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Every year, Hometown Thanksgiving offers a free, homecooked Thanksgiving meal to share with our community. But none of that is possible without the amazing support of our community volunteers.
2026 Annual Volunteer Meeting Information:
Thursday 11/5/26 at 7pm
Christ Church United Methodist
54 Bay St, Glens Falls NY 12801
Please use the Washington Street entrance
Handicap accessible ramp available
by the parking garage.
This is the 1st opportunity to sign up to volunteer- if you are unable to attend, please reach out on or after Fri 11/6/26 to see what is still open.
If you are interested in volunteering, please reach out via email at
hometownthanksgiving@gmail.com for more information.
For more information (location, contact info, etc), please click here.
Volunteer as a family!
Volunteer as a family!
On Thanksgiving Day, we have over 250+ volunteer opportunities, from meal delivery to serving in the dining room to washing dishes.
Not available to help on Thanksgiving Day? There are spots available on Wednesday morning for prep and also clean-up/storage help on Friday morning.
Need volunteer hours?? We can help!! We sign off on of a variety of volunteer requirements!! (Boy Scouts, Nat'l Honor Society, high school extra-curricular groups)
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Meal Prep
Meal Prep
Cutting vegetables, peeling potatoes, boxing desserts for the big day!
Wednesday 11/25
9am-11am (approx)
Buffet Line Servers (18+)
Buffet Line Servers (18+)
Serving food into takeout containers for our meal deliveries and for our wait staff during the meal.
Thursday 11/26
Times available throughout the day between 8:30am and 2:30pm
Meal Delivery Drivers
Meal Delivery Drivers
Picking up a "route" of 25-30 meals to deliver to those in our community who are unable to attend in person.
Thursday 11/26
Times available in the morning between 9:30am-11am
Hospitality
Hospitality
Serving our guests refreshments while they are waiting to be seated and offering conversation.
Thursday 11/26
Times available between 10am and 3pm
Takeout Meal Boxing
Takeout Meal Boxing
Walking through the buffet line, filling takeout containers for our meal deliveries.
Thursday 11/26
Times available between 8am-11:30am (approx)
Wait Staff
Wait Staff
Serving our guests at their table in the dining room, walking through the buffet line to get their food.
Thursday 11/26
Times available between 11:45am and 2:30pm (approx)
Desserts
Desserts
Providing takeout and dine-in desserts, for both dine-in and delivery meals
Thursday 11/26
Times available between 9am and 3pm
Kitchen Crew (18+)
Kitchen Crew (18+)
Preparing food, mashing potatoes, washing dishes, opening cans; must be able to lift approx 50 lbs
Thursday 11/26
Times available 7am-11:30am, 11:30am-4pm
Clean Up
Clean Up
Picking up, wiping down, storing things away after the meal.
Thursday 11/26 after 2pm
Friday 11/27 9am until finished
Interested in helping? Please click here for more information!
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