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Shepherd Ministries - Leland House |
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| Project Description |
Team of volunteers prepares dinner for 40 residents of Leland House, an AIDS residence/hospice located in Visitacion Valley |
| Frequency of Project | Every second Sunday of the month |
| Duration/Timing of Project | 3-6pm, dinner is served at 5pm |
| Number of Volunteers Needed | Ideally 10 - 12 volunteers, including 4-6 in kitchen, with the rest outside mingling with residents playing games, pool, watching tv, talking |
| Skills Required | Relational skills, basic cooking abilities for at least a few members of the volunteer team, anyone musically inclined especially welcome.Leland House staff will assist in the kitchen with cooking, but at least 4-6 should be able to do food preparation, and at least one volunteer should be comfortable overseeing cooking of dinner. |
| Preparation Required | At least one volunteer to select menu, buy groceries in advance, bring to hospice on day of ministry project.If you are responsible for bringing dinner ingredients, you MUST arrive by 3pm and if for some reason you are running late, you MUST call Leland House!Typical Dinner Menu: Main dish (beef or pork, not fish or chicken, not too spicy), side dish (vegetables or salad but not basic green salad), bread, dessertLeland House has all the basic spices, staples, condimentsBudget: $125 for entire dinner, expenses will be reimbursed (need receipts and City Church reimbursement form - available from City Church office)During special holiday seasons, volunteers decorate dining room accordingly. |
| Other | Only healthy volunteers (no colds please!).Not appropriate for young children. Volunteers should know that some residents are very sick, many are on medications and have very low energy with limited attention spans, are in wheelchairs, no open sores.Dinner is served cafeteria style, residents are served first then volunteers, volunteers join residents at the tables for the meal.If volunteers have musical skills, serenading residents during dinner is encouraged! |
| Ministry Project Location | Leland House, 141 Leland Avenue (corner of Leland and Peabody) Dan Sauers, Activities Coordinator |
| Directions to Ministry Project | It takes approximately 25 minutes from The Russian Center. Take I-101 south (toward San Jose), pass I-280, and take the Cow Palace/Third Street exit. Stay in |
| Project Volunteer Coordinator | Kenn Yazzie |
| Phone Number | 650-992-6989 |
| beckenn.y@sbcglobal.net | |