Opportunity Details

We are currently seeking event day volunteer support for our upcoming BMO Walk so Kids Can Talk, in 17 communities across Canada.

BMO Walk so Kids Can Talk is a 5 km, family friendly event that takes place on Sunday, May 5, 2024 ! Support youth mental health and well-being in your community by volunteering on event day.

At Kids Help Phone, we are grateful to our committed and courageous volunteers, who are essential to achieving our mission - ensuring every young person has the support they need, in the way they need it most.

Volunteer Roles:

This is a one day volunteer event on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Volunteers shift times will vary, depending on the role. Please see below the available volunteer roles.

Logistics Volunteer: Working alongside Kids Help Phone staff, this role will ensure all site logistics are in place and ready to go. This will include helping with set up and tear down. People helping in this role will still be able to do the Walk if they choose to do so.

Event Experience Volunteer: Monitor checkpoints along the route and the start and finish line; cheering, entertaining, motivating and providing assistance for Walkers. People helping in this role will not be able to do the Walk.

Food & Beverage Volunteer: Organize onsite food and beverage distribution and ensure all health and safety protocols are being followed. These volunteers will be required to wear gloves and masks when handling food. People helping in this role will not be able to do the Walk.

Guest Services Volunteer: This role is a key function at a Walk site. You will collect fundraising monies, review pledge form information, and answer general questions. You will be required to attend a 30-minute training session 3-4 days before the Walk. People helping in this role will still be able to do the Walk if they choose to do so.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Set up (logistics) volunteer	no limit	n/a	n/a
Guest services volunteer	no limit	n/a	n/a
Event experience volunteer	no limit	n/a	n/a
Food & beverage volunteer	no limit	n/a	n/a
Tear down (logistics) volunteer	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Our Meals from the Heart program is all about bringing the flavors of your home into our Houses: you create the menu, buy the ingredients, and prepare a meal for families in our spacious, modern kitchens.

We accept groups of up to 8 volunteers at our locations across Chicagoland. Just bring yourself and your unopened, unprepared ingredients – we’ll supply everything else!

Opportunity Details

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana (RMHC-CNI) provides housing, support and community so families with sick children can stay together. Team Volunteers are integral to this work by helping with the day-to-day operations of our Houses and Family Rooms. No two days as a Team Volunteer are alike, and these flexible, passionate individuals handle a variety of tasks to ensure our locations run smoothly for the families we serve.
Key Responsibilities:

Interact professionally with guests, other volunteers, donors, visitors and staff.

Complete simple household tasks to maintain a clean and functional space. Responsibilities vary widely but may include: cleaning, doing laundry, and changing light bulbs, as well as restocking or organizing common spaces, kitchens and storage areas.

Work at the front desk to welcome and assist guests, accept donations, help with administrative projects and answer the phone.

Give tours to volunteer groups, families and other visitors.

Help families by preparing guest rooms for their arrival, answering basic questions and directing them throughout the House or Family Room.

Assist with the preparation for and/or cleanup of varied services, such as meals and activities.

Remain flexible and willing to complete wide-ranging tasks to meet current needs.

Additional responsibilities for multilingual Team Volunteers:

Ensure the needs of multilingual guest families are met by engaging with them prior to their arrival to an RMHC-CNI location, during the House/Family Room check-in process, throughout their stay, and during check-out.

Assist with translating House/Family Room documents, announcements, and signage as needed.



Qualifications:

Must be at least 18 years of age.

Ability to work professionally and collaboratively with other volunteers and RMHC-CNI staff.

Desire to create and maintain a caring and compassionate environment for guest families.

Willingness to engage with and provide service to all families and visitors.

Volunteers must be dependable, trustworthy, friendly and flexible.

Must be capable of standing, squatting and carrying up to 35 pounds.

Additional qualifications for multilingual Team Volunteers:

Oral and written fluency in a language/languages other than English.



Time Commitment and Scheduling:

Volunteers must commit to a minimum of two set, recurring shifts each month for at least one year (some locations require a weekly shift commitment).

Team Volunteer shifts occur seven days a week, and are 3-4 hours long (location dependent).



Training and Support:

Volunteers must complete an orientation session, background check and on-site shadow shifts.

Team Volunteers participating at in-hospital locations must also complete the hospital’s full volunteer onboarding/screening processes.

Team Volunteers report to RMHC-CNI staff at each location.

Applying:

Interested individuals can submit an online application via the RMHC-CNI website: https://rmhccni.org/get-involved/individual-volunteer/.

Opportunity Details

EAA Chapter 33 will be hosting several events the weekend of June 8th. One part of the weekend will be part of our Young Eagles program where we give free flights to kids ages 8-17 to expose them to general aviation. We are also hosting two historic aircraft a Ford Tri-Motor and a B-25. The aircraft will be on display and selling rides all weekend. All proceeds from the event go towards keeping the historic aircraft flying as well as funding our youth flight training scholarships.

We are also hoping to do a chapter build with area teens like many other chapters have done so additional funds will go towards funding that effort. This will provide youth an opportunity to get hands on experience of what goes into designing and building an aircraft.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Young Eagles Help	no limit	n/a	n/a
Air Tour Help	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

On Saturday, April 27, 2024, pancreatic cancer survivors, families, caregivers, researchers and supporters will take steps together at PurpleStride events across the nation to honor everyone affected by the disease. PurpleStride is the way PanCAN raises money to fight pancreatic cancer in a comprehensive way, such as providing essential research like the PanCAN Early Detection Initiative and providing vital resources from PanCAN Patient Services. Your participation and support will help create a smooth event for all participants.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General PurpleStride DFW Shift	25	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

On Saturday, April 27, 2024, pancreatic cancer survivors, families, caregivers, researchers and supporters will take steps together at PurpleStride events across the nation to honor everyone affected by the disease. PurpleStride is the way PanCAN raises money to fight pancreatic cancer in a comprehensive way, such as providing essential research like the PanCAN Early Detection Initiative and providing vital resources from PanCAN Patient Services. Your participation and support will help create a smooth event for all participants.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General PurpleStride Houston Shift	25	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

On Saturday, April 27, 2024, pancreatic cancer survivors, families, caregivers, researchers and supporters will take steps together at PurpleStride events across the nation to honor everyone affected by the disease. PurpleStride is the way PanCAN raises money to fight pancreatic cancer in a comprehensive way, such as providing essential research like the PanCAN Early Detection Initiative and providing vital resources from PanCAN Patient Services. Your participation and support will help create a smooth event for all participants.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General PurpleStride San Antonio Shift	25	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

GiGi's Playhouse Simi Valley is part of a network of Down syndrome achievement centers. Our 4th annual "Dash for Down Syndrome" will raise funds and awareness for our free educational and therapeutic programs.

Volunteers are needed on Saturday, April 5, 2025 to make our event a success! Volunteers will assist with a variety of jobs, including: set up, directing participants within the park venue, signage, interactive stations throughout the inspirational walk, and clean up.

Volunteers should wear athletic attire, and comfortable shoes. This is event features a fund run, 1 mile walk, and kids dash. Volunteers will be stationed to move our participants through the day's activities.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Dash for Down Syndrome - General Volunteer	20	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Looking for an engaging group volunteer activity, team building, group bonding event? Packing Kits for a Cause through Bargains Group is a great way to have fun, engage your team, help others and create impact. Bargains group is a Canadian company that ships kit packing supplies directly to your workplace at a wholesale price, where you and your team can assemble kits comprised of essential items to help people in need. Their team coaches you on how to run an employee engagement or group bonding activity that is seamless from start to finish, while ensuring that the kits you build are exactly what the charities need. For more information on hosting your own event, visit https://kitsforacause.com/

Opportunity Details

Our first milestone goal is to reach an audience of 48,183 on our social media sites, capture 48,183 pledges and raise a minimum of $48,183 in donations for our May awareness campaign around positive mental health and prevention of suicide.

Why 48,183? That is the number of US deaths by suicide in 2021 as reported by the CDC (2021 is the last officially reported number, preliminary provisional data for 2022 shows 49,499 deaths, up 37% since 2000)

How can you volunteer to drive awareness?
Details can be found in our Awareness Center
1. Follow our social media
2. Take the pledge
3. Consider making a donation
4. Share your pledge with your story on your connection to mental health or suicide (on social or in a discussion)
5. Encourage others to take the pledge.
6. Spend 1 hour educating yourself and sharing any learnings. This could be reading our articles or researching your own topics and sharing.
7. Be sure to use #MissionSaveALife, #MentalHealthMatters, #SuicidePrevention and/or #BeTheChange in any of your communications. Tag our pages when you post!

Additional steps you can take
1. Continue learning in our Education Resource Center
2. Continue your impact in our Action Resource Center