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Join us
There are many ways you can help.
If you want to work behind the scenes, for example in our administrative office please contact us to discuss opportunities. We are especially interested in volunteers who have skills such as document organizing, graphic design, inventory control or other work a small organization like the NLCMC needs help with. If this sounds like you, please reach out and share your interest with us.
Of course we have a need for ongoing volunteers for our meal service. These jobs also afford a chance to work with the the kitchen "team" and the public. A little bit more detail as follows:
This includes for example, turning donations of fresh vegetables into part of a meal, buttering bread for a dinner side, or portioning out desserts.
Help us get meals out the door to individuals, families and partner organizations
An essential part of every meal served
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We would love to hear from you!
Thank You!
Meet our December volunteers of the month: Marcie and Howard Brensilver. Marcie and Howard are part of the group from Temple Emanu-El that provides, prepares, serves and cleans up the dinner meal on the third Tuesday of each month and Christmas Eve. The group prepares meatballs, pasta and salad. Marcie has been volunteering at the meal center for over 30 years and enjoys working in the kitchen. Howard joined her in 2007 after retiring from his job as a physician in New London and primarily works in the dish room. Howard is also a volunteer board member for the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation. Both Marcie and Howard get great pleasure from interacting with their team, the staff, and the patrons at the meal center. They feel good about the whole volunteer experience which is evident by their long-time dedication to the hungry in the New London community. Thank you, Marcie and Howard, for all that you do for the meal center community.
From Our volunteers
I volunteer because the people that come to the meal center are having rough times, and it can happen to anyone. I feel it is important to help people who are less fortunate, and it is really important to treat people with dignity. We are not just feeding them. I get the satisfaction of knowing I am helping people.
I volunteer because I can. I had a life and a career where I was fortunate to do well. Now that I am retired I want to spend my time giving a step up in the simple form of a meal to someone who did not have all the advantages I have had in my life.
I volunteer because it is a way of giving back to all people who helped me throughout the course of my life. I do it to give back, to pay it forward. Also, I do get personal fulfillment that is wonderful. I feel good about volunteering.
