Melcor Make Ahead Meals Take 2!

Hello everyone! 

There is an ever-pressing need to support our community partners in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Our makeahead meal event on Mar 31st was such a success, we are organizing another one! Again, we are going to individually make meals for the the thirteen folks living at Melcor YMCA Village, who are supported by the Skills Society. 

I am asking 8-12 members of our club to make 13 individually portioned meals to be ready for pick-up on the evening of Monday, April 30th. Please have your meals packaged in either dispoable or reusable individual containers (new containers please). Please package your meals in microwave-safe containers. I will then deliever the pre-packaged meals to Skills Society for freezing (you can pass your meals to me either having been refrigerated or frozen). Please label your containers with the name of the meal and date made. 

The health of our members and the folks we support is of utmost importance. Please do not sign up or make meals if you (or a loved one in your home) are feeling under the weather (whether you have been tested for COVID-19 or not). If you sign up to cook a meal, and become symptomatic of illness, please be in contact with me and we can find you a replacement. 

Please make sure to follow hand hygiene practices when shopping, prepping and packing your meals - let's all do our part to minimize the risk of spread of disease. 

Of the 13 people whom we are meal prepping for, 2 of the individuals are living with diabetes. Please be concise of making your meal 'heart healthy' with reduced sugar content. If you need help meal planning, please don't hesitate to reach out! There are no other allergies or food intolerances to be aware of for meal preparation. 

If you want to support this initiative but are unable to cook or bake meals, please reach out to me and we can figure out where your efforts are best suited. 

I will be in touch with each of the volunteers to arange pick-up times on the evening of April 20th. 

The Edmonton Food Bank is short of funds and food, so our meal support is appreciated by many! If you are looking for additional ways to support the Food Bank, please consider donating at: https://www.edmontonsfoodbank.com/ways-give/give-money/

Thank you!