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SUMMARY:Bake Casseroles & Banana Breads for Nourish Now
DESCRIPTION:Join our team in preparing nutritious and delicious casseroles and/or banana bread for the individuals served by Nourish Now in Rockville. \nWhen you sign up below\, you are committing to deliver four individual servings of a casserole or banana bread to the center any weekday between 9:30am-3:30pm. You can sign up for additional slots to bring more\, but students seeking SSL hours should note MCPS’s daily limit in the guidelines below. \nOur 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 need of a recipe\, we recommend this one for mini loaves of banana bread. Feel free to customize your breads with chocolate chips\, raisins\, etc. Whatever you make\, be sure to note any allergens in your ingredients on the label (details below). \nHealth and Safety Information\nIn order to protect the quality of your donation and our program\, we ask that volunteers conscientiously observe the following guidelines: \n\nStart with clean hands and wash again frequently as needed throughout the cooking process.\nStart with clean kitchen surfaces and utensils (antibacterial wipes do a great job).\nKeep longer hair tied back.\nFollow other common sense procedures\, such as never returning a tasting spoon to the pot!\n\nThank you for maintaining a high cleanliness standard for your donations! \nHow to Donate Your Meal Servings\nIndividually 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! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLabel each container and freeze. (Use this template to print six-per-page KindWorks labels off your own printer.) Labels should include \n\ndate prepared\nyour first name and last initial\ntype of casserole\nany relevant allergy or food preference info\n\n\n\n\nDeliver your frozen meals anytime Monday-Friday between 9:30am-3:30pm\, to Nourish Now Center at 405 East Gude Drive Rockville\, MD 20850. \nStudent Service Learning\nStudents 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: \n\n4 single casserole servings = 2 SSL hours\n4 mini-loaves of quick bread = 2 SSL hours\n\nNote: MCPS allows no more than 8 SSL hours in a 24-hour period. \nSafety Reminder\nAs 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. \nLearn more about this KindWorks program \n\nNourish Now Center Meals
URL:https://dokindworks.org/project/bake-casseroles-banana-breads-for-nourish-now/
LOCATION:Nourish Now\, 405 East Gude Drive\, Rockville\, MD\, 20850\, United States
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SUMMARY:Home Setup for Safi's Family of 5 in Woodbridge\, VA
DESCRIPTION:Help create a home for a newly resettling Afghan family\, a household of 5\, mom\, dad and 3 children!  Let’s welcome them to our community by turning their mostly empty space into a warm and welcoming home!  Your willingness to jump in and help is truly special and deeply appreciated by this family. \nWe ask that items are dropped off directly with the family as soon as possible by contacting Dad directly by text and arranging to meet them at your earliest convenience.  We hope that you can participate and take advantage this wonderful opportunity to meet the people we serve and to welcome them to our community!  You can also order things to be sent directly to them – you will receive Dad’s name\, contact info and address upon your signing up for things.  (If you do that\, please do let him know what you are sending\, so he can be on the lookout for the package(s).  \nDonation Guidelines\nFurniture must be in very good condition\, with no chips\, tears\, or stains. Other household goods should be new or very gently used. In addition\, all donations must be clean and completely free of pet hair\, cobwebs\, and cigarette smoke. For donated bed linens\, package same-size linens together in a bag or box that is labeled with the bedding size contained therein.  \nPlease ONLY bring those items for which you have signed up unless you have been in touch with Safi (the Dad) and received confirmation to bring specific additional items. We appreciate your generosity and your understanding! \nSafety Reminder\nAs 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. \n  \nLearn more about this KindWorks program \n \n\nHome Setup – Safi Family of 5 in Woodbridge\, VA
URL:https://dokindworks.org/project/home-setup-for-safis-family-of-5-in-woodbridge-va/
LOCATION:Ashburn VA ( exact location provided after signup)\, Ashburn\, Virginia\, United States
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SUMMARY:KindSoup for Students - Make Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup to Share With Others
DESCRIPTION:Join us online for KindSoup for Students as we make a Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup (based on this  Gimme Some Oven recipe). \nThis KindSoup favorite is “loaded up with lots of my favorite fresh seasonal produce\, from sweet potatoes to kale\, mushrooms\, carrots\, celery and onions. It’s made nice and hearty with the addition of wild rice\, which just so happens to be lower in calories and higher in protein than many other rices. But best of all\, it is made with the most irresistible broth\, seasoned with garlic and “the bays\,” as I call them\, and made creamy with either the addition of coconut milk\, cream or a roux-based cream sauce.” – Gimme Some Oven \nAfter completing your soup\, and sharing some with your family\, freeze and label the rest for donation\, then drop off at one of our participating food assistance providers. \nStudents can earn 1 Student Service Learning Hour for every 2 quarts of frozen soup made with the group and delivered to others.  There is a maximum of 8 quarts that can qualify for any given day (4 hours). Most recipes render at least 6 quarts of soup\, 3 SSL hours.  \nIn order to receive SSL Hours \n\n take a picture during preparation and at delivery\nreport on where you shared your KindSoup \nComplete this SSL Form  \n\nConnect to Zoom event \n\n\nCozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup\n\n\n\n\nbutter or olive oil for sauteing veggies \n12 cups vegetable stock (or chicken stock)\n2 cup uncooked wild rice\n16 ounces baby bella mushrooms\, sliced\n8 cloves garlic\, minced\n4 medium carrots\, diced\n4 ribs celery\, diced\n2 large (about 2 pounds) sweet potato\, peeled and diced\n2 small white onion\, peeled and diced\n2 bay leaf\n3 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning \n2 (14-ounce) cans unsweetened coconut milk (or see cream sauce option below*)\n4 large handfuls of kale\, roughly chopped with thick stems removed\nfine sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper\n\nSoup Instructions\n\nGenerously cover the bottom of your soup pot with  butter or olive oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat.  Add onion and sauté for 5 minutes\, stirring occasionally\, until soft and translucent.  Stir in the garlic and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes\, stirring occasionally\, until fragrant.\nAdd base ingredients. Add in the vegetable stock\, wild rice**\, mushrooms\, carrots\, celery\, sweet potato\, bay leaf and Old Bay seasoning.  Stir to combine.\nSimmer. Continue cooking until the soup reaches a simmer.  Then reduce heat to medium-low\, cover and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes until the rice is tender\, stirring occasionally.\nAdd final ingredients. Add the coconut milk (or cream) and kale to the soup\, and stir gently until combined. Taste and season with salt and pepper (plus any extra Old Bay seasoning\, if you would like) as needed.\nServe. Serve warm and enjoy!\n\n*Alternate cream sauce recipe: In place of the coconut milk\, you can either add  half and half.  Or you can make a cream sauce by melting 6 tablespoons of butter in a (separate) saucepan over medium-high heat\, whisking in 1/2 cup flour for one minute\, and then whisking in 3 cups milk until the mixture is smooth.  Let the sauce cook until it nearly reaches a simmer\, at which point it will thicken\, then remove from heat and add the sauce to the soup once the rice has completely cooked. \n** The recipe uses 100% wild rice\, but cooking time may vary if you use a wild rice blend or a different type of rice. \n\n \n\n\nHealth and Safety Information\nIn order to protect the the quality of our KindSoup program\, we ask that volunteers conscientiously observe the following guidelines: \n\nStart with clean hands and wash again frequently as needed throughout the cooking process.\nStart with clean kitchen surfaces and utensils (antibacterial wipes do a great job).\nKeep longer hair tied back.\nFollow other common sense procedures\, such as never returning a tasting spoon to the pot!\n\nThank you for maintaining a high cleanliness standard for our KindSoup donations! \nSTUDENTS:  \nPrior to our Sunday cooking session:  \n\nConfirm your participation by signing up at the bottom of this page\nGather your ingredients\nMake sure that you have either a Soup Pot large enough to hold all of this soup\, or two smaller ones that will together hold it all\nHave 6 quart sized plastic soup containers with tight fitting lids (ask your neighbors if you could have theirs rather than them recycling them – they will be thrilled)\n\nHave all of your ingredients and cooking tools out and ready for when you sign on to our zoom at 5pm. (long hair should be tied back\, and everyone should start with freshly washed hands and gloves if you have them) You can start peeling and chopping your veggies while you wait for us to begin. \nEveryone’s first name should identify them on our zoom screen please. \nSee you soon!!\nHow to Donate Your KindSoup\nSeal containers with a tight lid and freeze. Label each container with: date prepared\, your first name and last initial\, “Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup” and any relevant food allergy info (which we will discuss on the call).  As soon as is convenient\, drop containers of frozen soup off at one of the following participating food assistance providers\, and can give one quart away also to a person or family that is in your heart and/or going through a difficult time.  You will report all KindSoups that you shared – with to the food assistance organization\, or to those people whom you know. \n\n5171 Manning Place NW (in the Palisades neighborhood in DC). \nRainbow Community Development Center 12120 Tech Road\, Silver Spring (this takes you to the rear parking lot and loading dock – there is usually a large RAINBOW truck parked here): Drop-off Monday-Friday 9am-2pm. NOTE: If you go during Rainbow’s food distributions on Tuesdays/Thursdays from 9am-noon\, you may see a long line of cars – you can drive past the cars to drop off your KindSoup. If you go at other times and the garage or back door is not open\, call or text Anna on her personal cell at 301-852-4184 (if she doesn’t answer\, leave a message and she should get back within a few minutes\, or try calling the Rainbow Pantry cellphone: 240-639-2293).   \nSo What Else 4924 Wyaconda Road\, Rockville\, 240-705-4345. (Look for the Dogtopia. Drive straight past Doptopia to get to our parking lot. The entrance will be on the right hand side as you pull into the parking lot. After you park\, walk up to the glass door at the bottom of the black ramp\, ring the doorbell\, let the team know you’ve arrived to drop off KindSoups): Drop-off Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm and Saturdays 7am-12pm.\nUpcounty Consolidation Hub 12900 Middlebrook Rd.\, Germantown (supporting 1\,000 families with food and other supports). Drop off Tuesdays\, Wednesdays\, or Fridays 8 am-4:30 pm.\nEmbry Rucker Shelter 11975 Bowman Towne Drive\, Reston\, 703-437-1975. Leave donations on the table around the back. Drop off anytime!\n\nHere are some options for donating outside the DC area: \n\nNYC Community Fridges located throughout New York City.\nBread and Roses 58 Newbury St.\, Lawrence\, Mass.\, 978-681-8768. Drop off  Mondays-Thursdays\, 10 am-4 pm.\nThe Bristol Lodge 27 Lexington St.\, Waltham\, Mass.\, 781-893-0108. Drop off  Mondays-Fridays\, 9am-6pm.\nCommunity Refrigerators located in Los Angeles\n\nSee you in the KindSoup kitchen! \nLearn more about this KindWorks program \n\nOnline KindSoup for Students – 9/21/25 Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup
URL:https://dokindworks.org/project/kindsoup-for-students-make-cozy-autumn-wild-rice-soup-to-share-with-others/
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