352-374-4404×222 | 2121 SW 16th Street, Gainesville FL 32608

The Visiting Chef program is a wildly popular volunteer program for groups of up to ten friends, family members, or co-workers. No professional cooking experience is required and folks have lots of fun. Volunteers provide all the ingredients to make a home-cooked meal or you may cater in from a restaurant for our families (approximately 100 servings). Volunteers will need to arrive in time to prepare their meal in accordance with our meal times.

  • We serve dinner at 6 PM seven days a week.

Please view our Visiting Chef Guidelines for more information. If you have any questions, please call our Director of Family & Guest Services at 352.374.4404 ext. 222. 

If you and your group would like to participate in our Visiting Chef Dinner Program, but simply don’t have time to cook, contact our Director of Family & Guest Services to help coordinate catering instructions.

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September 2, 2025Women of Hope
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September 4, 2025Campusview Church
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September 5, 2025Bay Area Youth Services
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September 6, 2025Bobbie Robinson - Board President
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September 7, 2025Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity
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September 8, 2025Sunshine Services
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September 9, 2025Women of Hope
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September 10, 2025Shelley Russell
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September 12, 2025Maxim Healthcare Services
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September 13, 2025Lighthouse EPC
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September 14, 2025Rotoract Gainesville
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September 15, 2025Gainesville Church of God
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September 16, 2025Women of Hope
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September 17, 2025Novabone Products, LLC
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September 18, 2025Gainesville Regional Utilities
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September 19, 2025NV5, Inc.
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September 20, 2025Allstates Property Management
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September 21, 2025Alms Ministry
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September 22, 2025Campus USA CU
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September 23, 2025Women of Hope
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September 24, 2025Tomoka Church
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September 25, 2025Zeta Tau Alpha
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September 26, 2025TFC Church Group
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September 27, 2025Greenhouse Church
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September 28, 2025MEDLIFE UF chapter
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September 29, 2025Scherer Construction of North Florida, LLC
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September 30, 2025Women of Hope
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