Community Service Opportunities

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Time: 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Food pantry stocking

Friday, November 21, 2025
Time: 8:00 am-2:00 pm
Food pantry distribution

Volunteer assignment includes stocking shelves, packing, bagging, sorting, labeling, and cleaning. On distribution day, volunteers will help pass out food during the drive-thru distribution, load vehicles, bagging sorting, directing traffic, support unloading trucks and reloading agencies if there are ones that can drive a forklift.

Wear closed toe shoes and comfortable clothing.

Location:
2007 Capernium Rd
Cherryville, NC 28021

Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday all day.

Volunteer assignments can include interior painting at our Lattimore site and then they also have a good bit of outdoor work at both locations that includes pressure washing, painting, trimming/raking/blowing/grounds cleanup.

Location:
1300 Gidney St., Suite C
Shelby, NC 28150

Monday – Saturday
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Volunteers needed in our store putting out/processing donations and cleaning of the store.

Location:
310 W Dixon Blvd
Shelby, NC 28152

Friday, November 21, 2025
Time: 8:00 – 4:00 pm (anytime)

Volunteer Projects:

• Paint two offices
• Repair chipped paint throughout the building
• Install chair rails in several locations throughout the building
• Assemble furniture
• Assist staff with cleaning out and organizing storage sheds
• Move bricks and stones
• Trim bushes
• Spread mulch
• Cover raised beds

Location:
200 S Post Rd
Shelby, NC 28152

Nov 17^th 10a, 12p (just for Lunch Buddy) or 2p

Nov 19^th 10a, 12p (just for Lunch Buddy) or 2p

Nov 20^th 10a, 12p (just for Lunch Buddy) or 2p

Nov 20^th 10a, 12p (just for Lunch Buddy) or 2p

• Be a Lunch Buddy.
• Do program with/for participants. Depending on Volunteer’s comfort level, programs could be 1 on 1, small group, large group, just men, just women, older adults, younger adults, or any/all the above. Almost anything can be a program! You can share your job, your trips to different places, your hobbies, or your talents. I will list a few examples to give you some ideas.
  • Any musical program – playing an instrument, singing, dancing, sharing collections/experiences. If you aren’t musical, bring someone that is. This crowd doesn’t care if you are a superstar or if you can’t carry a tune in the bucket. They just love music.
  • Lead a Bible study or have your church come do a program. Many of our participants do not get to “go” to church anymore.
  • Cooking – share your favorite recipe and let participants help. Almost everyone likes to “cook”, even if it’s just being part of the conversation. Host a tea party. Reminisce with them about learning to cook, or favorite things Grandma/Mama used to cook. Cut recipes out of magazines. Create an LEC Recipe Book.
  • Any type of art program – if you are an artist, talk about it while you demonstrate the project. Help the participants participate in an art project. Help participants create props/artwork for special events or holidays such as prom or Christmas Program.
  • Any type of craft project – there are unlimited possibilities.
  • Play cards, checkers, putt-putt, cornhole, trivia, games, etc. (of course you may have to use LEC rules).
  • Polish, clean and file fingernails – most love the “spa” experience.
• Call BINGO with Younger and Older Adults (can be the same day but at separate times of the day).
• Do you have a green thumb? Participants would love to help you do something in the greenhouse, garden, or flowerbed. If you have a lot of blooming flowers, they would love to help you put them in vases or make table arrangements.

Group or Individual Volunteer Opportunities to help the centers/staff:

• Clean weeds out of garden spaces, till, and plant garden. (Both Centers)
• Clean out flower beds and plant new seasonal flowers. (Both Centers)
• Clean out and organize greenhouse. (KM)
• Pressure wash. (Shelby)

Locations:
110 Life Enrichment Blvd
Shelby, NC 28150

222 Kings Mountain Blvd
Kings Mountain, NC 28086

Any day of the week during lunch (11:00 am -1:00pm)

Come and help do Duty Free lunch for our teachers. Other staff would be there to help but it would help give teachers a chance to have a small break. Basically, volunteer to cover lunch so the teachers could have a quiet lunch in the classroom.

Location:
115 Bethware Dr
Kings Mountain, NC 28086