Serve our homeless guests while they are with us at MPPC during the month of November. This is a wonderful serving opportunity for individuals, families, and small groups!
Hotel de Zink is a homeless shelter program run by InnVision. Named after a Palo Alto police officer who opened up the police station on cold, rainy nights during the Great Depression to let people come in and sleep, it rotates between 12 area churches, each housing 12-17 people for one month.
Location: MPPC's Glenwood Building
NEED 4 LEADERS TO COORDINATE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE FOLLOWING:
1) Saturday, November 27: Bring -- Drop off bagged lunches
Drop off 15 bagged lunches at Glenwood for our homeless guests between 7:30-9 p.m. the night before.
2) Saturday, November 27: Bring -- Drop off breakfast
Drop off breakfast items at Glenwood for our 15 homeless guests between 7:30-9 p.m. the night before.
3) Saturday, November 27: Serve breakfast (5 spots)
6:00 am to 7:00 am - Arrive at Glenwood by 6 a.m. to serve breakfast to our homeless guests. You will also be handing out bagged lunches for the guests to take with them for the day.
4) Saturday, November 27: Bring dinner, serve it, and hang out (4-10 people)
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm - make dinner for our 15 homeless guests, serve it, and eat/hang out with them for a couple of hours.
Contact Sara McMinn (408) 656-2508, or saramcminn@msn.com
In addition to the sign-up options available below which are almost full, we're also accepting donations for our homeless guests. You can drop off these items any evening in November at the Glenwood building between 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. (no sign-up necessary):
New or lightly used: Sleeping bags, duffle bags and pillow cases
New: Pillows, socks, underwear and travel-size toiletries
