Join our team preparing nutritious and delicious casseroles and banana breads for the 30+ individuals temporarily living at the IWWC New Leaf Shelter.
When you sign up below, you are committing to deliver four individual servings of a casserole or banana bread to the New Leaf Shelter any weekday between 10 am and 6 pm. Sign up for additional slots to bring more, but students seeking SSL hours should note MCPS’s daily limit in the guidelines below.
Our recipe library has wonderful casserole suggestions, but you are welcome to deliver any type of nutritious casserole you wish to make. You can substitute zucchini bread or any other healthier type of quick bread in place of banana bread. And if you’re need of a recipe, we recommend this one for mini loaves of banana bread. Feel free to customize your breads with chocolate chips, nuts, raisins, etc. Whatever you make, be sure to note any allergens in your ingredients on the label (details below).
Health and Safety Information
In order to protect the the quality of your donation and our program, we ask that volunteers conscientiously observe the following guidelines:
- Start with clean hands and wash again frequently as needed throughout the cooking process.
- Start with clean kitchen surfaces and utensils (antibacterial wipes do a great job).
- Keep longer hair tied back.
- Follow other common sense procedures, such as never returning a tasting spoon to the pot!
Thank you for maintaining a high cleanliness standard for your donations!
How to Donate Your Meal Servings
Individually package up the number of servings you signed up to provide in small food containers with tight-fitting lids. You can buy containers at the grocery store, or ask your friends and neighbors for their small take-out containers, and they’ll be thrilled to put their extras to good use!
Label each container and freeze. (Use this template to print six-per-page KindWorks labels off your own printer.) Labels should include
- date prepared
- your first name and last initial
- type of casserole or bread
- any relevant allergy or food preference info
Deliver your frozen meals anytime Monday-Friday (before or on January 20th), from 10 am to 6 pm, to the Interfaith Works New Leaf Shelter located at 5320 Marinelli Rd Rockville, MD 20852.
Student Service Learning
Students who sign up in advance, participate in this project, and submit a completed KindWorks SSL Request Form can earn SSL hours at the following rate:
- 4 single casserole servings = 2 SSL hours
- 4 mini-loaves of quick bread = 2 SSL hours
Note: MCPS allows no more than 8 SSL hours in a 24-hour period.
Safety Reminder
As with all KindWorks projects, when you register you do so with the understanding that volunteering may involve physical activity, the handling of sharp objects and cooking apparatus, the lifting of heavy objects, contact with unidentified and unfamiliar persons, and will require the exercise of reasonable care to avoid injury and/or damage, and agree to assume any and all risks of personal injury or property damage.
Learn more about this KindWorks program
New Leaf Shelter Meals 1-20-2023
Date: January 20, 2023
