Our weekly Lake Forest Shares Team delivers fresh produce + groceries to families in Lincoln County. For Love People Weekend, we’ll be delivering Thanksgiving meals to 29 families + individuals.

DAY/TIME: Sunday, November 23rd 9am-12pm

AGE REQUIREMENT: None

ABILITY REQUIREMENT: Able to lift up to 20lbs; valid drivers license required for volunteers delivering meal kits

VOLUNTEER CAPACITY: 20

PROJECT LEADER: Cindy Swanson

We partner with Pumpkin Center & St. James Elementary through Kids Hope USA (mentoring students). For Love People Weekend, we’ll participate in multiple ‘school beautification’ projects like mural painting, grounds clean up, and more.

DAY/TIME: Saturday, November 22nd 8am-12pm

AGE REQUIREMENT: 14 y/o +

ABILITY REQUIREMENT: Able to stand for extend period of time

VOLUNTEER CAPACITY: 17

PROJECT LEADERS: Dean Colwell and Meredith Menudier

We partner with Pumpkin Center & St. James Elementary through Kids Hope USA (mentoring students). For Love People Weekend, we’ll participate in multiple ‘school beautification’ projects like grounds clean up, light landscaping, and construction on the outdoor classroom footbridge.

*Please note that you can register for one of two shifts with this project. The morning team (AM) will be doing landscaping and the construction project, and the afternoon team (PM) will be doing the construction project only.

DAY/TIME: Sunday, November 23rd 8am-12pm & 12pm-4pm

AGE REQUIREMENT: 10 y/o + for AM team; 14 y/o + for PM team

ABILITY REQUIREMENT: Able to stand for extended period of time; able to lift up to 20lbs; able to bend over and kneel

VOLUNTEER CAPACITY:

• AM team 12 landscaping + 8 construction
• PM team 8 construction

PROJECT LEADERS: Kim Seagle, Mandy Wiedeman-Runkles, Rob Peterson

We’ll be serving the women of Amy’s House by providing a fun activity, complete with sweet treats and community with other women.

DAY/TIME: Saturday, November 22nd 12pm-3pm

AGE REQUIREMENT: 16 y/o +

ABILITY REQUIREMENT: N/A

VOLUNTEER CAPACITY: 12

PROJECT LEADER: Heather Callahan and Charleen Hartman

We’ll be prepping the grounds for a new playground for the unhoused residents of Hesed House in Lincolnton.

DAY/TIME: Saturday, November 22nd 8am-3pm

AGE REQUIREMENT: 16 y/o +

ABILITY REQUIREMENT: Able to stand for extended period of time; able to lift up to 25lbs; able to bend and kneel

VOLUNTEER CAPACITY: 17

PROJECT LEADER: Danny Eckard and Bryant Kinney

During the winter months, we host unhoused neighbors from Charlotte through Room In the Inn (Roof Above). For Love People Weekend, we’ll partner with Roof Above in serving a meal and hosting an ice cream social at the Day Service Center.

DAY/TIME: Saturday, November 22nd 10:30am-12:30pm

AGE REQUIREMENT: 14 y/o +

ABILITY REQUIREMENT: Able to stand for extended period of time

VOLUNTEER CAPACITY: 15

PROJECT LEADER: Amy Eatmon and Karen Flory

Kinship Plot is a supportive community event designed to cultivate belonging, connection, and care among participants through shared experiences and intentional relationship-building. For Love People Weekend, we will worship and potluck with congregants at The Grove Church, then work in the food forest with Kinship Plot in Charlotte, NC.

DAY/TIME: Sunday, November 23rd 9am-3pm

AGE REQUIREMENT: None

ABILITY REQUIREMENT: Able to stand for extended period of time; able to bend and kneel

VOLUNTEER CAPACITY: 25

PROJECT LEADER: Matt Lindsay and Dennis Moore

Since Hurricane Helene devastated the Western North Carolina region last fall, we have partnered with local EPC churches and other relief nonprofits to support relief efforts. For Love People Weekend, we will take a team up to Avery County to further assist with those efforts with Habitat for Humanity.

DAY/TIME: Saturday, November 22nd 8am-5pm

AGE REQUIREMENT: 16 y/o +

ABILITY REQUIREMENT: Able to stand for extended period of time; able to bend and kneel

VOLUNTEER CAPACITY: 12

PROJECT LEADER: TBD

We’ll gather in our church to pack 150,000+ meals that will be sent to families in villages that lack access to food. Meals will be sent to the Caribbean, Central America, or South America.

DAYS/TIMES:

• Saturday, November 22nd 5pm and 6:15pm
• Sunday, November 23rd 8am, 9:15am, 10:30am, 11:45am, 1pm

AGE REQUIREMENT: 4 y/o + *childcare will be available only for families serving in one of the listed meal packing sessions

ABILITY REQUIREMENT: Able to stand for extended period of time

VOLUNTEER CAPACITY: 160 spots per session

We’ll gather in our church to pack 150,000+ meals that will be sent to families in villages that lack access to food. Meals will be sent to the Caribbean, Central America, or South America.

Meal Packing Support Roles include: table champions (raw materials refill and ‘hype-person’ for tables), registration, trash/recycling runner, box runner/palletizer

DAYS/TIMES:

• Saturday, November 22nd 4:30pm-6:30pm
• Sunday, November 23rd 7:30am-2:30pm

AGE REQUIREMENT: 16 y/o +

ABILITY REQUIREMENT: Able to stand for extended period of time; able to lift up to 45lbs

VOLUNTEER CAPACITY: 25 for each day

PROJECT LEADER: Emily Dennis