Volunteer to Bake, Sell or Advocate

Interested in volunteering? We are looking for people to help with:
- Making dough
- Braiding loaves
- Bagging and transport of loaves
- Sales table representatives
- Advocacy representatives
For detailed information on volunteering, click here!

Interested in becoming a Challah for Hunger Leader? There are many different leadership opportunities. Please e-mail challahforhunger@binghamton.edu to inquire.

Here you will find:

* How to register for a ChalVol account
* How to sign up for volunteering opportunities
* Volunteer Opportunities
* Additional Volunteer opportunities
* Volunteer Guidelines
* Purchasing Challah and Challah Bucks Cards (CBC)

How to register for a ChalVol account:
In order to volunteer for any shift, you must sign up on a first come, first serve basis through the online volunteer system. To create an account go to www.challahforhunger.org and on the very bottom of the page go to 'Volunteers' and 'Register Here.' After you are approved, you can begin to sign up for volunteering opportunities.

How to sign up for a volunteering opportunity:
Volunteer shifts are posted on Sunday by 5:00 pm for volunteer opportunities that week. To sign up for a shift, go to www.challahforhunger.org, click on 'Volunteers' on the bottom, log in with your account information, and select the shift(s) you wish to sign up for. When signing up please pay attention to any special instructions like the number of people needed for that shift and required attire.

Volunteer Opportunities:
(W=Wednesday, Th-Thursday, specific times to be listed on ChalVol)

Bakery
1. Dough Making (W): Combining the ingredients in industrial sized mixing bowl. Help to move the dough from the bowl to the table.
2. Braiding (W): Actually designing of the challah, preparing them for being baked by braiding, eggwashing and placing any ingredients like chocolate chips into the challah loaves.
3. Baking/Bagging (Th): Placing and removing trays of challah loaves in and out of the oven, placing challah loaves in bags, and adding completing last minute tasks to prepare challah for sales.
4. Transporting (Th): Assisting in bringing challah loaves in vehicle and then bringing them inside the New Union to be sold.

New Union
1. Sales Tabling (Th): Located in the New Union near the food court, you will help staff the sales table by selling challah, collecting money and making change, and selling Challah Bucks Cards.
2. Advocacy (Th): Along with our NYPIRG volunteers, you will help to educate students on local hunger issues and the current conflict in Darfur. You will encourage students to complete 'Acts of Advocacy' for which they can receive $1 off their loaf of challah.
Other Volunteer Opportunities
1. Advocacy: The Advoacy team, consisting of Challah for Hunger volunteers and our partners, N.Y.P.I.R.G will be working on educating students and making them aware of Local Hunger Issues and the conflict in Darfur. They will also be working on creating innovative ways to complete 'Acts of Advocacy.' If you are interested in the opportunity to join our Advoacy Team, please email binghamton@challahforhunger.org
2. Advertising: Join the Public Relations team to create fun and creative ways to advertise our sales and to promote education and awareness of Local Hunger and Issues and the conflict in Darfur. Please email binghamton@challahforhunger.org for more information.

General Volunteer Guidelines
When you sign up for a shift, you are committing yourself to that shift only, not that time every week. The amount you volunteer per week, per month, per semester is up to you!

Please remember that when you sign up for a shift, we expect you to be there. Once signing up for a shift, you are responsible to follow through with that commitment. We do understand that emergencies arise last minute. Please email binghamton@challahforhunger.org or contact your shift leader (contact information is listed when you sign up for a shift) if you cannot make your shift.

Volunteering with Challah for Hunger is a fun, fulfilling, learning experience. Please remember to always conduct yourself in a professional manner, and remember that when you are volunteering with Challah for Hunger you are also representing the organizations we work with including Hillel, Sodexo, NYPIRG, C.H.O.W and American Jewish World Services.

Guidelines for Bakery Volunteers
* If you do not know where the Sodexo Bakery is, please contact your shift leader (contact information is listed when you sign up for a shift).
* Anyone can volunteer in the bakery. You do not need to have experience in cooking or baking, we will teach you!
* Long hair must be pulled back (hairnets provided).
* All nail polish must be removed.
* Closed toed shoes are required.

Guidelines for Sales Table Volunteers
* You must wear a Challah for Hunger T-shirt when volunteering at sales tabling or sales pick up. Please email binghamton@challahforhunger.org if you do not have one.