Room In The Inn Winter Shelter coming to GNUUC - Volunteers Needed for January 2023

Nathaniel B. is our coordinator for Room In The Inn Winter Shelter for the 2022-2023 year. We will be acting as hosts to eight guests on the first Wednesday of each month, from December to March.

Those dates are: December 7, 2022, January 4, 2023, February 1, 2023, and March 1, 2023.

Room In The Inn began in 1986 when founding director Charles Strobel, a priest at the time, offered peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to those in need gathered near his East Nashville church. Today, nearly 200 congregations representing many faith traditions engage in this ministry. The concept has become a model for programs in 36 other cities, from Calgary, Canada, to Charlotte, North Carolina.

Room In The Inn’s Winter Shelter program runs from November through March each year, in coordination with almost 200 congregations throughout Middle Tennessee. The program provides safe shelter, warm meals, and fellowship for our neighbors struggling with homelessness during the coldest months of the year.

Volunteers Needed

Set-up: Sanctuary/Beds
Set-up: Toiletries/Smoking Area
Innkeepers
Evening Meal
Morning Meal
Bag Lunches
Drivers: PM
Drivers: AM
Morning Volunteers
Laundry

Please contact Nathanael B. to sign up for a volunteer role or for further information. Look for more details on the Friday Action Board email.

Typical Schedule

4:00 – 6:00 PM Set-Up at GNUUC

5:00 – 6:00 PM Dinner preparation at GNUUC

5:15 – 5:30 PM Pick up guests at Room In The Inn (RITI) downtown

6:00 – 6:10 PM Greet guests, distribute blankets

6:10 – 6:40 PM Serve Dinner at GNUUC

8:00 – 8:10 PM Innkeepers arrive

4:30 AM Wake Up call

4:30 – 5:00 AM Bed takedown

5:00 AM Breakfast

5:30 AM Depart GNUUC, and return to RITI by 6 AM

8:00 AM Morning volunteers come in to reset the sanctuary and kitchen