Host A Meal
If you are interested in hosting a meal in 2026, please email Sandy Hasse.
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-Francis of Assisi
Schedule Your Date
Fill out the form below. You will be contacted by our Program Director, Sandy Hasse, to confirm your date.
Common Host Questions
INTERESTED IN hosting a meal?
WHAT OTHER LOCATIONS HAVE HOSTED A MEAL?
Barrington Park District
Barrington United Methodist Church
Cary United Methodist Church
Community Church of Barrington
First United Methodist Church, Palatine
Greencastle Manor
Igelsia Corona de Amor
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School, Palatine
Lutheran Church of the Atonement
Presbyterian Church of Barrington
St. Anne's Catholic Church
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
St. Michael's Episcopal Church
St. Paul United Church of Christ
Salem United Methodist Church
SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Cary
What does the host location need to supply for The Community Meal?*
The host location will supply (for 100-150 people):
Table and chairs
Volunteers (approximately 6)
Working kitchen
Miscellaneous kitchen supplies as needed
Beverages (coffee, water, lemonade, milk - pick two)
Optional Items:
Musical performances, crafts or anything that highlights your church
Centerpieces for tables, decorations.
Other condiments (butter or margarine, Parmesan cheese)
*Please note The Community Meal may be able to provide/assist with food donations.
WHAT DOES THE COMMUNITY MEAL SUPPLY?
The Community Meal will supply (for 100-150 people):
Event advertising (e-mail, online postings, social media postings, location signage, etc.)
Provide sponsor donations
Warming equipment and miscellaneous kitchen utensils as needed (for pick-up)
Two Community Meal coordinators and additional volunteers upon request
What is a typical schedule for the day of the meal?
Day of Meal Schedule (Indoor Dining)
3:30 PM
Prep food
Set up dessert, salad and beverage tables
Set up greeter table/area – name tags, markers
Set up dinner tables (seating for at least 100 people)
Make beverages (i.e. lemonade, iced tea, water or coffee)
Set up desserts
5:00-6:15 PM
Greet and meet the guests
Serve food
Bus tables
Replenish food as needed
6:15-7:15 PM
General clean-up
Load equipment into The Community Meal's vehicles