Hey Gleaners,
Our signup for this week are posted below. This coming Friday we need a Driver to do pickups covering for Jennie. The Driver will need to pick-up with the van and meet a helper at site. Stores for donation pick ups on Friday include: Walmart, Trader Joe's, Natural Grocers and Safeway on Philomath Blvd. Leaving at 7:15 AM.
Please let Anna at (541)600-7451 know if you are able to cover this driving shift as it is incredibly important for distribution.
Gleaners,
Here are the signups for volunteer shifts for the next two weeks. Please sign up below.
https://volunteersignup.org/DFY9Y
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
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.
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
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.