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Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids (BB4CK) works to connect and inspire individuals to take meaningful action to feed and care for kids. Each school day we provide healthy lunches to kids, as well as empower communities to create lasting social change. 

Impact: Community Volunteers directly impact kids in their community by providing lunches to schools in their area of the city; by making lunches with other members of your community, you are directly engaging to feed kids in Calgary.

Role: A Community Volunteer works at one of our BB4CK community groups, based in various locations throughout the city. These groups send lunches to one or more local schools. Groups typically meet on Monday and Wednesday mornings. You are not required to volunteer every week and each group has its own method of sign up. Please note that we cannot guarantee a volunteer match to a group in their community; volunteer needs vary by group and area. Shift times and dates vary by group.

Responsibilities:

• Shopping for groceries at a store of your choice: Gift cards and a shopping list will be provided; cleaning duties, including dishes and other items in the kitchen; preparing ingredients for sandwiches, including peeling eggs and cutting meat and cheese; chopping and packaging fruit and vegetables; preparing “no-bake” cookies and treats; delivering the lunches to local schools if possible; and other duties as needed
• All duties must be performed following general health and safety guidelines as instructed
• Light to moderate lifting and bending is required; volunteers are required to stand for the majority of their time in the kitchen
• Please wear comfortable closed toe shoes and short sleeved shirts or sleeves that can be rolled up; shoulder length hair and longer should be tied back; volunteers should remove bracelets, watches, long necklaces and rings if possible

Qualifications: Community Volunteers will be team players, organized, community-minded, and able to lift up to 25lbs.