Fifth Saturday

The St. Vincent dePaul Society of St. Michael's has partnered with Transfiguration
parish in an outreach to the homeless that provides meals on Saturday afternoons: specifically,  our volunteer day is the fifth Saturday of the month, which occurs about 3-4 times per year.
Due policy changes in Cobb County, only commercially prepared food may be served.  So monetary donations for purchase of food are appreciated. On the 5th Saturday food is brought to a designated site at the church (usually the Old Rectory), loaded into volunteers' cars or trucks, and transported to a place where the homeless gather. 
    Volunteers are needed to:
           a.  pick up food, and fill 'go bags'
           b.  move food to cars or trucks,
           c.  and deliver the food. 
The set-up and delivery take about 2-3 hours.  Food is delivered, depends on the season, between 12-1 pm (winter) or 1-2:30 (summer), and carpools and trucks leave for the site at 1:15pm (in the winter), or at 2:45 (summer).  If you are going to the site separately, be there by 2:15pm (winter) or 2:45pm (summer) .  
     This is a volunteer opportunity for those who love to serve food to others, and who have a heart for conversation and fellowship.

Contact Mary Jo Jenner (mjen6@aol.com) for questions and to volunteer.

Fifth Saturday in 2020 occurs on February 29, May 30, July 31, Aug 29, and October 31..
A sample menu for February 29, 2020, is shown below.

Volunteers may participate in one or all of the activities.  Volunteers may furnish all or part of each menu item: 
Upcoming:  

Due to regulation changes for Cobb County, monetary donations for food are necessary..

Volunteers needed: 13               Have: 3                 Need: 10
Menu:  Fried Chicken (Publix), Potato Salad        Donation needed: $350                    Have: $100
Brocoolli Salad, Apple Sauce, Cake or Pie
Other donations needed:
  Fruit Punch                                                              Need: 3 gallons                                   Have: 3 gallons
  Sweet Tea                                                                Need: 3 gallons                                   Have:  0 gallons
  Ice                                                                              Need: 2- 20 lb bags                           Have: 1 x 20 lb
  Bottles water                                                           Need: 2- 40 packs                              Have: 2- 40 packs
  Take Away Bags:
     Triple-A batteries                                                 Need: 120                                             Have: 20
      Ramen Noodles                                                  Need: 5- 12 packs                               Have: 5-12 packs
      Little Debies snacks                                          Need: 5- 10 individual wrapped       Have: 5- 10 indiv
         (no twin packs please)
      Vienna Sausages                                                Need: 3- 18 packs                              Have: 3- 18 packs
      Socks                                                                    Need: 50 pairs                                     Have: 20
      Toilet Paper                                                          Need: 50 rolls                                      Have: 50 rolls
       Cheese and Crackers                                        Need: 4- 12 packs                              Have: 4- 12 pack s