Edit: Since people are asking about the program, I figured I'd give a quick explanation. It's a program that was started during the pandemic with a mission to provide a lasagna, free-of-charge, to anyone who might be in need. Anyone can request a lasagna and/or volunteer to make one. There is no discrimination/judgment, and you don't have to be low-income or anything. Sometimes people are going through stressful life events not necessarily caused by finances, and the program is dedicated to providing a hot meal, no strings attached, no questions asked. Here is the link to the program. Feel free to sign up, but I ask that you don't abuse the system!

Original Post: Recently started volunteering for a program called Lasagna Love and got matched immediately (there's a 2 month wait where I live). Contacted the recipient for drop-off coordination and BOY did I get inundated with requests.

When you request a lasagna on the site, you can list dietary restrictions (vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free, etc.), but otherwise it's up to the volunteer to decide to what extent they want to accommodate requests. The recipient did not list any dietary restrictions, but then told me she ONLY wanted turkey and ricotta cheese. Absolutely no substitutions are acceptable (her words verbatim). And she "preferred" that all the ingredients be organic. I was taken aback by her audacity, but told her I would do my best but I can't guarantee that everything will be organic. She grudgingly agreed.

As a "fair compromise" (also her words verbatim), she asked if I could bring tiramisu as a dessert and "whatever sides I want"--and they don't even have to be organic! Yay me. I told her that volunteers commit to bringing a lasagna only. She demanded to know why volunteers don't "provide a full meal."

At this point, I'm beyond fed up. I deal with demanding people for my day job, but at least I get paid to do that. I'm volunteering for LL, and this was supposed to be a fun hobby, not an unpaid catering gig. I told her I can contact the volunteer coordinator and put her back in the queue if she prefers that someone else prepare her food. She backtracked, shut her trap, and accepted the food. I would have been happy to make her brownies or cupcakes if she hadn't been so demanding, but I just dropped off the lasagna and de-committed from volunteering once a week to once a month. Some people are exhausting.