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Guest Chef Spectacular—Our Greatest Need!
FareStart’s Guest Chef Spectacular will collectively showcase tastes from more than 60 of the
area’s top restaurants, wineries, breweries and distilleries. All great teambuilding opportunities.
Please come help us execute one of our largest and most impactful events of the year!
Event Gift Bag Assembly and Final Event Preparations
Description: In the days leading up to a big event there is a lot of prep work that happens.
Come support the FareStart team raise funds for programs. . Assemble gift bags for our VIPs at
the event. Food provided!
Dates/Times: Approx. 2 to 4 hours, anytime June 22 to June 24
Min-Max Volunteers: Groups of 5 to 20 people
Event Load In
Description: Strong and fresh helping hands needed! Please come help us load up the van for
the event. Food provided!
Dates/Times: Flexible hours, suggested 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 24
Min-Max Volunteers: Groups of 5 to 20 people
Event Load Out
Description: Strong and fresh helping hands needed! Please come help us load back in to the
FareStart offices the day after the event. Food provided!
Dates/Times: Flexible hours , suggested 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 26
Min-Max Volunteers: Groups of 5 to 20 people
Event Breakdown
Description: FareStart’s Guest Chef Spectacular will collectively showcase tastes from more than
60 of the area’s top restaurants, wineries, breweries and distilleries. This is our greatest volunteer
group need! Please come help break down after the event. Chef tastes provided!
Dates/Times: 9 to 10:30 p.m. on June 25
Min-Max Volunteers: Groups of 5 to 20 people
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Student/Staff Lunchroom Detail
Description: Our student/staff lunchroom is a great example of the FareStart community– staff,
students, and graduates come to the lunchroom to eat together every day. We strive to keep the
space as friendly and inviting as possible and would love your support to give our lunchroom a
facelift! We need groups to help with deep cleaning and painting projects. Your group will help
make a big impact in the everyday lives of FareStart students and staff!
Dates/Times: June 11th - Lunchroom Deep Cleaning (Evening availability)
Min-Max Volunteers: Groups between 5-20 people
Student Drive
Description: Please help us by organizing a drive for our students. Since students are not
earning money while in our program we provide them with anything they need during the
program. This includes non slip shoes for the kitchen, interview clothes, backpacks., toiletries as
will as $25 gift cards for transportation (ORCA and gas), haircuts (Great Clips) and stores for
general merchandise (Bartell Drugs, Fred Meyer, Old Navy, Ross Dress for Less, Safeway,
Target, Walgreens, Walmart ). Please email [email protected] for a complete list of
items.
Dates/Times: Open to your groups availability
Gala Auction
Description: Join the FareStart community for a grand evening at our 23rd annual Great Food,
Better Lives Gala Auction! The evening’s festivities will include a silent auction reception, wine
auction, an elegant multi-course gourmet dinner, live auction, entertainment—and more!—all
taking place with the backdrop of Seattle’s sparkling skyline.
Dates/Times: Sunday, October 4, 2015, 3– 6 hours per event in the evenings
Min-Max Volunteers: Individuals or groups of up 20 people
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Café @ 2100 Detail
Description: Our Café @ 2100 building is a vital part of our training for the Youth Barista
Training and Education Program, a collaborative effort between YouthCare and FareStart. The
café is the site for on-the-job training for our youth students. Your group will help detail the cafe
to help us put our best foot forward with customers!
Dates/Times: Open to your groups availability. Weekends and Fridays after 4 p.m. Next
available date– August 2015
Min-Max Volunteers: Groups between 5-20 people
Restaurant Detail
Description: Our Restaurant is a vital part of our training program. Students work in the
restaurant during phase 2 and 3 of the program which provides them additional hands on
training. Help keep our Restaurant looking its best! Your group will help detail the restaurant to
help us put our best foot forward with customers.
Dates/Times: Open to your groups availability. Weekends, afternoons and evenings (not
Thursday’s) Next available date– August 2015
Min-Max Volunteers: Groups between 5-20 people
Kitchen Prep
Description: Help our staff chef instructors and students prepare shelter meals in the FareStart
kitchen. No experience required, but you will learn more than you thought possible about cutting
food of all sorts! A great opportunity for hands-on volunteer work.
Dates/Times: Saturday, Sunday and Holidays from 10am to 3pm
Min-Max Volunteers: Individuals or groups up to 10 people
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Community Dinner
Description: Every 1st Wednesday of the month we host a free dinner for the FareStart
community (students, graduates, volunteers and donors). Come support this important event by
helping set up, bussing tables, checking in guests and running the raffle. Groups are asked to
bring 5 or so small items for the student/graduate raffle. Examples include: $5 to $50 gift cards,
local sporting team gear, tickets to cultural and sporting events, etc.
Dates/Times: 1st Wednesday of the month from 3:30 to 7 p.m.
Min-Max Volunteers: Groups of 6 to 10 people
Guest Chef Night — Not Currently Available
Description: Serve dinner to our Thursday night Guest Chef Night patrons so that all tips and
gratuities can benefit FareStart programs. No experience necessary. This is our most popular
opportunity and is consistently booked a year in advance.
Dates/Times: Thursday afternoon/evenings, 5 hours
Volunteer Groups: Individuals (requires a once-a-month commitment) or groups of 9 people (must
bring two diners per volunteer)
Student/Community Kits — Not Currently Available
Description: Purchase and donate items and then compile kits for our students as they work hard
to complete the program and find employment. List of items provided and special lists provided
during the holiday season.
Dates/Times: On-going opportunity, 1-3 hours is usual
Min-Max Volunteers: Groups between 3 and 20 people
Student Supply Inventory— Not Currently Available
Description: Since students are not earning money while in our program we provide them with
anything they need during the program. This includes non slip shoes for the kitchen, interview
clothes, backpacks., toiletries and many other things. We need help to organize and inventory the
supplies we have available.
Dates/Times: Open to your groups availability
Min-Max Volunteers: Groups of 5-20 people
For more information contact: Martha Lauer, (206) 267-7614, [email protected]
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