Our annual Thanksgiving meal hosted by Friends of Northside and Ecclesia Lindale is upon us once again. We welcome you to join us as a volunteer to serve our neighbors. This is a great opportunity to connect with the Northside Lindale community, serve food, and celebrate our blessings.
Please Register at our Church Center Link:
Thanksgiving Dinner Volunteers
*Volunteer Orientation and instructions will be given promptly at 5:30. Please arrive between 5:15-5:30 to get checked in and get your volunteer t-shirt.
If you cannot make it in time for orientation, please reach out to our Volunteer Coordinator, Amanda Mendoza at 281-414-2683 or email amanda@attackpoverty.org
Event Details:
Thanksgiving Meal
Thursday November 16
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Friends of Northside at Ecclesia Lindale
6615 Irvington Blvd
Houston, TX 77022
volunteers ages 14 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
The following volunteer opportunities available:
Set Up/ Tear Down Team: Setup tables, tablecloths, table décor, kids activity tables, hospitality tables. Tear down of tables, chairs and general clean up.
Volunteer Registration: Check in all volunteers via Planning Center and/or assist with registration.
Greeters and Headcounters: Welcome residents to Breaking Bread! Obtain headcount of each party, provide attendees with a printed program (schedule) and direct to pre-meal beverage stations.
Beverage Station Servers: Greet community members and serve mocktails or assist at hot cocoa bar in entry. Afterwards, direct guests into the venue to create their thanksgiving leaves and enjoy music before dinner.
Hospitality I: Dessert Station. Receive desserts for competition, assign a number and get entrants contact info and description of dessert.
Hospitality II (Servers and Bussers):
Servers - Will serve food, cafeteria style, to guests, replenish pans, plates, and utensils as needed, serve desserts the same way after competition.
Bussers - Bussers will assist with keeping our community room clean as guests enjoy their meal. Be mindful of guests as they finish their meal and kindly ask to take their trash and discard it. We want to serve our guests. Bussers will assist in cleaning tables, chairs, and spills.
Prayer Team - Praying with and or for community residents.
Kids Activity Area Attendants - Monitors and assist with kids’ activities.
Friends of Northside is a location of Attack Poverty. Our mission is to strengthen under-resourced communities, such as the area, through spiritual growth, education, revitalization, and basic needs. We are making a long-term commitment to this area that requires collaborative efforts with churches, local organizations, residents, and stakeholders committed to community transformation.
