Why volunteer at Tricklebee?

• Gain food service/hospitality experience.
• Receive a meal for volunteering a shift.
• Help us keep food out of the waste stream (a lot of our produce is rescued!).
• Keep Tricklebee Café open! (We do what we do in large part thanks to our volunteers.)

Available Volunteer Shifts:

Tuesdays:

9am-11am – Food Prep Shift: food prep: washing and chopping produce for the week

Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays:

9-11am – Food Prep Shift: washing and chopping produce, baking treats, wrapping cutlery
11am-1pm – Food Service Shift: waiting on customers, packing carryout orders
1-3pm – Clean-up Shift: bussing tables, sanitizing tables, putting up chairs, putting away food in the kitchen, sanitizing the kitchen counters and appliances, refilling spice jars

[Shifts may be flexible according to your schedule.Recurring shifts are welcome]

Other Volunteer Tasks May Include:

• Filling/ironing tea bags
• Packing youth snack bags
• Stamping to-go bags with the cafe logo
• Picking up litter around the perimeter of the building when the weather is nice
• Stocking shelves with new food order items from the delivery truck
• Sorting/hanging clothing donations on our free clothing rack

How to Volunteer with Us:

Schedule a shift, one-time or recurring, by emailing: tricklebeecafe@gmail.com (subject line “Volunteer”).

NOTE: All volunteers must participate in a brief volunteer orientation at the beginning of their first shift.

• To work in the kitchen, closed-toe shoes are a must.
• Please have a means to keep your hair contained (ex: hats, bandanas, etc.) In the event, you forget, we keep hair nets in the kitchen available.
• Youth between 12-14 years old must be accompanied by an adult.
• Youth 11 and under are not permitted in the kitchen, but are welcome to help with non-kitchen tasks.