VU PHL & Everybody Eats Juneteenth Event!

We’re switching things up this month, and for good reason. We are honored and excited to partner with the incredible organization Everybody Eats as they host their 4th annual Juneteenth cookout at Malcolm X Park on SUNDAY, 6/18 giving away food & essentials. Everybody Eats Is planning to serve 5,000 meals In one day!

Now, about that switch-up. This month, we are volunteering on the THIRD SUNDAY instead of the second Saturday. Additionally, this month’s event time is a bit different. Everybody Eats is holding their food & essentials giveaway and cookout at Malcolm X Park from 12pm-4pm, so we’ll be there for a little longer than our events usually run. Please see below for more info.

Before we get to more info, please learn a bit about this month’s partner:

Everybody Eats is a leader in the fight against hunger dedicated to increasing food security and building community. Their mission is to nourish hungry people and lead the community in the fight against hunger. They value and embrace diversity, fairness and inclusion as fundamental to their vision of empowering communities where no one has to go hungry. They believe that access to healthy food is a basic human right and not a privilege. All people deserve regular, nutritious meals. They are committed to conducting honest dialogue with all community partners. Through this dialogue, they will strive to continuously improve. Everybody Eats is run and founded by a team of leading chefs from Philadelphia: Stephanie Willis, Kurt Evans, Aziza Young, Gregory Headen, and Malik Ali.

Everybody Eats is putting together a food and essentials giveaway to celebrate Juneteenth and support the community, and we’re eager to help them out. Here’s what we’ll be assisting with on 6/18:

**Assignments will be given out day-of event**

• Food Service:

-Setting up food & supply tables

-Serving cooked food

-Distributing fresh produce, dry goods & supplies

-Cleaning up as we go to keep everyone safe

• Canvassing the Park (training provided at 10:00am)

-Walking around the park, talking to people to get their thoughts on food insecurity In their community

-Registering attendees via QR code onto Rabble, EverybodyEats’ new social platform, for the EEP raffle and new opportunities to participate with their local neighborhood

A note on event timing:

This event runs all day. The VU Crew will be there 9:45am-3:00pm:

• 9:45am: Arrival and check in
• 10:00-11:00am: Training of days event
• 11:00am-3pm: Volunteer Activities: Food Service and Canvassing the Park

• What you’ll need:

• Dress for the weather – you will be working outside!
• Flat, closed-toe, comfortable shoes
• Water bottle, sunblock, hat, etc.

• Other Information:

• We will send out directions and parking information with the reminder email the Thursday before the event (6/15)
• There are a limited number of spots for this event, and we are opening a waitlist just in case. If you can no longer make the event after signing up, please email [email protected] so your spot can go to the next person on the waitlist.
• Because this event is a big undertaking for the Everybody Eats team, they’re also seeking volunteers on Saturday and Sunday for additional shifts. You can sign up directly on their site

We can’t wait to volunteer with you!

Questions? Contact us at [email protected]

Cheers,

VU PHL