Celebrating
the Holidays
LBFE invites older adults age 60 and older to join us at our Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners.
Transportation is provided if required.
Reservations required. Please call 906-482-6944 to register.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Due to forecasted weather, all Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly dine-in meals, meal deliveries, and volunteer shifts will be delayed by one hour at all meal sites on Thanksgiving Day.
Doors now open to elderly guests at 1:30pm rather than 12:30pm and the meal will now be served at 2:00pm.
dine-in
Doors open at 12:30pm ~
Meal served at 1:00pm
Baraga St. Ann's
Calumet Sacred Heart
Hancock Resurrection
Houghton St.Ignatius
Marquette Elks Lodge
Ontonagon Holy Family
delivery
Delivery between 12pm and 2pm ~
Volunteer pickup begins at 11:45am
Baraga St. Ann's
Calumet CLK School
Houghton Grace United Methodist
Marquette Elks Lodge
Ontonagon Holy Family
South Range Grace Lutheran
Holiday Volunteering
300 to 400 volunteers are needed each Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter to serve over 1,000 meals to lonely older adults at ten meal sites across five counties. Job times depend on the site.
Specific sites and times are on the volunteer registration page.
KITCHEN
Follow all food safety requirements.
Follow directions from lead cook.
Follow the menu and recipes.
Plate and/or package meals.
Sit, eat, and visit with the guests.
Wash and sanitize dishes.
Sweep and mop floors.
Volunteers must be at least 13 years of age to help in the kitchen.
PACKAGE HOME MEALS
Package meals for home delivery.
Assign meal recipients to delivery volunteers.
Provide maps.
Encourage volunteers to visit the meal recipient with delivery.
Sweep and mop the floors.
DINING ROOM
Setup the dining room festively.
Use real dinnerware and flatware as available.
Package meals for home delivery.
Greet and check in volunteers and guests.
Serve the meal.
Sit, eat, and visit with the guests.
Clear the tables.
Sweep and mop the floors.
HOME MEAL DELIVERY
Pick up meals at designated sites.
Start by delivering to just a few households.
Go back for more if you still have time.
Offer to stay for a short visit when you deliver the meal.
If no one is home, do not leave the meal. Call for assistance.