (brettashley01, Walrus, Tripewriter, and anyone else I may have missed) - please send me a PM and let me know what time it would be possible for you to get there. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenticket Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Updated list of 25 that have said they're interested in volunteering: DanielK DonRocks goldenticket +1 cleveland park Al Dente Tripewriter Walrus Merry Mary squidsdc +1 goodeats porcupine brettashley01 SeanMike mdt susanmab +1 ol_ironstomach NCPinDC b john rislacoste zoramargolis rkduggins turbogrrl If you'd still like to sign up, please post or PM and I'll update the list. We may be nearing the number of spots available. If that is the case, I will start a waiting list. September 18 has been put out there as a potential date. I'm in touch with the volunteer coordinator at DC Central Kitchen and will post more details as they become available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pax Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 Update on the sheep: the earliest Hemp's could fit all six in was October 14th. They will be ready to go about two weeks after that. I am sorry to have been out of the loop for a few days, I moved 22 ewes and four cats and six dogs the last few days. And two kids. With no internet service and surprisingly horrible cel phone service..(I'm looking at you, Verizon.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkycom Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Update on the sheep: the earliest Hemp's could fit all six in was October 14th. They will be ready to go about two weeks after that. I am sorry to have been out of the loop for a few days, I moved 22 ewes and four cats and six dogs the last few days. And two kids. With no internet service and surprisingly horrible cel phone service..(I'm looking at you, Verizon.) Our transport team will be ready! Thanks again pax! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenticket Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 We're confirmed for Thursday, September 18 at 5pm!! Here are the details I received from DC Central Kitchen: "We are excited to have you join us on September 18th in combating hunger and creating opportunity! As a volunteer, you will work alongside the men and women who have graduated from our culinary job training program to prepare the four thousand meals that DC Central Kitchen donates each day to more than one hundred community agencies. Kitchen task include chopping vegetables, sorting fresh produce, mixing salads, Portioning meals, de-boning meat and assisting with other tasks vital to operating a ten thousand square foot community kitchen." Please arrive at 4:45 pm for a prompt 5:00 pm orientation. Adherence to the following dress code is required: Long pants Closed-toed shoes (no sandals) Tank-tops are not allowed. No exposed midriff Locker space is limited, so please try to travel light. DC Central Kitchen is located at 425 Second Street , NW. Directions: The D.C. Central Kitchen is located on the ground floor of the Federal City Shelter at 425 Second Street NW. The Federal City Shelter is a three story gray building on the southeast corner of Second and E Streets NW. Please note that the Central Kitchen cannot be entered from Second Street . The entrance to the Central Kitchen is at the back of this building, down the service road off of E Street NW and is marked by a large sign. It looks like a service/delivery entrance. Parking: Parking at DC Central Kitchen is not available; public transportation is recommended. Parking options include metered street parking, parking at Union Station and the parking garage off of First street between D street and E street. Taking the Metro: Take the Red Line to the Judiciary Square stop. Exit onto Fourth Street NW , and turn around at the top of the escalator. Walk to E Street NW and take a right onto it. Stay on E Street, crossing 3rd St. and 2nd St. Turn right onto the service road, just behind the building. The current list of volunteers: DanielK DonRocks goldenticket +1 cleveland park Al Dente Walrus Merry Mary squidsdc +1 goodeats porcupine brettashley01 SeanMike mdt susanmab +1 NCPinDC b john rislacoste zoramargolis rkduggins turbogrrl beachgirl54 xcanuck Marks +1 If you'd still like to sign up, please post or PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachgirl54 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Please count me in as well - sorry, I'm a Luddite and don't know how to PM . . . thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rislacoste Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 I am getting ready to move my animals to NY. I have a handful of castrated spring lambs who need to go away. I want to donate them to a charity. Does anyone know of a food-based charity who would be willing to pick the lambs up from a local USDA certified butcher? I can deliver them there.My plan is to donate one to the DR Community-At-Large Charity of Choice. Pipe up and let me know your favourites! Whatever gets the most votes here wins. -AND/OR- I will donate it to the DR Community at Large for a group party (with lots of left over!) If you guys plan it, A DR Party Authority can pick up a lamb at Hemp's Meats in Knoxville, MD. Speak up now 'cause the truck and trailer is leaving for NY with the ewes next week. I want to thank you all for the enjoyment I've had using this board. ETA: The lambs have been entirely pasture fed, with access to a conventional mineral/protein block. They have been conventionally de-wormed every 8 weeks, but not in the last 30 days. None have received innoculations or antibiotics. I absolutely cannot sell these animals because I have no clue what the health regulations are and I don't want to have to find out. Thanks again< Pax. and all of this has prompted what looks to be a great night at DCCK on the 18th. I was just there last night and, again, it was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenticket Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Please keep an eye on this thread for any further updates and information on the Sept. 18 DR.com volunteer shift at DC Central Kitchen (and plans for dinner after). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 I deeply regret having to back out of the volunteer shift. My work schedule has become unpredictable and overwhelming. I just don't think I can fit this in. Sorry, Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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