Topic > Volunteering at a Homeless Shelter: A Personal Experience

I had to help set up tables and chairs. First we had to put them in four long rows of tables evenly spaced between them so that there was plenty of room to walk between the tables. once this was done we decorated the tables. I had to put table tops, plates and utensils on it. then put the decorations in the room. Finally everything was done and we opened the doors to welcome people. All I had to do was stand in front of one of the plates and plate it up for them if that's what they wanted to eat. When you do this you have to greet them with a big smile. During the event if your plate was finished you had to pack it up, clean it up, then go around asking if anyone needed assistance with anything. When the event was over and everyone had left, we had to gather up all the plates and utensils and then clean up the mess. My job was to clean the floors and remove any remaining dirt. When everything was clean and in order, we could do it