Opportunity Details

Volunteer to make a difference in the life of a child!

We are looking for volunteers to help with the following stations:
Greeters/Souvenir Distribution
Dinner Attendants
Arts and Craft Attendant
Mascot Costume Characters & Guides
Train Assistants

To sign up contact the Director of Volunteers & Guest Engagement

To sign up go to the following link: https://signup.com/go/ZnWn9x

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Dream Night Volunteers	10	n/a	n/a
Dreamnight 2018	10	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

To assist the Trenton YMCA host their annual Healthy Kids Day event, a national initiative to improve the health and well being of kids. Healthy Kids Day is the nation's largest day of health, which bring children and families together to provide education, activities and experiences that foster good health through connections to fitness, sports, fun, healthy habits and shared interests. As a result, youth and families achieve greater health and well being for their spirit, mind and body. We will be celebrating the health and wellness of our young people through a variety of fun physical activities. YMCA Healthy Kids day is a FREE community event for all kids and families and its main focus is to get kids more active and engaged in learning, so they can maintain healthy habits and academic skills to achieve goals and real their full potential.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Healthy Kids Day	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Leave work for one hour over lunchtime to meet one-on-one with a child at a local school. During that time play a board game, build lego, paint a picture and most importantly build a friendship that can have a positive impact on a child's life.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Camp Erin is a free weekend camp for children and teens ages 6 - 17 who have experienced the death of a family member or friend It is a fun, traditional, high energy camp combined with grief related activities and support. Camp Erin Denver 2016 will be held the weekend of August 17 - 19 at Camp Granite Lake located in Coal Creek Canyon. Camp Erin provides an opportunity for campers to explore their grief in a safe, supportive environment and to help them know that they are not alone.

Volunteers serve in capacity of cabin buddies - where they stay with an age and gender specific group of campers throughout the weekend providing emotional support and facilitating small group discussions. Activity volunteers help campers with art and movement based activities that help campers talk about their grief (volunteers do not need to have art experience to apply). A full day training is provided prior to camp.

Volunteer application packets can be obtained by emailing Shimmering Wings at shimmeringwings3@gmail.com

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	50	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Volunteers work with other team members to build concrete-block homes for families who depend on the Guatemala City Garbage Dump for their livelihoods and live in the community that surrounds the dump. In addition to construction, volunteers may opt to engage in relational activities with children, including craft camp, soccer camp or baseball camp (when offered). Medical professionals are invited to participate in medical clinics that serve the scavenger families, and volunteers with other skills are invited to propose ways in which their talents might benefit the scavengers.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	45	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Our mission is to be a strong voice for the best interests of vulnerable children who have been removed from their homes or are under court supervision due to abuse, neglect or abandonment. We recruit, train and supervise community volunteers to be advocates, mentors and champions for each child on their journey to a safe, permanent and nurturing home.
Please visit our website to sign-up to attend an Information Session to learn more about becoming a CASA volunteer: www.casamsc.org
Volunteer Sign-Up: http://www.casamsc.org/make-an-impact/volunteer/

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

The 26th Annual Literary Lions Gala is just around the corner, and the KCLS Foundation is looking to recruit 80 volunteers to help execute this exciting event. The Literary Lions Gala is the main fundraising event benefitting the King County Library System. Funds raised ta the event fund library programs at all 49 KCLS Libraries.

The Literary Lions Gala will be held on Saturday, March 16 at the Bellevue Hyatt Regency’s Grand Ballroom. Keynote Speaker is the Pulitzer Prize-winning Jennifer Egan. She will be joined by eighteen distinguished PNW authors as our “Literary Lions.” You can read more about Jennifer Egan and the authors on the event website: kclsfoundation.org/literarylionsgala.

This event requires a team of 80 dedicated volunteers, responsible for crucial tasks including registration, book sales, author support, and more.

Volunteer Info and Requirements
• All volunteers must be at the Bellevue Hyatt by 3 PM on Saturday, March 16 and stay until the completion of event wrap-up at approximately 10 PM.  Time Commitment: 3pm to 10pm
• Volunteers must be at least 21 years of age and should be comfortable engaging with the public.
• Volunteers must be dressed in semi-formal dark attire, such as a suit or a dress.
• Volunteers will attend an orientation and be provided with refreshments and dinner during the event.
• Some volunteer roles may require additional training prior to the event.

To be considered for a volunteer role you must complete an application - link to SurveyMonkey in contact information. Once you complete your application, we will contact you in February to confirm your volunteer status. 

Volunteer Roles
• In the application, you will have the opportunity to indicate your Top 3 desired volunteers roles. *We will make every effort to assign you a role that matches you interests. Assignments are not guaranteed and could change at any time.*
• Available Roles:
o Greeter, Usher, and Wayfinding
o Coat Check
o Author Assistant and Book Sales
o Registration
o Author Salon Sales
o Book Store Assistant
o Bar Sales Assistant
o Premium Wine Sales
o Volunteer Services
o Raise the Paddle Recorder
o Stage Manager (requires additional training)

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Gala Volunteers	80	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

The 7th Annual CT Walks for Haiti is a 2.5 mile walk through W.Hartford Center and Blue Back Square to raise money for projects in Haiti. At the kick-off venue, St. Peter Claver Church, there will be Haitian art, Haitian crafts, Haitian food, entertainment, and a silent auction featuring an amazing Boston Red Sox package.

We need walk monitors, food servers, etc. It really is a fun event and, as seen in the photo, Joe Furey joins us as our emcee.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
The Walk	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Annie's Hope offers Camp Courage, four night/five day overnight experiences, for kids ages 6-11 who are surviving the death of someone significant. The cause of death varies from long term illness, short term illness, suicide, murder, and accidents. The length of time since the death varies as well. Some campers arrive not knowing anyone else while some attend with their siblings. The campers represent families of lower socioeconomic means, as well as middle class families. The common thread that runs through each of them is the death of someone they love.

A week in a camp environment as a cabin counselor or arts and crafts volunteer is hard work. However, you will most definitely return home feeling more energized than when you left. Your time at this camp will not be filled with sadness, depression, and tears but instead by laughter, hope and newly discovered friends. Your mere presence conveys a message to the campers of acceptance and encouragement. That in itself will foster a new understanding that the campers are not alone in their grief, that their grief is OK and survivable, and that there is hope in tomorrow. That is the magic of making a difference in the life of a child who needs your care and support.

The greatest need is for cabin counselors, especially males, yet we definitely need arts and crafts volunteers and nurses. Cabin Counselors are assigned a cabin of campers along with three to four other counselors. They are responsible for those campers 24 hours a day for five days. The counselors accompany the campers to every activity and event. The ratio of Cabin Counselor to camper is 1:3 or 4.

Arts and Crafts volunteers are assigned to the arts and crafts area. There will be 3-4 volunteers in arts and crafts. One of those volunteers will be designated as the Arts & Crafts Coordinator. All the volunteers will work together to plan, host and organize arts and crafts activities, yet the Coordinator will be asked to plan some special activities and communicate with the Camp Director regarding supplies needed. When arts and crafts is “closed” in the evenings, the volunteers will assist cabin counselors. One major difference between the cabin counselor role and the arts and crafts role is the type of relationship you will probably experience with the campers. Cabin counselors will get to know 9-12 campers very well while arts and crafts volunteers will meet almost all the campers but probably not get to know them quite as well.

The camp nurse will administer meds, bandage scraps and cuts, and provide tender loving care when a camper simply needs a hug. The nurse may volunteer for a one week, both weeks, part of one week, or part of both weeks.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Counselor	50	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Annie's Hope offers Camp Courage - Teens, each a four night/five day overnight experience, for kids ages 12-18 who are surviving the death of someone significant. The cause of death varies from long term illness, short term illness, suicide, murder, and accidents. The length of time since the death varies as well. Some campers arrive not knowing anyone else while some attend with their siblings. The campers represent families of lower socioeconomic means, as well as middle class families. The common thread that runs through each of them is the death of someone they love.

A week in a camp environment as a cabin counselor or arts and crafts volunteer is hard work. However, you will most definitely return home feeling more energized than when you left. Your time at this camp will not be filled with sadness, depression, and tears but instead by laughter, hope and newly discovered friends. Your mere presence conveys a message to the campers of acceptance and encouragement. That in itself will foster a new understanding that the campers are not alone in their grief, that their grief is OK and survivable, and that there is hope in tomorrow. That is the magic of making a difference in the life of a child who needs your care and support.

The greatest need is for cabin counselors, especially males, yet we definitely need arts and crafts volunteers and nurses. Cabin Counselors are assigned a cabin of campers along with three to four other counselors. They are responsible for those campers 24 hours a day for five days. The counselors accompany the campers to every activity and event. The ratio of Cabin Counselor to camper is 1:3 or 4.

Arts and Crafts volunteers are assigned to the arts and crafts area. There will be 3-4 volunteers in arts and crafts. One of those volunteers will be designated as the Arts & Crafts Coordinator. All the volunteers will work together to plan, host and organize arts and crafts activities, yet the Coordinator will be asked to plan some special activities and communicate with the Camp Director regarding supplies needed. When arts and crafts is “closed” in the evenings, the volunteers will assist cabin counselors. One major difference between the cabin counselor role and the arts and crafts role is the type of relationship you will probably experience with the campers. Cabin counselors will get to know 9-12 campers very well while arts and crafts volunteers will meet almost all the campers but probably not get to know them quite as well.

The camp nurse will administer meds, bandage scraps and cuts, and provide tender loving care when a camper simply needs a hug. The nurse may volunteer for a one week, both weeks, part of one week, or part of both weeks.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Camp Courage Volunteer	50	n/a	n/a