[BHS Etree] Participate in the 2025 Winter Holiday Meal: Volunteer, Donate, Contribute

Fri Nov 14 08:00:52 PST 2025

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*BHS Holiday Meal 2025 *

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The winter Holiday Meal returns to Berkeley High this December!

Brooks, Chief of Service, and his committee are organizing the winter
Holiday Meal to prepare for this amazing event where 200-300 meals are
served for the local unsheltered community. There is a preparation and
set-up shift on Friday, December 13th while the actual meal will be served
on Saturday, December 14th from 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm. Our focus this year
will be to gather as much warm clothing as possible for our attendees to
choose from.

Here is how you can help: We will seek to raise over $4,000 for the event.
These funds offset staff costs, ingredients, supplies, decorations, and
entertainment, among other items. We are deeply appreciative of the many
supporting donors who make the Holiday Meal possible.

Donations can be made to the BHS Student Store
<https://berkeley.myschoolcentral.com/%28S%28ld0wue4xkicp1so1vjsxwxxp%29%29/Index.aspx#/2/product/32>
indicating
"BHS ASB" or "Holiday Meal" in the notes.

We also accept CASH or CHECKS payable to "BHS ASB". Checks can be dropped
off to Mr. Villavicencio's mailbox or mailed directly to:

Berkeley High School
c/o Mr. Villavicencio BHS Holiday Meal
1980 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA 94704

*Fresh Food Drive*
Please sign-up here to bring fresh food donations for the meal.
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4Fupqq8XOMdG2KsagJQYJgi0WV_mgOjBXfd8JVV3ChuBnbg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=100556207757448693922>

   - Turkeys (6-8 needed)
   - Hams (4-6 needed)
   - Alternative meat options
   - Desserts (Pumpkin and assorted pies, cookies)
   - Bread (Rolls, loaves, corn bread)
   - Salads (Various salads w or w/o cheese, nuts, dressing)
   - Yams/Sweet Potatoes/Mashed Potatoes
   - Cheese
   - Butter (3 pounds needed)
   - Onions, Garlic, Spices, Herbs, and other assorted seasonings
   - Any Fresh hot or cold dish that you can lovingly donate. Fresh food
   donations can be delivered between 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm on Friday, December 13
   or 9:00 am-12:30 pm on Saturday, December 14 to the main doors of the
   school at Milvia and Allston. There is a loading zone located at the
   main office. Please indicate what time you would like to deliver your
   donation.

*Non-Perishable Foods Needed*

Please bring in the following types of canned foods. Any extra Thanksgiving
ingredients lying in your cabinets would make a great contribution to the
meal. Please consider sending your student to school with a few cans to
drop off at the bins located outside of the leadership office in the main
building. The food is donated to the Alameda County Food Bank.

*If you have any questions please ask Mr. Villavicencio or Nunzio in the
Leadership Office.

   - Beans (Kidney, garbanzo, black, green, baked, refried)
   - Corn
   - Chili (Vegetarian, beef)
   - Soup (Chicken Noodle)
   - Cranberry Sauce
   - Pumpkin Pie filling
   - Tomato Sauce or Diced Tomatoes
   - Pasta, Macaroni Noodles
   - Cooking Oil (Olive oil or vegetable oil)
   - Coffee, juice, tea, or other beverages

*Warm Clothing & Toiletry drive* will take place from now until December
13. With the winter season on its way we want to help the homeless
community stay warm. We will have bins for donations placed throughout
Berkeley High including near the Leadership Office and in the C-Gallery. We
are asking people to donate new or gently used blankets and new toiletries
including:

   - Warm Clothing such as coats, jackets, socks or blankets
   - Backpacks
   - Toiletries (toothbrushes/toothpaste, soap, shampoo/conditioner,
   feminine hygiene products, deodorant, kleenex, disposable razors, lotion,
   shaving cream, and/or other similar products)

*Volunteer Info*

The volunteer list will be a Google Form and is made available to
volunteers by Thanksgiving Break.

CLICK HERE FOR THE VOLUNTEER SIGN UP LIST
<https://forms.gle/QhbaLweZbr1Ek3Uy9>

Here is an example of the shifts:

   - FRIDAY FUNSTERS 4:00 - 8:00 pm. Please arrive at 4:00 pm and wait in
   the cafeteria for the orientation meeting. This will be a much smaller
   group.
   - EARLY BIRDS 9:00 am - 12:15 pm.  Please arrive by 9:05 am and wait in
   the cafeteria for the orientation meeting. This will be the main setup
   shift with a large number of volunteer slots.
   - SUPER SERVERS: 12:00 - 1:30 pm & 1:30 - 3:00 pm. Please arrive at
   12:00 pm and wait by the staircase to the Library for the orientation
   meeting. Please keep large bags and valuable items at home.
   - TERRIFIC TRANSLATORS: When you arrive, please check in with Mr. V. He
   will provide further instructions and/or direct you to places of need.
   - HOMESTRETCH HEROES: 2:00 - 4:00 pm Please arrive at 2:00 pm and check
   in with Mr. V or Kainoa T. We will assign clean up areas from there with
   most of the help being needed in the kitchen and moving stuff back to
   normal in the cafeteria.
   - All volunteers should enter through the main doors at Milvia and
   Allston. There will be a sign-in sheet near the Leadership Office which is
   important for students wishing to track their service hours. Once you
   sign-in, please wait at the Library/CCC staircase until the volunteer
   orientation meeting begins. We will provide a snack for each shift, but
   please bring anything else you may need to feel comfortable. For Saturday,
   there will be parking available in the STAFF parking lot along Milvia.

Thank you so much for considering a contribution or for volunteering at the
event.

Have a great day!

   - Berkeley Organizations that focus on Homelessness
   - Dorothy Day House
   - Berkeley Food and Housing Project
   - Rubicon
   - Bonita House
   - Women's Daytime Drop In
   - Project Night by Night*
   - B.O.S.S.

The following video and photo links demonstrate the magnitude and impact of
the meal, if you have not been a part of it before.

   -
      - BHS Holiday Meal 2024 Photos
      <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JkbMvhC-wvGZWQqIBm6fP3j1Do0C2p4E?usp=sharing>
      - BHS Holiday Meal 2023 Photos courtesy of BUSD Info Officer
      <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iCldR9SSe3I-3iM-XDrjvvDPUfyb9HvW?usp=sharing>
       & BHS Jacket
      <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GV2Gk7DSwB2Q4QNrinWk-BV1jiyTbEYQ?usp=sharing>
      - BHS Holiday Meal 2017 Photos
      <https://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/albums/72157661443688937>
      - BHS Holiday Meal 2016 Photos <https://flic.kr/s/aHskQreDfa>
      - BHS Holiday Meal 2015 Photos
      <https://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/albums/72157662351610355>
      - BHS Holiday Meal 2014 Photos
      <https://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157649339735030/page2/>
      - BHS Holiday Meal 2013 Video
      <http://youtu.be/N6pB-CASrJ4>

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