 If one of your New Year's resolutions was to help out around the community more, one group is in need of volunteers year-round. Our Cheryl Moore tells us about opportunities with the community table. If you're ever looking to give back, there's a place you can go on Bemidji. Community table serves food four days a week and is always looking for volunteers. We operate basically like a restaurant. We follow all the same health guidelines and rules and regulations. Just seeing the amount of people that are in need in the community and being able to help them is a feeling that I can't describe. It's something that I feel like everyone should experience for themselves. Monday and Tuesday the meal is served at Mount Zion Church. Then Wednesdays and Thursdays it moves here to the Methodist Church. Doors open at 4 30 and then the meal is served until 6 p.m. Part of volunteering is to serve but the other aspect is you're part of community in doing that and being able to eat with people but also being able to serve with people. There are a few requirements. You have to be 12 to work in the front and 16 to work in the kitchen. And while most people give sporadically, community meals says the help is needed year-round. Yeah we have we have gaps in our volunteerism particularly summer. During the school year we get a number of college students who come and volunteer. We have volunteers who once they come they don't I mean they come back every week. Frequent volunteers say the best part about the experience is you never know who you're going to meet. Community table has served as many as 200 people at a time. One of the things that's important about the people who come here is we do have homeless folks but we also have folks that are facing challenges and in other ways. Sometimes it's a financial challenge and providing meal for them. Sometimes it's older folks who are who are isolated. And another thing to mention is everyone is invited. There's absolutely no requirement to take a seat at the table. We don't receive a paycheck. We receive rewards from the people here. I mean they're they're they're thanks, they're smiles. Some people might be kind of scared to volunteer but it's not as as scary as people think people aren't mean or anything that are coming here. They're really appreciative of everything anyone does. Reporting in Bemidji, Sheryl Moore, Lakeland News. To volunteers simply show up at either Mount Zion or the Methodist Church. You can also sign up online at volunteerbemidji.com. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.