Providing food for the public can be rewarding. Come volunteer to be a Distribution Assistant and make a difference in someone's life 1 family at a time!

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Description

Description

The Distribution Assistant reports to the Warehouse Manager, who will direct you on positions as needed as a volunteer. The Tacoma Dome Pop-Up Food Bank is part of the Eloise Cooking Pot Food Bank.

DRESS CODE STRICTLY ENFORCED: Please wear jeans or long pants with no holes or rips, no leggings, and closed-toe shoes. No sweatpants, no T-shirts with derogatory language, no gym shorts or tank tops permitted. IF YOU ARE NOT DRESSED PROPERLY, YOU WILL BE SENT HOME


Wednesday is our greatest day of needing volunteer assistants; individuals, and groups are encouraged

to apply.

There are 4-hour increments.

Full Shift 1 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Shift 2 8:00 am to 12:00 pm

Shift 3 12:00 pm to 430 pm. 

Shift 4 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Shift 5 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm


Duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Sign in, wash hands, and put on plastic gloves.
  • Briefing, then positions are instructed.
  • Set up a parking lot with cones, a sign tent, and chairs
  • Employees offload trucks and place pallets with pallet jacks lined up on the ground
  • Inspect incoming food and food boxes.
  • Pass out sign-in forms to clients, then collect filled out forms from clients.
  • Instruct clients to line up to pick up food.
  • Put food into clients' trunks/vehicles.
  • Pass out toys to clients with children in the vehicle.

Help us help others by giving them the food they need! Our pop-up food bank is located at the Tacoma Dome on lot G an outside event.

2727 East D St, Tacoma, WA 98421 Go south up the hill in front of the Tacoma Dome, take the first left on Wiley Ave East, and midway on the block take a left into Lot G 

Please let us know if you have any limitations! This is a chance for you to give back to your community in a fun, easy, and flexible way! 

For questions, please email Christine at christine@themadfseattle.org or

Call (253) 888-0576




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Get Connected Icon Volunteers should be between the ages of 17 and 81.
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Inclement Weather Plan: Please dress according to our beautiful weather, dress warm and wear cover for rainy days. No mini shorts or dresses, no provocative wording, cuss words or words against a person on t-shirts, no holes in pants.
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Location

Get Connected Icon 2727 East D St Lot G
Parking Lot G East Wiley Ave take a left
Tacoma, WA  98421