Volunteer Signups For The Next Two Weeks (2/13 through 2/26)

Gleaners, 
Here are the signups for volunteer shifts for the next two weeks. Please sign up below.

Volunteer Signups for 2/13-2/26:

https://volunteersignup.org/DFY9Y

Urgent: Help needed at the site today, Friday

Gleaners, 

We have 6 volunteer slots that need covered today. If you can be at the site today, please consider signing up for one of these slots:

Dishwasher (1 spot) 10 AM

Floater: Unload van of donations (1 spot) 10 AM

Site Helper: Help to set up for afternoon distribution (1 spot) 1 PM

Dishwasher and Clean-up after distribution (1 spot) 4:45 PM

Clean-up and put away perishable food for Saturday  (2 spots) 4:45

Sign up here:

https://volunteersignup.org/QTRPP

Volunteer Sign Ups and a Message From Jennie

Gleaners, 

Some important things to note...if you are not already in training, been trained or been talked to about being a lead DO NOT sign up for a lead position. If I find someone signed up for a lead position and they are not trained for it they will be removed from the slot. 

****ALSO we need a qualified driver + helper for this Friday and for 1st and 3rd Fridays (this is likely temporary until our other driver can come back.) This is urgent as this is imperative for Friday Distribution to happen.I need to note that there is a lot of heavy lifting this is not an easy position to do. And it is one that neither Linda nor I can do. 

 

If you are interested in leadership please come talk to Linda or myself. Please do not go above our heads or PCS's head to get into leadership. This is absolutely disrespectful and I don't take kindly to someone going behind our backs to get answer or whatever you desire with out coming to us first. There is a chain of command for a reason. If you have an issue or concern come to Linda or myself. If we cannot solve it we will take it to Sharon, who will go to the PCS Board as a last resort. I have been very open that being the coordinator is not an easy position, there is a lot of behind the scenes that has to happen to make this program work. If you feel you can do the job better than we can come talk to us because Linda and I are open to having a conversation and training someone new to take over. 

Lastly there is a mandatory membership meeting this Thursday February 5th, 2026 at 6:30 pm. The options for attendence will be clarified in an email that will be sent out tomorrow with and agenda and the zoom link. 

-Jennie

 Here are this week's volunteer sign ups.

https://volunteersignup.org/QTRPP

Urgent: Help Needed at the Site Today, Friday

 Good morning all.  We have a lot to put away before distribution can start.  Please come help.

- Linda

We're looking at ways we can fill these spots on Fridays.  We appreciate anyone who can make a regular commitment. We always appreciate the folks who are able to fill in when able. We have a big push on Fridays now and if you are able to carve out some time to help with Gleaners, we would appreciate the prioritization. The more hands, the easier the load.. 

- Anna

Shopping Signups 1/23-1/24

 

Friday Shopping list -    

Saturday Shopping list -    

•     Please text Jennie M if you need a spot after 6pm Friday

Sign up rule: If your time slot is full, please sign up for a later time slot in the day and add a NOTE that says (time slot full). You can also sign up for cleanup shift if the space is open. If all the slots are full after (and cleanup is full), then you can contact Jennie M for Saturday or Michelle Finley for Monday to get a slot prior to your name slot. We try hard to keep folks in their last name slot for fairness. Also, we do sometimes have to add slots before the shop time or double up in order to make sure every family has an opportunity to shop.

Failure to follow these directions may result in  your name being taken off and you will need to re-schedule. Please keep your personal calendar open for shopping and do not plan events around shopping time if you plan to shop and ask for us to re-schedule you. There are 2 opportunities (days) for you to shop. There are times for many reason we may ask to move you. Please be mindful we are coordinating over 150 families and just over 450 individuals. 

There are also slots for our volunteers to shop mid shopping to make the day smoother and allow for our volunteers to shop the same day. Some of the names will NOT be in the correct space because they are volunteering and pre-scheduled weekly for the slot. If you have suggestions to make this program better, we welcome them. 

Please be mindful that you click the proper day below-I made the title link easier (Click the day of the week to get to the sign up).  Please be mindful of signing up that you will actually shop. If you shop on Saturday and skip, do not call with notice, etc you will not be allowed to shop on Monday. 

Lastly, Please remember that there it is imperative to keep the shopping schedule accurate, we need shoppers to get through the shopping line without having side conversations. This is to keep the check-ins on-time and the carts in constant rotation.

Volunteer Opportunities 1/23-1/29/2026

Attn: All Gleaners 
We have a list of needs that have not and need to be met.
Friday Am lead that would be willing to alternate weeks with Chelsea once she is back.
Rider for Friday pickups (2nd and 4th weeks)
Saturday leads: We have produce leads in training however we need to have consistent people to be leads during distribution on Saturdays.
There will be a more detailed list to come...
I am going to put it bluntly. We need people to step up and help. Linda and I cannot continue to physically be out on the distribution floor and do administrative work. We are burning out quickly. If you want to help, we need the physical help. I am still working on getting admin stuff squared away from it being all over the place and I am not going to hand it off to just anyone. There are a handful of people that will have admin stuff to do but if I have not talked to you about the possibility of it, PLEASE DO NOT come to me and tell me that you can do paperwork. 
If you ask Linda or me, last Friday was a failure. We had call outs for help; the ones that did show up are the ones who consistently show up. We had people call out last minute and just not show up. We are on our way to cutting distribution down to one day if we cannot have people step up and do what they say they are going to do. For every call out, for every missed shift or every missed shop, that creates more work for Linda and myself. 
If you want to help then sign up and show up.

volunteersignup.org/JDX4D

PCS Gleaners Co-coordinator
Jennie Mikkelsen
541-974-1579

Friday & Saturday Shopping this week! 1/16-1/17

SHOPPING SIGNUPS

Here are the sign ups for shopping this week...

Friday 1/16/2026 from 2:30-5pm and Saturday 1/17/2026 from 12-5pm

Reminders:

IF YOU CANNOT MAKE IT TO YOUR VOLUNTEER SHIFT OR SHOPPING SIGN UP

You must contact a day lead at least 4 hours before your volunteer shift.

You must contact a day lead at least 2 hours before you shopping sign up.

FOR SHOPPING SIGN UPS if you need to sign up after 6pm on Thursday for a Friday slot or after 6pm on Friday for a Saturday slot PLEASE CONTACT Jennie Mikkelsen (541)974-1579.

Please be courteous and refrain from contacting a day lead after 8pm or before 8am. 

If you are calling out for an early shift, please do so via text message and if you need to text during our quiet hours. Please make it one simple text message. 

If you cannot reach a day lead, please leave a voicemail and you may fallow it up with a text message. If in doubt, please contact Linda or myself. 

Day Leads:

Friday: 

AM/Opening: Chelsea Shay (she will be out on medical leave for the foreseeable future) (541)908-2474

Jennie Mikkelsen (541)974-1579

Linda O'Dell (541)286-0502

Pm/Closing: Sandra Goad (541)908-1773

Saturday:

Am/Opening: Jennie Mikkelsen (541)974-1579

Linda O'Dell (541) 286-0502

Friday Shopping 1/16/2026 2:30-5:00pm

Volunteersignup.org/K838D

Saturday Shopping 1/17/2026 12:00-5:00pm

volunteersignup.org/77EY3