Banquet of Love 2023: Help Us Love on the Homeless!

Banquet of Love 2023

Help Operation Care International celebrate the resurrection of Christ
with our homeless neighbors.

Help Us Celebrate Easter with the Homeless

On Saturday, April 1 from 10 AM to 2 PM, OCI will be celebrating the resurrection of Christ with our homeless neighbors.

This year we will have two locations: Cornerstone Baptist Church in Dallas and 1701 Lancaster Avenue in Fort Worth.

We need volunteers to help in all areas: foot washing, evangelism, serving food, prayer, registration, etc.

Can’t volunteer but still want to help? Your donation can help provide a meal, new shoes, clothes, a shower, entertainment, games, and more for the homeless!

Check out 2021’s Banquet of Love, where 47 of our unsheltered guests said YES to Jesus!

REgister to Volunteer

Banquet of Love Dallas:
Saturday, April 1 from 10 am – 2 pm
Cornerstone Baptist Church
1819 Martin Luther King Blvd
Dallas, Texas, 75215

Banquet of Love Fort Worth:
Saturday, April 8 from 10 am – 2 pm

1701 Lancaster Avenue
Fort Worth, 76102

Areas of need:

  • Volunteer check-in
    • 8 needed
    • 8:00 am-noon
    • Duties: Sign in volunteers for the event
  • Guest check in
    • 12 needed
    • 8:00 am- noon
    • Duties: Sign in homeless guests for the event
  • Popcorn/peanut team
    • 3 needed
    • 9:00 am-2:00 pm
    • Duties: Pop fresh corn and distribute to guests along with bags of peanuts in the shells
  • Double striker game
    • 4 needed
    • 9:00 am-2:30 pm
    • Duties: Manage guest flow and safety into this vintage carnival game as the guests attempt to ring the bell on the high towers and win a prize
  • Cold drink stand
    • 4 needed
    • 9:00 am-2:00 pm
    • Duties: Serve our guests ice cold water, Coke, Dr. Pepper, Sprite, and more!
  • Game attendants
    • 12 needed
    • 9:00 am-2:00 pm
    • Duties: Manage our carnival games and make sure everyone is a winner!!
  • Petting zoo attendants
    • 2 needed
    • 9:00 am-2:00 pm
    • Duties: Help our guests enjoy our mini zoo
  • Cowboy/cowgirl assistants
    • 4 needed
    • 9:00 am-2:00 pm
    • Duties: Assist our guests in mounting and dismounting a real horse and take their pictures wearing their new cowboy/cowgirl hat. Yeehaw!!!
  • Talent show coordinator
    • 4 needed
    • 9:00 am-2:00 pm
    • Duties: Set up our sound system and assist our artist prepare for their performance
  • Parking assistants
    • 8 needed
    • 8:00 am- noon
    • Duties: Assist our volunteers on where to park
  • Safety team
    • 8 needed
    • 9:00 am- 2:30 pm
    • Duties: Work in laison with our police officers to ensure safety for all guests and volunteers
  • Shower assistance for men
    • 10 needed
    • 9:30 am-2:30 pm
    • Duties: Men to provide towels and change of clothes for our male guests
  • Shower assistance for women
    • 4 needed
    • 9:30 am- 2:30 pm
    • Duties: Ladies to provide towels and change of clothes for our female guests
  • Professional hair cutters
    • 5 needed
    • 9:30 am- 2:30 pm
    • Duties: Provide styling for our guests
  • Food servers for our guests
    • 25 needed
    • 10:30 am-2:00 pm
    • Duties: Serve a delicious hot meal along with drinks to our honored guests at our special banquet
  • Food servers for our volunteers
    • 12 needed
    • 10:30 am-2:00 pm
    • Duties: Serve a delicious hot meal along with drinks to our volunteers
  • Evangelists
    • 25 needed
    • 9:00 am-2:00 pm
    • Duties: Pray with our guests and share the Good News of Jesus Christ!!
  • Footwashing
    • 25 needed
    • 9:00 am-2:00 pm
    • Duties: Wash the feet of our homeless guests and fit them with a new pair of shoes and socks
  • Footwashing support
    • 10 needed
    • 9:00 am-2:00 pm
    • Duties: Run shoes from the stock area to our footwashers
  • Gift distribution
    • 6 needed
    • 9:00 am-2:00 pm
    • Duties: Hand out personal care products kits and jackets to our guests
  • Sanitation
    • 4 needed
    • 10:00 am-2:00 pm
    • Duties: Clean the shower facilities and restrooms
  • Pick up/clean up
    • 10 needed
    • 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
    • Help pack up after the event is over and clean up the grounds and facilities

Please note that we may request to reassign you based on needs in other volunteer areas.

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