VOLUNTEERING
Gleanings offers many opportunities for volunteering. Which opportunity are you interested in?
FOR THE WEEK
Come serve for the week. Arrive Sunday and depart Friday. Stay in Gleanings volunteer housing. Eat all of your meals prepared by the Gleanings kitchen. Experience the full weekly program including work, chapels, Love Feast dinner, and celebration morning.
FOR THE DAY
Bring a Day Group. Take a tour of the facility and learn about Gleanings’ mission. Hear from the staff about the Gleanings mission and the impact of the food as it goes out. Discover a variety of service opportunities. Jump in an help in one the many work areas.
LONG TERM
We call long term volunteers “Mission Builders.” Serve in community long term. Stay in Gleanings housing for two weeks or up to three months. Connect with the mission on a deeper level. Discover special work roles and project that help the ministry operate.
SOUP SEASON
SEPTEMBER – MAY
Serve in Gleanings soup mix production, mixing, packaging, and preparing truckloads of life-saving food for shipment to our Christian minsitry partners around the world. There are plenty of other special projects to do outside of the soup plant as well. We also have a quilt room where you can product beautiful hand crafter quilts for families in need. Join in for Fall, Winter, or Spring.
PEACH SEASON
JUNE – AUGUST
Serve in Gleanings fruit production, processing and packaging sun-dried peaches and nectarines. This is a high intensity service opportunity that involves many physically demanding tasks. Peach hot and messy, but it is high energy and tons of fun. The hard work is very rewarding as we provide delicious fruit for hungry children around the world. Come serve this summer.