The Strawberries ‘N Arts Festival
Saturday, June 17^th from 10:00am-4:00pm.

We still have lots of volunteer spaces to fill to help make this day a success!
See the listing below and then sign up at coffee hour, or visit http://www.thestrawberryfestival.org/volunteer to sign up online! If you need to check your schedule or have questions, please talk to Jess Anderson (978-846-4512) or Andy DeTolla (617-803-5843) after service, or contact us at [email protected]. Volunteer opportunities require only 1-3 hours of your time. We’ll find a fit for you! Don’t miss out on this wonderful event!

Our major needs right now include:

7:30-9:00am Strawberries and shortcake pickup (van or truck needed)
10:30-11:30am Vendor Food Delivery (1 organized person to facilitate, 2 helpers)
12-1pm Shortcake Vendor Delivery (1 organized person to facilitate, 2 helpers)

Other volunteer opportunities include:

7am-10am Coffee and Donuts/T-shirt sales (x2)
8am-10pm Set up crew (working with Boy Scouts)
9:30-11am Strawberry Hullers (Many)
9-1, 1-3:30 Grill cooks (x2 AM, x2 PM)
9:30-12:30, 12:30-3:30 Bake table sellers (x1 for AM, 1 for PM)
10am-12:30pm Trash Pick Up (x1)
11:30-2:30 Raffle Table Sellers (x1)
12-3pm Trash Pick-Up (x2)
12-3pm, or 2-3:30pm Shortcake servers and cashiers (x5 for 1st shift, x3 for 2nd shift)
12-3pm Lemonade servers (x2)
12:15-2:15pm or 2-4pm Shortcake runners (x4 for each shift)
2:30-4pm Raffle Table Sellers (x1)
3-5pm Clean up Crew (working with Boy Scouts, x4)

Can’t be there on the 17th? Can you help out in the days before the festival?

Folks to hang flyers around town and beyond
Set up and bucket washing Friday night 6/16 (6pm-8pm)
Someone to help Earle with Staking Friday Night and/or Saturday early morning (6am)
3 Gas Grills (with full tanks, please, Vince and jess did the other 3, Vince did 2)
Baked Goods Donations
Kitchen aid mixers (2 more needed)

Think warm & sunny for Saturday, June 17^th!

APPEAL FOR SUMMER FOOD PANTRY DONATIONS

During the summer, church attendance wanes with the arrival of the beautiful weather, vacations, and being on that wonderful, slower summer schedule. Consequently, our Food Pantry donations dwindle, meaning less food and supplies to stock the shelves at the Westford & Lowell Food Pantries.

This June, before you go away, why not drop off your Food Pantry donations for the entire summer?

If we all make a note to ourselves to bring 12 items to church in the month of June, it will really make a big difference for the Open Pantry shelves in Westford & Lowell. They are always in need of non-perishables which could be considered a nutritious part of a meal, including, but not limited to:

Canned vegetables, canned fruits, fruit juices, canned beef, turkey or chicken, canned soups and stews, tuna, pasta, cereals, powdered milk, macaroni & cheese, rice, spaghetti sauce, peanut butter, and beans.

Thank you, and have a safe and wonderful summer!

Leah Grenier

Outreach Food Pantry Coordinator

A big thank you to the team of volunteers who deliver our donations to the Open Pantries in Westford & Lowell throughout the year: Barb Anderson, Wendy Brown, Stephanie Devlin, Muriel Drake, Andrea Flaherty, Leah Grenier, Chris Kandianis, Leigh Kellee, Tom & Carolyn Lumenello, Janice Maienza, Linda Marple, Ellen Martins, Patti Mason, Desree Polevy, Chris Robinson, Bob Shaw, and Steve Smith.