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SUMMARY:Bake Casseroles & Banana Breads for So What Else
DESCRIPTION:Join our team in preparing nutritious and delicious casseroles and/or banana bread for the individuals served by So What Else in Rockville. \nWhen you sign up below\, you are committing to deliver four individual servings of a casserole or banana bread to the center April 16th – 30th Monday-Friday between 7:00a m-4:00 pm or Saturdays between 5:00am- 3:00pm. 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 or banana bread\nany relevant allergy or food preference info\n\n\n\n\nDeliver your frozen meals April 16th – 30th anytime Monday-Friday between 7:00a m-4:00 pm or Saturdays between 5:00am- 3:00pm\, to So What Else at (4924 Wyaconda Road\, Rockville\, MD). \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\nCasserole & Banana Bread Donations
URL:https://dokindworks.org/project/template-bake-casseroles-banana-breads-for-so-what-else/
LOCATION:So What Else\, 4924 Wyaconda Road\, Rockville\, 20852\, United States
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SUMMARY:Make Pasta Pesto Turkey and Spinach to Share With Others
DESCRIPTION:Join KindChef Lynn to make a Pasta Pesto Turkey and Spinach (based on this recipe from NY Times.) After completing your soup\, freeze and label it for donation\, then drop off at one of our participating food assistance providers\, with a person or family that is in your heart\, or anyplace that you prefer\, when convenient. Finally\, report on where you shared your KindSoup and spread the word: Post a picture or two of you and your soups on social media with #DoKindWorks and tag us @DoKindWorks. \nConnect to Zoom event \n\n\nPasta Pesto Turkey and Spinach\n\n\n\nIngredients\n\n6-8 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil\n4 onions\, chopped\n1 teaspoon crushed red pepper\, more to taste\n2 teaspoons fine sea or table salt\, more to taste\n2 pounds ground turkey\n2 cup pesto\, store-bought or homemade\, more for serving\n4 quarts vegetable or chicken broth\, (plus 1-2 quarts more as needed for brothiness)\n2-3 cups orzo or macaroni\, (original recipe calls for 1 cup)\n20 ounces baby spinach\n4 lemons\, halved\nWhole-milk ricotta\, for serving (optional)\, omit for freezin\n\nInstructions\n\n\nHeat a large pot over medium-high for a minute or so to warm it up. Add the oil and heat until it thins out\, about 30 seconds. Add onion\, red pepper and a pinch of salt\, and cook until very soft and brown at the edges\, 7 to 10 minutes.\nAdd the turkey and pesto\, and cook\, breaking up the turkey with your spoon\, until the meat is browned in spots\, 4 to 7 minutes\nAdd broth and bring to a simmer. Simmer until the soup is nice and flavorful\, adding more salt and red pepper\, if needed\, 15 to 20 minutes. Add the pasta during the last 10 to 12 minutes (check the package instructions for the pasta timing). Option 2: add cooked pasta at the end or when cooling soup.\nAdd the spinach to the pot and simmer until soft\, 1 to 2 minutes. Squeeze some lemon juice into the pot\, adding as much as you like to make the soup lively and bright. If using the ricotta\, add dollops to the pot but don’t stir it in — just let it sit for a minute or two to heat up.\nServe the soup with more pesto drizzled on top.\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! \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\, “Pasta Pesto Turkey and Spinach ” and any relevant food allergy info. When convenient\, drop containers of frozen soup off at one of the following participating food assistance providers\, with a person or family that is in your heart\, or a place that you prefer. \n\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 
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SUMMARY:Sort and Pack Summer Fun Stuff Donations
DESCRIPTION:Help sort and pack Summer Fun Sacks for children in our area. All donations will be stored\, sorted\, and packed at the Bender Jewish Community Center (6125 Montrose Road). Kindly sign up for the 1pm-3pm shift and/or the 3pm-5pm shift.  \nMore dates to come. Please check back. \nStudent Service Learning\nHigh School Students can earn SSL hours for participation. \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\nSFS Sorting/Packing\n\n\n\n    \n    \n          \n 
URL:https://dokindworks.org/project/sort-and-pack-summer-fun-stuff-donations-19/
LOCATION:Bender JCC\, JCC\, 6125 Montrose Road\, Rockville\, 20852
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