PCW volunteers will assist Nourishing Bethesda staff and other volunteers with packing food items for local families in need, packing shelf stable groceries, and packing fresh produce, for distribution later that evening.
How to register: please email PCW Community Service Chair John Veras '11 with your name, class year and cell phone. John will maintain a list of volunteers that will be registered with Nourishing Bethesda staff.
When: Thursday, August 17, 5-7 PM - this event is during the work week, and our on-site coordinator is glad to accommodate as folks get to Bethesda right after work; thanks for arriving by 5pm or before 5:30pm, for orientation
Where: Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad, 5020 Battery Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814
Transportation: 15-minute walk from the Bethesda Metro (Red Line). Enter the parking lot from Battery Lane and please park in the back row of the front parking lot. Please do not park beyond the grassy median in the back parking lot.
Additional information: Closer to August 17, participants will need to fill out a volunteer agreement with Nourishing Bethesda. Children (4th grade and up) are welcome to volunteer, accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult. If younger siblings are tagging along, please be sure there is someone there to supervise them. Parents/guardians will need to complete volunteer agreements for anyone 17 year old and younger as well. As of now, Nourishing Bethesda is no longer requiring proof of vaccination in order to participate in NB activities. If you are experiencing symptoms or have been exposed to COVID in the past 10 days, they ask that you not come to the distribution. If you need to cancel, please let John and Nourishing Bethesda know as soon as possible.