Volunteers will help loading, delivering and unloading the food. In doing so, they help saving food from going to waste and provide very direct help for people in need.
Collect and distribute groceries
Voluntary support with food deliveries
Schweizer Tafel provides direct and practical help to people in need in Switzerland by collecting around 30 tons of surplus, perfectly good food from retailers every day and distributing it free of charge to soup kitchens, homeless shelters, women's refuges and other aid organizations.
What is it about?
- The volunteers go on tour with an experienced helper
- The food is collected from retailers in a refrigerated vehicle
- These are distributed to social institutions and distribution points in the region according to the tour plan
- Around 60 to 70 boxes of food are transported per day and tour
Why should you participate as a corporate partner?
- Show your charitable commitment
- Your employees can become socially involved (volunteering)
- Integration of this project into the ESG strategy of your company
- Visibility of your company on the Life Science Cares Switzerland homepage
- Opportunity to promote the project on your company website
Why should your employees participate as volunteers in this project?
- By volunteering with the Schweizer Tafel, your employees can make an active contribution to the community.
- Volunteers can make a meaningful contribution to combating food waste and helping people in difficult life situations: “Distributing instead of throwing away”.
- As a volunteer, you will be invited to a networking aperitif where you can exchange ideas with other corporate partners.
General conditions
The assignments per employee can be planned flexibly.
- Registration should take place 4-6 weeks before the assignment.
- The meeting point is at approx. 7.30 am at the place of assignment (depending on the region)
- A short briefing takes place in the morning and then you are ready to go
- A tour lasts 7-8 hours
Requirements
The food must be loaded and unloaded; a certain level of fitness is helpful.
How does Life Science Cares Switzerland provide support?
- Contact mediation between Corporate Partner and Schweizer Tafel
- Point of contact for questions
- Organization of the networking reception for Corporate Partner volunteers