Volunteer
Morningstar Relief Mission relies on volunteers to help with our Mobile Community Meal Program and other activities. COVID-19 safety protocols are in effect. Flexible shifts are currently available as follows:
Meal Prep Team
Volunteers assist our community chef and help prepare a variety of nutritious meals. Training provided.
Location: Lion’s Club Hall
Tuesdays: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Friday: 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Click here to sign up!
Meal Packaging Team
Volunteers package the nutritious food prepared by our community chefs.
Location: Lion’s Club Hall
Days: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat
Time: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Click here to sign up!
Meal Hospitality Team*
Volunteers distribute meals to clients at mobile meal pick-up site(s).
Location: Morningstar Relief Mission
Days: Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat
Time: 1:30 pm to 3:15 pm
Click here to sign up!
Mobile Meal Delivery Team
Volunteer drivers deliver meals to clients. Several routes are available.
Location: Lion’s Club Hall
Days: Mon, Wed, Fri,
Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Click here to sign up!
Cook’s Assistant
Volunteers work directly with community chef and monitor stoves and ovens and provide support in the kitchen.
Location: Lion’s Club Hall
Days: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri
Time: Shift #1- 9:00 am to 12:00 pm; Shift #2: 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Click here to sign up!
Food Pick-up
Volunteer picks up food donations from Salvation Army and delivers to Morningstar hospitality table and Lion’s Club Hall.
Location: Salvation Army, 135 Mill Street West
Days: Mon, Wed, Fri
Time: 1:30 pm to 2:30pm
Click here to sign up!
Dishwashing Dynamos
Every Wednesday from 11 am to 12 pm, and 12 pm to 2 pm Morningstar's dishwashing dynamos support our community chefs. Whether you prefer washing, or drying, we need you!
Location: Lion’s Club Hall
Days: Wed
Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 pm and 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Click here to sign up!
Water St Assistance
On Tue, Wed, Fri between 9-12 come and help with a variety of tasks – sorting donations, stocking pantry, packaging meals, etc – to help Morningstar staff.
Location: 58 Water St
Days: Tue, Wed, Fri
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Click here to sign up!
Food Sorting
Join our food sorting team every Saturday between 10:30 and 1:00 pm when the Lionhearts delivery truck arrives with donated food from Kingston retailers. This is a fun shift where we sort good produce from bad and repackage bread into smaller quantities. Sometimes we even take lemons and turn them into actual lemonade!
Location: Lion’s Club Hall
Days: Sat
Time: 10:30 am to 1:00 pm
Click here to sign up!
Food Cupboard Organizing
Choose one of two shifts: 11 to 1, or 1 to 3, Mon, Tue, or Wed to help organize our food cupboard by sorting, boxing, dating, and storing food on shelves.
Location: Morningstar Mission
Days: Mon, Tue, Wed
Time: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm OR 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Click here to sign up!
Baking Team
Join Morningstar’s Wednesday evening baking team. Homemade breads, muffins, cakes, and cookies add a special touch to our meal program.
Location: Lion’s Club Hall
Days: Wed
Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Click here to sign up!
For more information about other volunteer opportunities, please contact us at morningstar@cogeco.net or call the office at 613-354-6355.
Meal Prep Team
Volunteers assist our community chef and help prepare a variety of nutritious meals. Training provided.
Location: Lion’s Club Hall
Tuesdays: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Friday: 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Click here to sign up!
Meal Packaging Team
Volunteers package the nutritious food prepared by our community chefs.
Location: Lion’s Club Hall
Days: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat
Time: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Click here to sign up!
Meal Hospitality Team*
Volunteers distribute meals to clients at mobile meal pick-up site(s).
Location: Morningstar Relief Mission
Days: Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat
Time: 1:30 pm to 3:15 pm
Click here to sign up!
Mobile Meal Delivery Team
Volunteer drivers deliver meals to clients. Several routes are available.
Location: Lion’s Club Hall
Days: Mon, Wed, Fri,
Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Click here to sign up!
Cook’s Assistant
Volunteers work directly with community chef and monitor stoves and ovens and provide support in the kitchen.
Location: Lion’s Club Hall
Days: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri
Time: Shift #1- 9:00 am to 12:00 pm; Shift #2: 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Click here to sign up!
Food Pick-up
Volunteer picks up food donations from Salvation Army and delivers to Morningstar hospitality table and Lion’s Club Hall.
Location: Salvation Army, 135 Mill Street West
Days: Mon, Wed, Fri
Time: 1:30 pm to 2:30pm
Click here to sign up!
Dishwashing Dynamos
Every Wednesday from 11 am to 12 pm, and 12 pm to 2 pm Morningstar's dishwashing dynamos support our community chefs. Whether you prefer washing, or drying, we need you!
Location: Lion’s Club Hall
Days: Wed
Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 pm and 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Click here to sign up!
Water St Assistance
On Tue, Wed, Fri between 9-12 come and help with a variety of tasks – sorting donations, stocking pantry, packaging meals, etc – to help Morningstar staff.
Location: 58 Water St
Days: Tue, Wed, Fri
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Click here to sign up!
Food Sorting
Join our food sorting team every Saturday between 10:30 and 1:00 pm when the Lionhearts delivery truck arrives with donated food from Kingston retailers. This is a fun shift where we sort good produce from bad and repackage bread into smaller quantities. Sometimes we even take lemons and turn them into actual lemonade!
Location: Lion’s Club Hall
Days: Sat
Time: 10:30 am to 1:00 pm
Click here to sign up!
Food Cupboard Organizing
Choose one of two shifts: 11 to 1, or 1 to 3, Mon, Tue, or Wed to help organize our food cupboard by sorting, boxing, dating, and storing food on shelves.
Location: Morningstar Mission
Days: Mon, Tue, Wed
Time: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm OR 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Click here to sign up!
Baking Team
Join Morningstar’s Wednesday evening baking team. Homemade breads, muffins, cakes, and cookies add a special touch to our meal program.
Location: Lion’s Club Hall
Days: Wed
Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Click here to sign up!
For more information about other volunteer opportunities, please contact us at morningstar@cogeco.net or call the office at 613-354-6355.