Two Ways To Lend a Hand!

Volunteer On Site or Off Site

Volunteer on Site
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***We especially need volunteers for Set-up and Clean-up in the Summer Months! Teens can get easy Community Service Hours completed while school is out!***

Cook, Set-Up, Serve or Clean-Up

Sign up here if you would like to volunteer to help cook, set-up, serve, or clean-up.  The dinners are held each Wednesday of the month. Click the "Sign Up!" button to find a date that works for you!

Please read our food policy.

Head Cook (Adults)
  • Wednesday from 2:30PM to 5:30PM
  • prepare food for 80 - 100 people
  • become ServSafe certified
  • direct volunteers to chop, cut, and assist in food preparation
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Assistant Cooks (Adults)
  • Wednesday from 2:30PM to 5:30PM
  • follow directions of the head cook - may include washing and/or cutting vegetables making salads, slicing bread, preparing dishes for the table, plating salads, preparing coffee, etc.

Dining Room Set Up (Teens and Adults)
  • Wednesday from 3:00PM to 4:30PM
  • set up tables and chairs
  • put coverings on tables
  • set tables with place settings, napkins, glasses, plates, cups, salt and pepper shakers, butter dish and at times table decorations
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Serving (Adults )
  • Wednesday from 5:15PM to 6:30PM
  • answer questions about the menu, serve and clear plates
  • help to accommodate special requests
  • be friendly and keeping confidentiality of guests

Clean Up Kitchen and Dining Room (Teens and Adults)
  • Wednesday from 6:30PM to 7:30PM
  • clean kitchen counters and floors
  • wash dishes using dish washer
  • put away salt shakers, other things on tables
  • disinfect table tops
  • break down and store tables and chairs
  • ​vacuum dining room rug

Off-Site Volunteers Needed

Prefer to work behind the scenes? We need you! 
​Grant Writer, Outreach

Grant Writer: Work with a team to write grant supporting the Lex Eat Together Program
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Outreach: Perform outreach to the community for both Voluteers and Guests
Want to help in an off-site capacity? 
Complete the Volunteer Registration form below and choose your position from the drop down menu OR send us an email.

    For Off-Site Volunteers

Who are our volunteers?

Lex Eat Together in Lexington, Massachusetts consists of volunteers who desire to share community with those in need. Our mission is to provide a weekly meal in a setting which respects privacy and dignity. All are welcome without question.

Please join us.