How you can be a part of this wonderful adventure

Would you consider organizing a group of 7-14 people
to sponsor

O N E

of our Friday Night Suppers this year?

W E N E E D Y O U!

     Good Works has been ministering to the needs of the poor and homeless of rural Appalachia since 1981. We began our outreach project now known as Friday Night Life in 1992. Every Friday night, we now serve an average of 120-150 formerly and currently homeless people as well as people from the community to a sit-down, family-style meal. From October through March this event is held in the Family Life Center of the The Plains Methodist Church. This wonderful group of people has agreed to work in partnership with us by sharing their facility as well as providing transportation for folks from Athens and The Plains who want to attend.
     From April through September we hold Friday Night Life at the Good Works Luhrig Road property in a picnic style 'soup kitchen.' The vision of Friday Night Life is to provide physical, social and spiritual nutrition. In other words, we aim to build community and to break the socio-economic class barriers so often present in our society.
     As you look at what kind of service involvement you wish to have with those who are struggling with poverty in our community, would you consider sponsoring ONE Friday Night Supper this year?



Plan and prepare dinner for up to 120-150 people. As a sponsor, you provide the food. If you'd like to sponsor but can't afford to purchase the food, contact us. We can help you to locate food for you to prepare and bring to the dinner.

A good size for your sponsor group is between 7 and 14 people—fewer than 7 will make it a lot of work, and more than 14 is overwhelming for our guests.

Plan to arrive at the site (either The Plains United Methodist Church or the Good Works Luhrig Road property) by 4:00 p.m. and plan to stay until 8:00 p.m. Ken Weinkauf, our Friday Night Life Coordinator, will give you a tour of the kitchen and answer any questions you may have during the evening.

While Friday Night Life begins at 5:00 pm, the actual supper doesn't start until about 5:30 p.m. If some of your food will take longer than one hour to prepare, please prepare the food at your own location and bring it with you to be re-heated.

Everyone who comes to help with Friday Night Life is expected to sit down and eat with the folks who attend. In fact, your interaction with our guests is the most significant part of your time there. Friday Night Life is a chance for the normal, everyday barriers between people of different ages, social classes, and backgrounds to be overlooked. Indeed, Friday Night Life is intentionally designed to bring together two groups of people who don't get together often enough: The 'haves' and the 'have-nots.'

There are all sorts of ways to interact: You can begin by just sitting down and listening, waiting to be invited into the conversation.  Offering to get something to drink for someone or introducing yourself to someone who is sitting at a table by themselves is another way of interacting. Talking with people by inviting them to assist you in some way with the supper is another. Be creative!  In most cases, it is better to do something with someone than it is to do something for someone.

Feel free to ask one our guests attending the supper to help you in some way and open up a new friendship. Many people who have been coming to Friday Night Life for years expect to help in some way. It is important for you as volunteers to make an effort to include others with you as you set up and clean up. Our philosophy is that everyone needs to feel needed and everyone has something to give, if only their time.

Clean up is usually finished by 7:00 or 7:30 p.m. Since we always give away the leftover food at the end of the evening, it is a good idea to bring some plastic ziploc bags or disposable containers with you so people can take food home.

After clean up, please plan to stay for a short talk about Good Works ministry. Our Founder and Executive Director Keith Wasserman explains both the history of Good Works and the vision we have to love and care for the poor and needy of Appalachian Ohio. We want to share with your our excitement about Good Works ministry as a whole, of which Friday Night Life is just a part.

Click here for feedback from our Volunteer sponsors.

To schedule a date and to receive more information, contact Sherilyn Weinkauf at (740) 594-3339. She will tell you the available dates when you call and then send you some information in the mail to prepare you and explain how the supper operates.

Would you consider organizing a group of 7-14 people to sponsor
O N E
of our Friday Night Suppers this year?

W E N E E D Y O U!


Good Works has been ministering to the needs of the poor and homeless of rural Appalachia since 1981. We began our outreach project now known as Friday Night Life in 1992. Every Friday night, we now serve an average of 120-150 formerly and currently homeless people as well as people from the community to a sit-down, family-style meal. From October through March this event is held in the Family Life Center of the The Plains Methodist Church. This wonderful group of people has agreed to work in partnership with us by sharing their facility as well as providing transportation for folks from Athens and The Plains who want to attend. From April through September we hold Friday Night Life at the Good Works Luhrig Road property in a picnic style 'soup kitchen.' The vision of Friday Night Life is to provide physical, social and spiritual nutrition. In other words, we aim to build community and to break the socio-economic class barriers so often present in our society. As you look at what kind of service involvement you wish to have with those who are struggling with poverty in our community, would you consider sponsoring ONE Friday Night Supper this year?



	Plan and prepare dinner for up to 120-150 people. As a sponsor, you provide the food. If you'd like to sponsor but can't afford to purchase the food, contact us. We can help you to locate food for you to prepare and bring to the dinner.
	A good size for your sponsor group is between 7 and 14 people—fewer than 7 will make it a lot of work, and more than 14 is overwhelming for our guests.
	Plan to arrive at the site (either The Plains United Methodist Church or the Good Works Luhrig Road property) by 4:00 p.m. and plan to stay until 8:00 p.m. Ken Weinkauf, our Friday Night Life Coordinator, will give you a tour of the kitchen and answer any questions you may have during the evening.
	While Friday Night Life begins at 5:00 pm, the actual supper doesn't start until about 5:30 p.m. If some of your food will take longer than one hour to prepare, please prepare the food at your own location and bring it with you to be re-heated.
	Everyone who comes to help with Friday Night Life is expected to sit down and eat with the folks who attend. In fact, your interaction with our guests is the most significant part of your time there. Friday Night Life is a chance for the normal, everyday barriers between people of different ages, social classes, and backgrounds to be overlooked. Indeed, Friday Night Life is intentionally designed to bring together two groups of people who don't get together often enough: The 'haves' and the 'have-nots.'
	There are all sorts of ways to interact: You can begin by just sitting down and listening, waiting to be invited into the conversation. Offering to get something to drink for someone or introducing yourself to someone who is sitting at a table by themselves is another way of interacting. Talking with people by inviting them to assist you in some way with the supper is another. Be creative! In most cases, it is better to do something with someone than it is to do something for someone.
	Feel free to ask one our guests attending the supper to help you in some way and open up a new friendship. Many people who have been coming to Friday Night Life for years expect to help in some way. It is important for you as volunteers to make an effort to include others with you as you set up and clean up. Our philosophy is that everyone needs to feel needed and everyone has something to give, if only their time.
	Clean up is usually finished by 7:00 or 7:30 p.m. Since we always give away the leftover food at the end of the evening, it is a good idea to bring some plastic ziploc bags or disposable containers with you so people can take food home.
	After clean up, please plan to stay for a short talk about Good Works ministry. Our Founder and Executive Director Keith Wasserman explains both the history of Good Works and the vision we have to love and care for the poor and needy of Appalachian Ohio. We want to share with your our excitement about Good Works ministry as a whole, of which Friday Night Life is just a part.
	Click here for feedback from our Volunteer sponsors.


To schedule a date and to receive more information, contact Sherilyn Weinkauf at (740) 594-3339. She will tell you the available dates when you call and then send you some information in the mail to prepare you and explain how the supper operates.