Scarsdale Congregational Church

Pictured here are a mother and son, part of the teams serving dinner at Open Arms. Our teams handle dinner on the third Tuesday of each month. Linda Fink and Tinka Marsh are co-chairs. If you would like to join this group, call the Church Office at 914-723-2111 or send e-mail to office@scc-ucc.org.

Open Arms Volunteer Coordinator is Barbara Smith who can be reached at Open Arms at 914-948-4911 or 914-948-5044. Open Arms Meal Coordinator is Herb who can be reached at 914-948-4911 or 914-948-5044. The Open Arms fax is 914-948-9059.

Here is the schedule for 2003. (Group leaders are shown in bold. Guidelines for volunteers are at the bottom of this page.

Group 1 - Maria Bonnano, Joyce Doty, Linda Fink, Tinka Marsh, Juvy Torrente, Lucy Werner

• January 21 - Casseroles - Linda and Juvy serving.
• March 18 - Side Dishes - Tinka, Lucy and Juvy serving.
• May 20 - Casseroles - Linda and Juvy serving.
• October 21 - Side Dishes - Tinka, Lucy and Juvy serving.
• December 16 - Casseroles - Linda and Juvy serving.

Group 2 - Mary Everett, Ardis Hunt, Bonnie Mitchell, Margaret Stathis, Ruby Woosnam

• January 21 - Side Dishes
• March 18 - Casseroles
• May 20 - Side Dishes
• October 21 - Casseroles
• December 16 - Side Dishes

Group 3 - Ann Baker, Alice Johannet, Mitzie Wang, Florence Wrenn

• February 18 - Casseroles - Alice serving.
• April 15 - Side Dishes
• September 16 - Casseroles - Alice serving.
• November 18 - Side Dishes

Group 4 - Mimi Bajorin, Rebecca Holmes, Gegi Johnson, Joanna LaForgia,

• February 18 - Side Dishes - Joanna serving.
• April 15 - Casseroles - Gegi and Mimi serving.
• September 16 - Side Dishes - Joanna serving.
• November 18 - Casseroles - Joanna serving.

Additional volunteers ready to stand in are Diane Foster, Sheppie Moore, Alison Rose.

Each volunteer prepares some of the casseroles or some of the side dishes for the meal. Points to remember as a volunteer:

• Plan to feed 35, keeping in mind that many of them have very hearty appetites.
• Please provide a small vegetarian dish.
• Arrange food delivery among group members. Food can be dropped off at the church, and servers can pick up from there, but this must be communicated to the Group Leader.
• Plan to have food arrive at Open Arms at 5:30 PM.
• Arrange your own substitutes.
• Casserole Group Leaders, contact your group regarding the recipe selected. Please inform the Side Dish Group Leaders so they can coordinate the meal. Also, notify servers if food pick-up is necessary.
• Enjoy your experience.
• Thanks for volunteering