The "Sandwich Project" is a simple, yet much needed way to support the Guest House, a Milwaukee homeless shelter for men located at 1216 North 13th Street in Millaukee just north of the Marquette University campus. Members of the Society have been supporting the Guest House (as a group) since 1984 by providing sanwiches and other nutritious and / or tasty side items to provide residents with a nice sack lunch.
Each weekend one of us (usually with help from family members) prepares about 100 sandwiches (stored in individual plastic baggies), adds in 100 treats of some kind, along with 100 pieces of fruit and delivers the food in shopping bags to Guest House. The food usually gets delivered between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., but can be delivered earlier if necessary.
The Guest House distributes these meals, and will provide a reciept to acknowledge the donation upon request (they are a 501(c)(3) tax exempt entity). Obtaining, preparing, and transporting the food is ad hoc, and essentially up to the individual member.
If you are interested in participating, please contact us, and we will gladly connect you to the appropriate person coordinating the effort. We have a good sized group of volunteer members who are willing to particiapte, so each person is scheduled roughly once per year.
The Guest House also is in need of donations, which can take the form of cash, "in kind" donations of specific items from their "wish list" (e.g. men's toiletry items), and of course your time as a volunteer. For more information about supporting the Guest House, please see their website.
