Each Saturday night an amazing team of cooks donate their time, energy, money and culinary skills to prepare a 3 course meal for the hungry and lonely of our neighbourhoods
The cooks willingly fundraise to cover all the food costs — each night costs between $600-$800, feeding 100 dinner guests
We have incredible cooks from 26 groups, ranging from churches, schools, community groups and workplaces
The roster is set over the year — if you would like to find out more about joining the 2024/25 roster with a team of cooks, please email hello@marymagsdinners.org
We are looking for new cooks to join the 2024/25 roster
What’s involved for the cooks?
100 serves of soup [1-2 options] 120 serves of a main meal [1-2 options] 100 serves of dessert [1-2 options]
7 loaves of sliced bread [3 white & 4 wholemeal, no multigrain] 1kg of butter
5L of Sugar Free Cordial 5L of Long Life Milk
We supply more in depth catering information once cooks have signed up
The majority of the food is prepared during the week externally, on the rostered Saturday, 7-10 cooks in the kitchen are heating, chopping, preparing and serving food from 4.30pm - 7.30pm
Please note: The minimum age to volunteer at Mary Mags Dinners on the night is strictly age 16
Each cooks team has to have a minimum of 4 adult cooks, therefore allowing 3-6 cooks aged 16-17