Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids

On Tuesday morning I found myself trotting up the slightly awkward stairs for Brown Bagging It’s kitchen (seriously, they’re like 3 inches tall each… not big enough to step, but not a smooth way up either) to help out with some sandwich making and lunch assembly.
I was warned that I probably have never washed my hands that many times in one morning before. They weren’t kidding. Mimi runs a strict kitchen. Don’t touch anything. If you do, wash your hands. Before you switch from one station to another, wash your hands. If you touch the bottom of the bread bag with your gloved hand instead of just holding onto the top bit of the bag, take the gloves off, throw them away and… wash your hands. I could go on… but I think you get the picture. This is one clean kitchen.
It’s also a really smooth operation. They’ve been doing this a looooong time and have their systems down to an efficient science. Different stations, different duties, different teams… in one day I hopped from sandwich making duty to carrot cutting (the carrot slicing press thing is pretty fun, I’ll admit) to sandwich bag sealing. There was certainly never a shortage of things to help out with :).
If you’re looking for a spot to volunteer with some friends (or your coworkers!) book yourself in for a morning here. You’ll be helping to prep lunches for kids that really need them in the city, and having a fun morning in the process! But get in touch with them now… they’re already booking volunteer spaces into March.
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