Houston Food Bank -KEEGAN KITCHEN /then go eat lunch aT BOCA DELI AROUND NOON

Come and help prepare meals for the Meals on Wheels, Kids Aftercare School Program, and for other great causes. Shift if fromhttp://houstonfoodbank.org/uploadedImages/HoustonFoodBank/Home/vert%20color%208-10.jpg (http://houstonfoodbank.org/default.aspx)8:00am to Noon.

Keegan is a professional kitchen setting that supplies pre-cooked packaged food to various programs in the Houston community, including Meals on Wheels and Kids Cafe. This volunteer opportunity is ideal for group sizes 10 to 30.

Volunteers work as a team to meet the daily Keegan goal of 2,000 meals cooked, prepared and packaged for distribution. Volunteers will perform various kitchen duties while under the oversight of a trained Chef and his culinary team.

Address
2445 North Freeway
Houston, TX 77009

Dress: closed toe shoes, long pants, comfortable clothing and a baseball cap.
Parking: Lot with limited parking, carpooling is encourage. Can also park in the street on Melwood.
Breaks: Volunteers will have a break during their volunteer shift

Volunteers Task Specifics
Fierce Food Prep
The Keegan Kitchen prepares fresh meals, beginning with basic food prep such as de-canning fruit, chopping fresh vegetables and preparing basic meal items that will go into the final packaged meal. Volunteers are the driving force behind food prep.

Pack out
Each day, a variety of meals will be prepared for distribution. The Pack Out volunteers will begin the assembly process that leads to 5 unique meals, ensuring that the correct food is going in the right meal box.

Assembling meals
In the end the meals must be sealed and packaged for delivery. This final assembly of the packaged meal happens through volunteer hands.