Meal Preparer Guidelines

Plymouth Taskforce for the Homeless
Overnights of Hospitality
Meal Preparer Guidelines
 

• If possible, sign up through the MealTrain site - https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/k4w5gd

• Plan to arrive by 5:30 PM and ready to serve the meal at 6:00 PM.

• To save on expenses and work, ask a friend to share the date with you. Stop & Shop gift cards are available to help with expenses, if needed. Contact your host Site Coordinator.

• Plan a simple, nutritious, and tasty meal to feed about 20 people. For any adjustments in numbers, check MealTrain before your scheduled date.

• Plan a simple, nutritious, and tasty meal to feed about 25-30 people. For any adjustments in numbers, check MealTrain before your scheduled date.

• Contact the host Site Coordinator or send message to MealTrain, if you need menu ideas. Note main dish menus of dates near yours to prevent repetition of same meal in same week.

• Include:
  • Main dish
  • Side vegetables and/or salad
  • Bread and butter
  • Dessert
  • Drinks, including soda, WHOLE milk, juice
  • Items for a light breakfast (eg cereal bars, muffins, fruit, crackers)

• The following items are provided at the site:
  • Paper plates, cups, napkins, plastic ware, coffee, sugar, masks and gloves

• Ask a FBMS staff person if any guest is to arrive late, so that a meal can be saved.

• Cleanup includes sanitizing the tables. Speak with FBMS staff person is help if needed.

• All of us appreciate your willingness to prepare and serve a meal. This may be the only hot meal our guests get every day!

Overnights of Hospitality Program Coordinator
Connie Melahoures
508.367.0516
508.746.3805

Site Coordinators
First Baptist: Ray Tompkins – 508-496-4957
Christ Church: Lisa Meserve – 720-480-2711
St. Mary’s: Paul Key – 617-306-8949

Revised 11/21