ACBC Food Shelf is needing help with packing boxes of items homebound clients chose through their “Outreach Deliver Program” to get ready for delivery. It is approximately 20 boxes. Ideal for about 3-5 volunteers.

ACBC is asking us for monthly help (generally the 2nd Thursday of each month) from our group. You do not need to commit to go monthly, but you can sign up for every month you want to help. Please be sure to sign up for each month you plan to attend.

To RSVP click HERE.

About the Outreach Delivery program:
The Outreach Delivery program serves homebound individuals in the community who are unable to go into the community to access groceries. Participants of the Outreach Delivery program are able to shop via a menu each month and volunteers pack up their grocery order and deliver it to their home. Currently, ACBC Food Shelf serves 103 individuals per month by delivering them fresh and nutritious foods to their door.

Physical requirements may include: standing, lifting, walking, and bending

ACBC Food Shelf is needing help with packing boxes of items homebound clients chose through their “Outreach Deliver Program” to get ready for delivery. It is approximately 20 boxes. Ideal for about 3-5 volunteers.

ACBC is asking us for monthly help (generally the 2nd Thursday of each month) from our group. You do not need to commit to go monthly, but you can sign up for every month you want to help. Please be sure to sign up for each month you plan to attend.

To RSVP click HERE.

About the Outreach Delivery program:
The Outreach Delivery program serves homebound individuals in the community who are unable to go into the community to access groceries. Participants of the Outreach Delivery program are able to shop via a menu each month and volunteers pack up their grocery order and deliver it to their home. Currently, ACBC Food Shelf serves 103 individuals per month by delivering them fresh and nutritious foods to their door.

Physical requirements may include: standing, lifting, walking, and bending

October is Domestic Awareness Month, and we want to support Alexandra house, an organization that provides domestic and sexual violence services to women, men, youth and families.

We will be making "welcome bags" for incoming clients to give them small comforts while they go through a difficult transitional time.

To RSVP click HERE

A little about Alexandra House:
All services are free-of-charge and include 24-hour emergency shelter, legal advocacy, therapy, support groups, youth intervention and prevention services, abuse in later life resources, community education and professional training, and more. They are located in the cities of Blaine and Anoka, but serve victims of domestic and sexual violence across the state of Minnesota.

ACBC Food Shelf is needing help with packing boxes of items homebound clients chose through their “Outreach Deliver Program” to get ready for delivery. It is approximately 20 boxes. Ideal for about 3-5 volunteers.

ACBC is asking us for monthly help (generally the 2nd Thursday of each month) from our group. You do not need to commit to go monthly, but you can sign up for every month you want to help. Please be sure to sign up for each month you plan to attend.

To RSVP click HERE.

About the Outreach Delivery program:
The Outreach Delivery program serves homebound individuals in the community who are unable to go into the community to access groceries. Participants of the Outreach Delivery program are able to shop via a menu each month and volunteers pack up their grocery order and deliver it to their home. Currently, ACBC Food Shelf serves 103 individuals per month by delivering them fresh and nutritious foods to their door.

Physical requirements may include: standing, lifting, walking, and bending

Kids In Need Mission "is to ensure that every child is prepared to learn and succeed in the classroom by providing free school supplies to students in need throughout Minnesota and through our partnership with our parent organization, through the country!"

At the event, our volunteers will learn about their organization and mission, write notes of encouragement to students throughout Minnesota and help with what ever the organization needs done at that time. We can host up to 15 volunteers for that event.

***Children welcome age 11yrs and over with a parent.

Physical Requirements may include: Lifting, bending, standing, walking. Accommodations can be made for some limitations. Please specify any limitations when registering.

Things for everyone to remember for the day-of:

* You'll want to park in the lot on the far side of the building and come in the set of doors marked "Volunteer Entrance."

* Please dress comfortably. It gets warm in the warehouse.

*Closed-toed and closed-heeled shoes are required for safety purposes. (No exceptions)

*Bring a water bottle.

To RSVP click HERE.

Bring your friends and family!

WoMN Strong has reserved 20 spots for anyone who wants to join us in volunteering.

Minimum Age Requirements:
The minimum age for volunteering is 5 years old. For safety reasons, children under the age of 5 are not allowed to participate in packing sessions.

They require the following adult to child ratios for school and church groups:

Grades K-2: 1 student to 1 adult
Grades 3-6: 3 students to 1 adult
Grades 7-12: 4 students to 1 adult

Please note: Everyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult (an adult is someone 18 years of age or older).

Physical Requirements may include: Lifting, bending, standing, walking. Accommodations can be made for some limitations. They will assign roles based on limitations at the event.

Dress Code Recommendations:
They highly recommend all volunteers wear closed-toed shoes. If you volunteer in the warehouse, closed-toed shoes will be required. Otherwise, please come in clean, comfortable clothes. No Jewelry please!

The City of Ramsey asked WoMN Strong if they would "sponsor" the annual Chili Cook-Off competition by volunteering to help serve flights of chili to community voters. We need a minimum of 6 volunteers for this event. 50% of the funds raised will go to a charity of our choice (yet to be determined)

Physical Requirements: standing, bending, might be asked to lift no more than 20 pounds.

To RSVP click HERE.

ACBC Food Shelf is needing help with packing boxes of items homebound clients chose through their “Outreach Deliver Program” to get ready for delivery. It is approximately 20 boxes. Ideal for about 3-5 volunteers.

ACBC is asking us for monthly help (generally the 2nd Thursday of each month) from our group. You do not need to commit to go monthly, but you can sign up for every month you want to help. Please be sure to sign up for each month you plan to attend.

To RSVP click HERE.

About the Outreach Delivery program:
The Outreach Delivery program serves homebound individuals in the community who are unable to go into the community to access groceries. Participants of the Outreach Delivery program are able to shop via a menu each month and volunteers pack up their grocery order and deliver it to their home. Currently, ACBC Food Shelf serves 103 individuals per month by delivering them fresh and nutritious foods to their door.

Physical requirements may include: standing, lifting, walking, and bending

Join us for a social hour, where we can just relax, chat, eat, drink and get to know each other better.

To RSVP click HERE

SAVE THE DATE!
Location: La Casita Mexican Restaurant in Coon Rapids

**2023 is the year of "Connection" for WoMN Strong!**

"The energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgement; and when they can derive sustenance and strength from the relationship" - Brene Brown

ACBC Food Shelf is needing help with packing boxes of items homebound clients chose through their “Outreach Deliver Program” to get ready for delivery. It is approximately 20 boxes. Ideal for about 3-5 volunteers.

ACBC is asking us for monthly help (generally the 2nd Thursday of each month) from our group. You do not need to commit to go monthly, but you can sign up for every month you want to help. Please be sure to sign up for each month you plan to attend.

To RSVP click HERE.

About the Outreach Delivery program:
The Outreach Delivery program serves homebound individuals in the community who are unable to go into the community to access groceries. Participants of the Outreach Delivery program are able to shop via a menu each month and volunteers pack up their grocery order and deliver it to their home. Currently, ACBC Food Shelf serves 103 individuals per month by delivering them fresh and nutritious foods to their door.

Physical requirements may include: standing, lifting, walking, and bending

In lieu of October being National Domestic Abuse Awareness Month, we will once again be serving our big hit, ”Breakfast For Dinner" themed dinner, then following it up with a "Pajama Party" activity for the kids.

Shifts are as follows:

Dinner- 4-5 people maximum, prep starts at 3:30pm, served from 5-5:45pm, and clean-up.

Kid Activity- 3-4 people maximum (can carry over shift based on need), prep starts at 5:30pm, and child activities start at 5:45pm(75 min activity), and clean up..

We will try our best to accommodate desired shift requests.

** Due to the confidentiality of their clients, anyone wanting to participate must...
1. Be at least 18 years of age
2. Must be registered through WoMN Strong


Alexandra House provides domestic and sexual violence services to women, men, youth and families. All services are free-of-charge and include 24-hour emergency shelter, legal advocacy, therapy, support groups, youth intervention and prevention services, abuse in later life resources, community education and professional training, and more. We are located in the cities of Blaine and Anoka, but serve victims of domestic and sexual violence across the state of Minnesota.

Register Here

Please sign up for your preferred shift(s). Shifts will be based on order of signing up, and level of interest. We will contact you with a confirmed as soon as we can.

CHILD ACTIVITY

This is an Open Meeting with the Board of WoMN Strong. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Meeting is in: Conference Room A (upstairs Northwest-side rink)

MEMBER REGISTRATION

The City of Ramsey asked WoMN Strong if they would "sponsor" the annual Chili Cook-Off competition by volunteering to help serve flights of chili to community voters. We need a minimum of 6 volunteers for this event.

25% of the funds raised will go to a charity of our choice (yet to be determined).

Physical Requirements: standing, light lifting, walking

MEMBER REGISTRATION

ACBC Food Shelf is needing help with packing boxes of items homebound clients chose through their “Outreach Deliver Program” to get ready for delivery. It is approximately 20 boxes. They need at least 5 volunteers, and a maximum of 10. Mask are optional.

ACBC is asking us for monthly help (generally the 2nd Thursday of each month) from our group. You do not need to commit to go monthly, but you can sign up for every month you want to help. If 4:30pm is too difficult to make work, you can get there as late as 5pm. Please be sure to sign up for each month you plan to attend.

About the Outreach Delivery program:
The Outreach Delivery program serves homebound individuals in the community who are unable to go into the community to access groceries. Participants of the Outreach Delivery program are able to shop via a menu each month and volunteers pack up their grocery order and deliver it to their home. Currently, ACBC Food Shelf serves 103 individuals per month by delivering them fresh and nutritious foods to their door.

Physical requirements may include: standing, lifting, walking, and bending

MEMBER REGISTRATION

This event opportunity is in correlation to our "Backpack & School Supplies Drive," benefiting the Kids In Need Foundation - Twin Cities (KINF.)

KINF is designed to empower under-resourced teachers and students by providing the supplies they need to succeed. https://www.kinf.org/

In the past we've pre-packed backpacks full of supplies, organized the teacher store, written cards of inspiration to kids receiving the backpacks, etc.

Please RSVP by August 26th so the KINF can prepare accordingly.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
As we continue to navigate the impact of COVID-19, we have been welcoming groups with 5-16 volunteers. Per CDC guidelines, our current organizational policy is that masks are not required indoors. However, anyone who has recently been exposed to COVID-19 must wear a mask while in our facility. If you have a positive test or have any symptoms, please stay at home. If you do test positive, do not return to your volunteer responsibilities until you procure a negative test. If any individual or group would prefer to wear a mask during their volunteer session, they are welcome to do so. If you would prefer that our staff who will be leading your group wear a mask, please let us know ahead of time and we will be happy to oblige!

Closed-toed and closed-heeled shoes are required for safety purposes. (No exceptions). We will be building in a designated volunteer space attached to our warehouse. Comfortable and durable clothing is recommended. The space can be a bit chilly in the winter months and warmer in the summer, so layers can be helpful.

While not a requirement, it can be helpful to have a few people on your team that are able and willing to lift 30+ pounds, including some possible bending. Please also let me know if anyone on your team needs any specific accommodations prior to arrival.

We do have bottled water on-site but ask that each volunteer bring their own beverage if possible to cut down on our carbon footprint.

All volunteers are required to sign a waiver, which I have attached. If under the age of 18, a parent/guardian signature is required. (Children ages 8 and above are allowed to volunteer with at least one adult for every five minors under the age of 15.) We will have paper copies on site if needed.

If you have any questions, reach out to me directly. We hope to see many of you at the event!!

Physical requirements may include: Sitting, standing, repetitive motion, light lifting, working with your hands.

MEMBER REGISTRATION

**Please RSVP no later than August 26th**

We need to give a firm volunteer count a week prior to our event.

We have greatly missed our ability to volunteer in person at the Ronald McDonald House in Minneapolis. So excited for our group to be invited back!!

To signup, please click on this link: https://rmhcuppermidwest.volunteerhub.com/lp/WoMNStrong/...

Search event “at the house”. It will then have you sign in to your account or create one if you’ve never volunteered before. It’s a quick registration process. Please reach out to me directly with any questions.

WHAT TO WEAR/BRING

Please wear comfortable clothes and closed toed shoes. For the safety of the 48 families living on-site, please bring your drivers license which will be scanned upon check-in.

Physical Requirements may include: standing, walking, sitting, lifting, bending, etc.

All group members will be asked to show proof of vaccination for covid-19 upon arrival to their shift. This can be anything from a picture on your phone, to a copy of the record. In order to keep our guest families safe, masks are required in all common areas of our House. All members should be symptom-free and healthy to volunteer.

Your exact project will be based on the current needs at the House. Lend-a-Hand groups typically do light cleaning/organizing, sorting donations, stuffing envelopes, prepping for events, or landscaping/gardening work.

DRIVING AND PARKING

The Ronald McDonald House Oak Street is located near the University of Minnesota Twin Cities East Bank campus. Our address is: 621 Oak Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414. Limited free parking is available in our two on-site parking lots. One lot is located on the back of our facility at 620 Ontario Street SE and the other lot is at 818 Fulton Street SE (alleyway marked Kelsey Lane) right by the business entrance. Both parking lots are marked with Ronald McDonald House signage. Other nearby options include the Oak Street Ramp located 1.5 blocks from the House or at metered street parking on Fulton.

MEMBER REGISTRATION

You must register with RMDH also, please click on this link: https://rmhcuppermidwest.volunteerhub.com/lp/WoMNStrong/...

ACBC Food Shelf is needing help with packing boxes of items homebound clients chose through their “Outreach Deliver Program” to get ready for delivery. It is approximately 20 boxes. They need at least 5 volunteers, and a maximum of 10. Masks required.

ACBC is asking us for monthly help (generally the 2nd Thursday of each month) from our group. You do not need to commit to go monthly, but you can sign up for every month you want to help. If 4:30pm is too difficult to make work, you can get there as late as 5pm. Please be sure to sign up for each month you plan to attend.

About the Outreach Delivery program
The Outreach Delivery program serves homebound individuals in the community who are unable to go into the community to access groceries.  Participants of the Outreach Delivery program are able to shop via a menu each month and volunteers pack up their grocery order and deliver it to their home.  Currently, ACBC Food Shelf serves 103 individuals per month by delivering them fresh and nutritious foods to their door.  

Physical requirements may include: standing, lifting, walking, and bending

Registration

***1 of 3 Opportunities

WoMN Strong is going shopping! We want our members to come help us shop with donated funds for our Tweens & Teens Toy Drive benefitting Toys For Joy.

We will meet at Blaine Target and go on a shopping spree! Vice President, Nicole, will be heading this location.

Please pick the location and date that works best for you (pick one only please).

REGISTRATION FORM

***1 of 3 Opportunities

WoMN Strong is going shopping! We want our members to come help us shop with donated funds for our Tweens & Teens Toy Drive benefitting Toys For Joy.

We will meet at Andover Target and go on a shopping spree! Membership VP, Rachel, will be heading this location.

Please pick the location and date that works best for you (pick one only please).

REGISTRATION FORM

***1 of 3 Opportunities

WoMN Strong is going shopping! We want our members to come help us shop with donated funds for our Tweens & Teens Toy Drive benefitting Toys For Joy.

We will meet at Champlin Target and go on a shopping spree! President, Jenni, will be heading this location.

Please pick the location and date that works best for you (pick one only please).

REGISTRATION FORM

Ramsey Photographer, Michelle Osterhus and WoMN Strong are partnering up for this fun give-back event!

We need volunteers to collect toy donations, serve hot chocolate and candy canes, support the photographer, manage the clients as they wait for their photo shoot, and help with set-up and/or teardown.

THIS IS AN OUTDOOR EVENT, please dress for the weather!
Physical Requirements: lifting, walking, and standing for longer periods of time,.

Please sign up for any shifts you are able to help out!

REGISTER HERE

ACBC Food Shelf is needing help with packing boxes of items homebound clients chose through their “Outreach Deliver Program” to get ready for delivery. It is approximately 20 boxes. They need at least 5 volunteers, and a maximum of 10. Masks required.

ACBC is asking us for monthly help (generally the 2nd Thursday of each month) from our group. You do not need to commit to go monthly, but you can sign up for every month you want to help. If 4:30pm is too difficult to make work, you can get there as late as 5pm. Please be sure to sign up for each month you plan to attend.

About the Outreach Delivery program
The Outreach Delivery program serves homebound individuals in the community who are unable to go into the community to access groceries.  Participants of the Outreach Delivery program are able to shop via a menu each month and volunteers pack up their grocery order and deliver it to their home.  Currently, ACBC Food Shelf serves 103 individuals per month by delivering them fresh and nutritious foods to their door.  

Physical requirements may include: standing, lifting, walking, and bending

Registration

We will once again be serving our big hit, ”Breakfast For Dinner" themed dinner, then following it up with a "Pajama Party" activity for the kids.

Shifts are as follows:

Dinner- 4 people maximum, prep starts at 4pm, served from 5-5:45pm, and clean-up.

Kid Activity- 4 people maximum, and 1-2 people for baby snuggling (can carry over shift based on need), prep starts at 5:30pm, and child activities start at 5:45pm (75 min activity), and clean up.

We will try our best to accommodate desired shift requests.

** Due to the confidentiality of their clients, anyone wanting to participate must...
1. Be at least 18 years of age
2. Must be registered through WoMN Strong


Alexandra House provides domestic and sexual violence services to women, men, youth and families. All services are free-of-charge and include 24-hour emergency shelter, legal advocacy, therapy, support groups, youth intervention and prevention services, abuse in later life resources, community education and professional training, and more. We are located in the cities of Blaine and Anoka, but serve victims of domestic and sexual violence across the state of Minnesota.

Register Here

Please sign up for your preferred shift(s). Shifts will be based on order of signing up, and level of interest. We will contact you with a confirmed as soon as we can.

CHILD ACTIVITY

Rachel McMahon
Joanne Janke

ACBC Food Shelf is needing help with packing boxes of items homebound clients chose through their “Outreach Deliver Program” to get ready for delivery. It is approximately 20 boxes. They need at least 5 volunteers, and a maximum of 10. Masks required.

ACBC is asking us for monthly help (generally the 2nd Thursday of each month) from our group. You do not need to commit to go monthly, but you can sign up for every month you want to help. If 4:30pm is too difficult to make work, you can get there as late as 5pm. Please be sure to sign up for each month you plan to attend.

About the Outreach Delivery program
The Outreach Delivery program serves homebound individuals in the community who are unable to go into the community to access groceries.  Participants of the Outreach Delivery program are able to shop via a menu each month and volunteers pack up their grocery order and deliver it to their home.  Currently, ACBC Food Shelf serves 103 individuals per month by delivering them fresh and nutritious foods to their door.  

Physical requirements may include: standing, lifting, walking, and bending

Registration

ACBC Food Shelf is needing help with packing boxes of items homebound clients chose through their “Outreach Deliver Program” to get ready for delivery. It is approximately 20 boxes. They need at least 5 volunteers, and a maximum of 10. Masks required.

ACBC is asking us for monthly help (generally the 2nd Thursday of each month) from our group. You do not need to commit to go monthly, but you can sign up for every month you want to help. If 4:30pm is too difficult to make work, you can get there as late as 5pm. Please be sure to sign up for each month you plan to attend.

About the Outreach Delivery program
The Outreach Delivery program serves homebound individuals in the community who are unable to go into the community to access groceries.  Participants of the Outreach Delivery program are able to shop via a menu each month and volunteers pack up their grocery order and deliver it to their home.  Currently, ACBC Food Shelf serves 103 individuals per month by delivering them fresh and nutritious foods to their door.  

Physical requirements may include: standing, lifting, walking, and bending

Registration

Bring your friends and family!

WoMN Strong has reserved 15 spots for anyone who wants to join us in volunteering. These spots must be broken into 3 groups of 5 people per table due to group restrictions (if there is more interest we will try to grab more spots).

Temporary age restriction:

Children must be 8 years old or older

Physical Requirements may include: Lifting, bending, standing, walking. Accommodations can be made for some limitations. They will assign roles based on limitations at the event.

FMSC COVID-19 Update:

Our sites are open and we're working diligently to make our sites as safe as possible. Before registering for a shift, please review these new safety measures:

• If you are experiencing any symptoms related to COVID-19 or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 please stay home.

• All volunteers will be required to wear masks for the duration of their session (masks can be cloth, surgical, N95, etc.) We encourage volunteers to bring their own masks.

• All volunteers will have their temperature checked and go through a verbal symptom screening upon arrival. Temperatures must be under 100.4°F in order to pack.

• Please arrive 10-15 minutes early to check in and shop FMSC MarketPlace™.  If there is a line at the door, please wait until those in line have entered the building to help respect social distancing requirements.

• Volunteer group size is limited to five people. Please note that you will not be socially distanced from anyone you choose to sign up with. You will be socially distanced from any other groups in the packing room. If you sign up as an individual, you will likely be paired with another volunteer but will still be six feet from each other (at opposite ends of our packing stations).

• If your group is larger than five, simply register for multiple groups of five. Your groups of five will still need to maintain social distance from your other groups of five, however we will do our best to keep your packing stations as close to each other as possible.

• If you or anyone in your group develops symptoms while packing, you and your entire group will be asked to leave immediately.

• The packing setup has been changed to accommodate groups ranging in size from one to five.

• The minimum volunteer age has been temporarily increased to eight.

• If you are in a high risk category, please stay home.

• A reservation is required to pack. No walk-ins can be accepted.

• Service hour verification is temporarily suspended.

• Please be aware of local government restrictions for your area, especially pertaining to travel.

ACBC Food Shelf is needing help with packing boxes of items homebound clients chose through their “Outreach Deliver Program” to get ready for delivery. It is approximately 20 boxes. They need at least 5 volunteers, and a maximum of 10. Masks required.

ACBC is asking us for monthly help (generally the 2nd Thursday of each month) from our group. You do not need to commit to go monthly, but you can sign up for every month you want to help. If 4:30pm is too difficult to make work, you can get there as late as 5pm. Please be sure to sign up for each month you plan to attend.

About the Outreach Delivery program
The Outreach Delivery program serves homebound individuals in the community who are unable to go into the community to access groceries.  Participants of the Outreach Delivery program are able to shop via a menu each month and volunteers pack up their grocery order and deliver it to their home.  Currently, ACBC Food Shelf serves 103 individuals per month by delivering them fresh and nutritious foods to their door.  

Physical requirements may include: standing, lifting, walking, and bending

Registration

Kids in Need Foundation's (KINF) mission is, to see all children in America receive equal access to a quality education as it is the single most important factor in setting children up for success. Teachers remain the key to unlocking students' potential in the classroom as a stepping stone to the rest of their life.

In correlation with our school supply drive, benefiting KINF, we have up to a max. of 30 spots open to help stuff back-packs for the upcoming school year at their warehouse.

Physical requirements may include: Sitting, standing, repetitive motion, light lifting, working with your hands.

Registration Form

**Please RSVP no later than July 30th**

We need to give a firm volunteer count a week prior to our event.