What can I do to help?

When a friend is in need, everyone asks, “What can I do to help?” The answer is always to make a meal. When many friends make and deliver a meal, this is called a meal train. Meal Train is a system of organized meal giving around a significant life event, such as the birth of a baby or a death, based on contributing one meal from one person per day. Participating in a Meal Train is free. Mealtrain.com includes a free shared Meal Train calendar and provides answers to questions such as: What do they like? When are they available? What have they already had? Are there any allergies? When should I drop off a meal? To organize a Meal Train, identify a friend who could use a little support and enter their name, email address, and where to drop off meals. Enter your friend’s food likes, dislikes, allergies, and the best dates and times to drop off a meal. Add an optional Donation Fund to increase participation. Invite friends, family, congregation members via email, Facebook, twitter, newsletters, and more. Invited friends respond to the invitation, sign up for a date, and take a meal. For a one-time $10 fee, Meal Train Plus coordinates organized support which includes multiple meals per day as well as rides, childcare, housework, dog-walking and more. Questions? contact@mealtrain.com