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<DIV>Have any of you worked at soup kitchens or food pantries? How about an area
where you either sort out clothes or give them out?</DIV>
<DIV>How did it go? Did you just memorize what food was in front of you?
As you know, we have to wear gloves when serving and cannot touch the
food.</DIV>
<DIV>If you are serving, how did you know when they were there? When my dad and
I served at a shelter, they would line up</DIV>
<DIV>quietly. I did not always know when someone new was coming up. I have
tunnel vision, so spotting a person was not always doable. My dad would say
someone was there. They lined up together, but sometimes people came in later
during that hour at random times.</DIV>
<DIV>Since we cannot read clothes tags or labels on items, I’m not sure we can
sort food/clothes/everyday items.</DIV>
<DIV>I’ve not served at a soup kitchen, just shelters. I wonder if a soup
kitchen is different and run more assembly line method. That would be easier.
Each volunteer in the assembly line would serve an item and the plate would be
passed down and handed to the guest at the end.</DIV>
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<DIV>If you were handing out items, how did you ensure they were getting the
right amount of stuff? For instance, sometimes places limit them to three
items or something.</DIV>
<DIV>Just wondered what alternative techniques you used so if I do this sort of
thing, I’ll know what worked.</DIV>
<DIV>Ashley</DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>