Terms of Participation

Important COVID-19 Protocols: please do not volunteer if you have symptoms of illness or have been in contact with anyone recently infected with Covid-19. We appreciate your help in keeping our community safe and healthy!

By registering as a volunteer with Willing Hands and attending events that we sponsor, you are agreeing to the following terms of participation:

• The mission of Willing Hands is to recover fresh food in order to reduce waste, improve health, and provide reliable access to nutritious food for our neighbors in need. I will conduct myself in a manner consistent with that mission while attending Willing Hands sponsored events, and I will not take food for my own consumption without explicit approval of the glean/garden leader.
• I will cancel my gleaning roster spot if, after signing up for a glean, I find that I am unable to attend.
• I will be punctual in arriving at gleans. Instructions are given by the glean leader when the glean is scheduled to start. Gleans typically last just an hour and a half (2 hours for garden work sessions)
• I will not smoke at gleans or garden work sessions.
• I will not bring alcohol to gleans or garden work sessions.
• I will not bring glass containers to gleans or garden work sessions.
• I understand that gleans are conducted on private property that the owner has granted Willing Hands permission to enter and glean. These farmers are donating the food we glean to support the Willing Hands mission. I will conduct myself in a manner that is respectful of the owner's property at all times.
• I will be respectful of other participants at gleans and garden work sessions.
• I will listen to, and follow the rules of, the orientation about the glean or garden session given by the glean/garden leader.
• I will follow all directions given to me by the glean/garden leader or designated assistants.