to all those who helped feed 1000 hungry a week thru the past several weeks.  Fantastic work from all those who have participated and supported us. We have lost the use of our kitchen but are looking for alternatives since physical distancing is still in effect.  Soup kitchens are still forced to provide take-away meals as they cannot open their seating areas.

Serve the City/Geneva partnered with Armée du Salut and chef Walter el Nagar, to develop an important food providing project during Covid19 confinement period. As you may know or anticipate, the soup kitchens serving hot meals before Covid19  crisis were closed during the confinement. They shifted their efforts to providing sandwiches for take-away. The project we developed was to continue serving the people in need but offering something more wholesome and balanced in nutrition than a sandwich alone over an extended period of time. Sponsors, such as Lunden Energy have be very critical in making this and other STC programs possible. 
Chef Walter el Nagar stepped up to mobilize his network of chefs working in Geneva area. As all restaurants were closed, we were able to receive volunteering support from many chefs and chef helpers. Our project started with making 200 meals each day for up to 5 days a week. We started at the beginning of May and will continue until mid-June. Each day a different chef and helping staff is coming to the kitchen of Armee du Salut, the meals are being prepared and refrigerated to be delivered to four soup-kitchen locations, the next day. For delivery of the meals, we again receive support from our precious volunteers. Delivery volunteers arrive with their cars and distribute the food timely everyday. As we are heading into the final week of the project, we would like to recognize and thank all our volunteers taking part in the project whether small or big. Overall, it was a huge effort and we would like to say a special thank you to Walter el Nagar for being the backbone of the project. Also thanks to Alain Meuwly, the Director of Armée Du Salut at Hotel Bel’Esperance, for facilitating the use of the SA kitchen to serve food for beyond their specific centers. 

We need a couple of new helpers for Tuesdays for the month of June. Sandwich making once a week at home, for the Mt.Brillant Soup Kitchen take-away. We need volunteers to make 70 sandwiches each week , to be delivered at 10am (ish). More data will then be provided on signup.

20 positions filled in 90 minutes..

You are all fantastic..  Sorry we couldn’t take more now.. but with the Swiss rule changes we may be able to offer more opportunities soon.. Keep in Touch..

Here is what 200 meals look like and a little video of making sandwiches at home.. 

many thanks!!!!

Dear Volunteers,

We hope you are all safe and well. We have several needs and offers to help those who are homeless and hungry, for the month of June.

Volunteers are needed to make sandwiches once a week

Our first need is to find 6 sandwich makers for the Soup Kitchen at Montbrillant. The job is making 70 sandwiches once a week either for the Tuesday or Wednesday delivery. You and your team will help feeding the 200 people per day needing a meal. The soup kitchen itself cannot yet open due to distancing problems, so we help prepare take-away meals. Each week you drop the wrapped sandwiches at the side entrance about 10am for distribution. Thanks very much for helping those who are suffering even more during these special times.

Volunteers to help prepare take-away boxes:

Serve the City needs helpers to prepare 200 take-away meals, Tue thru Sat in June. The volunteers are needed as of 11:00. The location is the kitchen of Salvation Army at 1, Rue de la Vallée, Geneva” in the old town. Please sign up and we will send more information and confirmation as things progress.

Volunteers with cars to deliver take-away boxes:

Serve the City needs people with cars to deliver lunch-boxes from the kitchen of Salvation Army to their 3 to 4 other locations, all within 15 minute driving distance from the kitchen at 1, Rue de la Vallée, Geneva. Drivers need to arrive at about 10:30 am to the kitchen, take the crates and deliver to the indicated locations. Depending on availabilities and size of cars, one driver can do all 3 deliveries in one day or multiple drivers can share the daily task. Please sign up if you are able to help on one or more days and perhaps thru June.

Do sign up soon at ServeTheCityGeneva.ch and project leaders can provide needed information.