For over 40 years, Tenderloin Tessie, an all-volunteer organization, has fed the community of San Francisco on Easter. This year, they need your help to feed 1000 community members!
Come support on Saturday, April 16th, Sunday, April 17th, or Tuesday, April 19th at First Unitarian Church, 1187 Franklin St., San Francisco.
Saturday, April 16:
10:30am-3:00pm: Help prepare the truck for the next day
Sunday, April 17th:
9:00am-Noon: Set-Up and Decorating
12:00pm-4:00pm: Mandatory Training Meeting and Dinner Shift
3:00pm-Close [~6pm]: Last hour of the Dinner and Tear-Down
Tuesday, April 19th:
10:00am-12:00pm: Unload truck at locker
On Sunday, you can work 1, 2, or 3 shifts depending on your availability. The mid day roles are as follows: Table Setter/Garbage, Salad server, Coffee/Tea server, Punch/Water server, Gift Bags, Security, Table Setter, Coffee/PPE in Outside Line.
After signing up below, you will receive an automated email putting you in contact with Michael Gagne from Tenderloin Tessie. Please let him know when you'd like to help and what roles you would like to help with.
Organization Description:
Legend has it that on Thanksgiving in 1974, drag performer Tessie Spink received several turkeys and was inspired to cook and serve them to the local Tenderloin residents. It was a gesture that showed the San Francisco Community that no matter who you were; there was someone who cared. Now, 5 decades later, the board of the Tenderloin Tessie organization are still carrying on that legacy by serving free holiday meals to the Tenderloin community.