It's All About Them

Clara and Diane have been cooking and serving for 15 years.

Just like 2½ months ago, it was another full night with four families and 15 beds occupied. The good news was that all the faces were new, meaning that the previous families had all found housing.

We had to adapt to our guests' work schedules--they arrived between 6 p.m. and midnight--by setting up plates with reheating instructions. We had to leave the final clean-up, normally done by 8, for the overnight crew (sorry, Hank and Phil)

One rule of volunteering: if you can't be adaptable, then stay out of the kitchen.