Welcome to
Friendship Park Helpers
A simple way to coordinate grocery runs, prescription pickups, and meal trains — once a week, a few days a week, or every day — so no one has to do it alone, and no one gets forgotten.
How it works:
Six simple steps
A small group of brothers/sisters take turns helping friends in need — with groceries and prescription pickups on a regular schedule, or with home-cooked meals through a meal train — organized in one place, so nothing falls through the cracks.
Choose your circle
Start by picking the kind of help that's needed. A standard circle is for groceries and prescription pickups, with helpers taking turns automatically. A meal train is for home-cooked meals, with helpers picking their own days.
Set the dates
Decide how long it runs — ongoing, or a set period like two weeks after a surgery — and which days: every day, one day a week, or several, like Wednesdays and Saturdays. Add who it's for and where to drop things off.
Share the link
One link goes in the group chat. In a standard circle, everyone who joins is added to the rotation. In a meal train, they see which days are still open, pick the ones that work for them, and say what they're bringing.
Keep your friend in the loop
The person being helped gets their own simple page. In a standard circle they add groceries and prescription pickups whenever something comes to mind. In a meal train they see who's coming and what's for dinner, and hear about it each time someone signs up.
Get the reminder
Before their day, each helper gets a reminder by email or WhatsApp with everything they need — the grocery list and pickup details, or the drop-off time, address, and dietary notes for a meal.
Deliver and check in
The helper drops off the groceries or the meal and marks it done. On grocery runs they also return the card, log what was spent, and leave a short note on how their friend is doing — that's it!
Built for
everyone
The organizer
The one who brings the group together — setting up the arrangements, inviting helpers, and keeping the schedule running in the background.
The helper
One of the brothers/sisters in the rotation — showing up on their week to handle groceries, prescriptions, and a quick check-in on how things are going.
The recipient
The friend being looked after — sharing what they need through a simple, large-text view and always knowing who's coming next.