Give Back To Your Community – Volunteer at the La Crosse Community Thanksgiving Dinner

2025 Volunteer Areas - Click Area Name Below To Learn More

• Clean Up & Store Supplies

  Job Description	Clean up Serving Area and store supplies.
  Time Slots	Thursday, November 27, 2025 3:30pm – 5pm: 6 slots
  Where To Go	Volunteers report to the Serving Area, which is next to the Kitchen Area. Volunteers with vehicles will be hauling supplies back to Central States Warehouse.
  When To Arrive	Arrive 10 minutes early to check-in and receive additional instructions.
  Special Considerations	Insured vehicle and drivers license required.

• Carry-Outs

  Job Description	Assemble cold and hot “to-go” containers for home delivered meals.
  Time Slots	Thursday, November 27, 2025 8am – 10am: 14 slots Prepare coleslaw cups Prepare cups of cranberries Prepare carrots and celery Slice and portion pumpkin pies Assemble cold “to-go” containers for home delivered meals Anything the Committee Chair may need done 10am – Noon: 20 slots Prepare coleslaw cups Prepare cups of cranberries Prepare carrots and celery Slice and portion pumpkin pies Assemble cold “to-go” containers for home delivered meals Assemble hot “to-go” containers for home delivered meals 1-2 persons to man the “to-go” window 2-4 persons to bag up the “to-go” containers, keeping the hot and cold food containers in separate bags Anything else the Committee Chair may need done Noon – 2pm: 20 slots Prepare coleslaw cups Prepare cups of cranberries Prepare carrots and celery Slice and portion pumpkin pies Assemble cold “to-go” containers for home delivered meals Assemble hot “to-go” containers for home delivered meals 1-2 persons to man the “to-go” window 2-4 persons to bag up the “to-go” containers, keeping the hot and cold food containers in separate bags Anything else the Committee Chair may need done
  Where To Go	Report to the La Crosse Center.  8am Shift: Report to the Serving area located in the backside of the La Crosse Center. Look for the Committee Chair. 10am Shift: Report to the La Crosse Center, check in at the Volunteer Check In, then find the Carryout area and check in with the Committee Chair. Noon Shift: Report to the La Crosse Center, check in at the Volunteer Check In, then find the Carryout area and check in with the Committee Chair.
  When To Arrive	Arrive 10 minutes early to check-in and receive additional instructions.
  Special Considerations	Children under the age of 16 are welcomed with the assistance of an adult. Knives are used in the preparation of the pumpkin pies. Those volunteers putting the hot food “to-go” containers together will be working with hot food and electrical equipment.

• Crafts & Activities

  Job Description	Supervise crafts and activities for children.
  Time Slots	Thursday, November 27, 2025 10am – Noon: 4 slots 11:45am – 2pm: 4 slots 1:45pm – 3:30pm: 4 slots
  Where To Go	Report to the La Crosse Center, check in at the Volunteer Check In, then find the Crafts and Activities area and check in with the Committee Chair.
  When To Arrive	Arrive 10 minutes early to check-in and receive additional instructions.
  Special Considerations	None

• Dining Room

  Job Description	Greet guests, serve beverages and food, bus and reset tables, socialize with guests.
  Time Slots	Thursday, November 27, 2025 10:45am – Noon: 18 slots 11:45am – 1:45pm: 18 slots 1:30pm – 3:30pm: 12 slots
  Where To Go	Report to the La Crosse Center, check-in at Volunteer Check-In, and locate the Host/Hostess.
  When To Arrive	Arrive 10 minutes early to check-in and receive additional instructions.
  Special Considerations	Volunteers must be outgoing and willing to socialize with the guests.

• Kitchen

  Job Description	Wednesday Duties Include: Prepare celery, carrots. Prep cans of green beans and cranberries. Anything else that may need to be done. Thursday Duties Include: Heat up green beans. Wash pots and pans. Anything else that may need to be done.
  Time Slots	Wednesday, November 26, 2025 9:30am – 11am: 3 slots  11am – 1pm: 3 slots 1pm – 3pm: 3 slots Thursday, November 27, 2025 10am – 12pm: 3 slots 12pm – 2pm: 4 slots 2pm – 4:30pm: 5 slots
  Where To Go	Wednesday – Report to the back of the La Crosse Center, check in at the Volunteer Check In, then find the Kitchen area and check in with the Committee Chair.
  When To Arrive	Arrive 10 minutes early to check-in and receive additional instructions.

• Serving Area

  Job Description	Prepare and portion dinners for home deliveries and carry-outs.
  Time Slots	Thursday, November 27, 2025 10am-Noon: 30 slots Portion the hot food for the deliveries and carry-outs Hot food runners Bag up the dinners Transport food to the Transportation Volunteers Track the number of dinners being served Check with the Committee Chair to see what else needs to be done Noon-2pm: 20 Slots Portion the hot food for the deliveries and carry-outs Hot food runners Bag up the dinners Transport food to the Transportation Volunteers Track the number of dinners being served Check with the Committee Chair to see what else needs to be done 2pm-4pm: 18 Slots Portion the hot food for the deliveries and carry-outs Hot food runners Bag up the dinners Transport food to the Transportation Volunteers Track the number of dinners being served Start to disassemble the food lines when no longer needed At 3pm, after all orders are completed, start taking dirty dishware to the Kitchen to be washed Turn off equipment and start cleaning up Take inventory of all unused dry goods Check with the Committee Chair to see what else needs to be done
  Where To Go	Report to the La Crosse Center, check in at the Volunteer Check In, then find the Serving area and check in with the Committee Chair.
  When To Arrive	Arrive 10 minutes early to check-in and receive additional instructions.
  Special Considerations	Children under the age of 16 are welcomed with the assistance of an adult. Knives are used in the preparation of the pumpkin pies. Those volunteers putting the hot food “to-go” containers together will be working with hot food and electrical equipment.

• Supply Pick-Up

  Job Description	Pick-up supplies.
  Time Slots	Tuesday, November 25, 2025 8am – 11am: 2 slots Meet at the back of the La Crosse Center 11am – 1pm: 2 slots Meet at the back of the La Crosse Center 1pm – 3pm: 2 slots Meet at the back of the La Crosse Center Wednesday, November 26, 2025 8am – 9am: 3 slots Meet at Central States Warehouse East Loading dock Pick-up supplies from storage area Deliver supplies to La Crosse Center 9am – 11am: 2 slots Meet in the back of the La Crosse Center 11am – 1pm: 2 slots Meet in the back of the La Crosse Center 1pm – 4pm: 2 slots Meet in the back of the La Crosse Center
  Where To Go	To Pick-Up Supplies: Meet at the back of the La Crosse Center to get your directions. To Drop Off Supplies: Drop off to the back of the La Crosse Center, closest to the Radisson.
  When To Arrive	Arrive 10 minutes early to check-in and receive additional instructions.
  Special Considerations	Insured vehicle required.

• Transportation

  Job Description	Deliver meals to guests at home. Transportation Volunteers need to approach the side of the La Crosse Center in their vehicles. A single file line of volunteer vehicles will form designated by traffic cones to await direction. Meals will be delivered to the vehicles by volunteers. Transportation Volunteers will need to remain in their vehicles. General directions will be available, but personal GPS systems or cellular phone mapping features would be highly recommended. We are also offering Carry-out Meals this year to those who come down to the La Crosse Center to pick them up. These meals will be brought out to those vehicles by Transportation Volunteers. General Meal Delivery Process Meals will be brought to your car by transportation staff along with the address you will be delivering to. Each meal contains two containers: one hot and one cold. (If you are delivering 5 meals you will have 10 containers.) After receiving the meals to be delivered, the transportation volunteers will direct you out of the La Crosse Center parking lot. Deliver meals. If you receive a donation from someone, it needs to be returned to the La Crosse Center transportation staff. When you are finished delivering your meals, you may check back to see if more meals need to be delivered.
  Time Slots	Thursday, November 27, 2025 9:30am-10:30am (pick up guests): 3 slots 10:30am – 11:30am (meal delivery): 22 slots 11:30am -12:30pm (meal delivery): 22 slots  12:30pm – 1:30pm (meal delivery): 22 slots  1:30pm – 2:30pm (meal delivery): 20 slots  2:30pm-3:30pm (return guests to their residences): 2 slots
  Where To Go	Report to the back of the La Crosse Center by the loading dock.
  When To Arrive	Arrive 10 minutes early to check-in and receive additional instructions.
  Special Considerations	Although we greatly appreciate everyone’s willingness to help out, we ask that you take a maximum of three deliveries at a time so all volunteers have an opportunity to deliver meals. If you have a GPS to assist in locating guest addresses, please bring it for your use. Insured vehicle required

• Volunteer Check-In

  Job Description	Check-in volunteers Some volunteers may be volunteering for community service hours, please sign their confirmation sheets when asked.
  Time Slots	Thursday, November 27, 2025 9:45am – Noon: 3 slots 11:45am – 2pm: 3 slots 1:45pm – 3:30pm: 3 slots
  Where To Go	Report to the La Crosse Center and report to the volunteer check-in area.
  When To Arrive	Arrive 10 minutes early to check-in and receive additional instructions.
  Special Considerations	None

• Host

  Job Description	Welcome guests
  Time Slots	Thursday, November 27, 2025 9:45am – Noon: 4 slots 11:45am – 2pm: 4 slots 1:45pm – 3:30pm: 4 slots
  Where To Go	Report to the La Crosse Center and report to the volunteer check-in area.
  When To Arrive	Arrive 10 minutes early to check-in and receive additional instructions.
  Special Considerations	None