Volunteer Connect
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YOU can change the community. By signing up for just one of these opportunities, you will make a difference. This weekly email features community partners in need of volunteers or wishlist items.
Spread the word, forward this email onto friends, family and coworkers - we are all building a greater Green Bay through volunteerism!
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Deadline for Nominations is Friday, March 2!
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The 30th anniversary of the WPS Volunteer Awards is fast approaching! This is the largest community event that is focused on highlighting the efforts of our wonderful community volunteers. Our award categories include: Adult, Youth, Education, Leadership, Arts & Culture, Small Group, Large Group and Heart of Gold Lifetime Achievement. You can nominate different people or groups in different categories – don’t just limit yourself to one nomination!
Consider nominating a friend, family member, co-worker or fellow volunteer for the wonderful work that they are doing in the community. We challenge you to submit a nomination to recognize and celebrate their efforts.
30th Anniversary WPS Volunteer Awards
Thursday, April 19, 2018 at the KI Convention Center starting at 7:30 am.
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Unity Generations Volunteers are our Volunteers of the Week!
Each day in our community families are touched by death and the feelings that follow the loss of a loved one. These families are made up of both children, adults, and the unique relationships they had with a loved one. Unity, Wisconsin's first and the community's only nonprofit hospice and palliative care provider, knows first-hand how critical illness and the loss of loved ones affects families each day. Unity recognized there was a gap in our community, as such, and developed Generations in 2009 and continues to facilitate Generations monthly. Generations is the only grief support group program in Green Bay designed specifically to provide emotional support for families with children between the ages of 6-18 who have faced the loss of a loved one. Children at Generations have experienced the death of a loved one by suicide, sudden death, or a lengthy illness. Families can participate in Generations as long as they feel the need for ongoing grief support.
Generations meets the second Thursday of the month from 5:30-7:30pm. The evening begins with the group sharing a complimentary meal and then divides into groups held concurrently for parents/guardians and children/teens. In the children and teen groups, Unity Grief Counselors and volunteers plan and facilitate activities that are centered on specific grief tasks. This allows children and teens to learn about grief, develop ways to cope, and remember their loved ones. In the adult group, a Unity Grief Counselor and volunteer facilitate conversation where the adults can talk about their grief as well as their children's grief. The adults, children and teens often find it helpful to be around others their age who have also experienced loss and share in the understanding they are not alone in this difficult journey. The evening concludes with the children and adults coming back together to read a supportive poem and saying the name of their loved ones for increased emotional support.
Without key volunteers, Unity could not have met the needs of grieving families in our community. Not only do these Generations volunteers help plan and facilitate each group, but they also prepare and cook/bring parts of the meal, and they also take the time to clean up and process the night. They are committed to talking about what they experienced with the children and adults because it can be intense to hear these, often tragic, stories of loss. Because people don't want children to hurt, they try to fix a child's grief by putting a band-aid on it, but Generations volunteers are brave enough to give the children the space and freedom to express themselves and their grief.
Thank you, Unity Generations Volunteers, for your dedication and consistency in helping those who have experienced loss!
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Dated Volunteer Opportunities
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New Leaf Foods
is looking for volunteers for their
New Leaf Farmers Market
on
Saturday, March 3.
Volunteers will help with unloading food vendors in the morning
(from 6:00am-8:00am)
and clean up (
from 12:00-1:00pm
). For more information, please contact
Kim Diaz at 920-600-4413 or
kimr.diaz@gmail.com
.
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CP
is looking for volunteers for their
CP Telethon on Sunday, March 4, from 8:00am-6:00pm.
Volunteers will be answering the off air phones taking pledges.
There are three time slots to choose from: 8:00-11:00 am; 11:00am-2:00pm; or 2:00pm -6:00pm.
For more information, please contact
Christina Connell at 920-337-1122 ext. 1256 or
cconnell@cp-center.org.
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The Center for Childhood Safety
is looking for volunteers for their
WEE Winners Wear Helmets event on
Tuesday, March 6 & Tuesday, March 27
.
Volunteers will be working with children in the Early Head Start Program (ages 3-4) to help teach them about various safety topics including bike and pedestrian safety. Opportunities include helping children ride cars on the mini streets of Safety Town and demonstrating/teaching various safety topics. Training is provided for each activity.
Morning, afternoon, or full day shifts (8:00am-3:00pm) are available.
For more information, please contact
Emily Gossens at 920-272-0110 or
egossens@ccsgb.org
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The National Railroad Museum
is in need of volunteers for their
Great Bunny Train events on Saturday, March 17 & Sunday, March 18 (more dates to follow).
Volunteers will be needed for many roles: Game and activity attendants, as well as character roles for the Easter Bunny and L
eprechaun
. The Museum will also be looking for train help (including platform attendants and parking assistants) and floaters.
Volunteers are needed for full days (8:00am-5:30pm) and will be provided a complimentary lunch during the day. They are also in need of half-day volunteers. These shifts will be a minimum of 5 hours (8:00am-1:00pm) or (12:30-5:30pm).
For more information, please contact
Scott Lozar at 920-437-7623 ext. 13 or
slozar@nationalrrmuseum.org
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March of Dimes
is looking for volunteers for their
Community Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 24.
Volunteers will help with m
onitoring the egg hunt, serving beverages & snacks, face painting, set-up, and with clean-up.
Shifts that volunteers are needed: 9:00-10:00am (setup), 10:00am-12:00pm (event help) and 12:00-1:00pm (clean up)
. For more information, please contact
Alyssa Birkholz at 920-278-3130 or
abirkholz@marchofdimes.org
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The
UntitledTown
Book & Author Event Festival
in downtown Green Bay seeks volunteers to help
Thursday,
April 19; Friday, April 20; Saturday, April 21; and Sunday, April 22
. Roles include speaker introductions, author support, as well as assisting and registering visitors.
Various shifts are available
.
If interested, contact
David Siegel at 920-609-7058 or
david@untitledtown.org
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Ongoing/Long-term Volunteer Opportunities
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The Aging & disability Resource Center of Brown County
is looking for
Front Desk Ambassador
volunteers. The ADRC Ambassador welcomes and assists customers, professionals, and visitors entering the ADRC. Volunteers working in this capacity answer questions, provide information, and direct people to the location they need, thus creating an atmosphere in the ADRC that is caring, yet efficient.
Shifts volunteers are needed: At least one day per week for a minimum of two hours. Help needed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons from 12:00-4:30pm.
For more information, please contact
Angela Van Asten at 920-448-4560 or
VanAsten_AE@co.brown.wi.us
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AseraCare Hospice
is looking for
hospice volunteers.
Volunteers will visit
with patients and their families, providing brief periods of time off for family caregivers, or aiding hospice staff in community outreach.
Volunteers determine the amount of time that they are able to volunteer.
For more information, please contact
Alison Holbrook at 920-497-4672 or
alison.holbrook@aseracare.com
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Freedom House Ministries
is in need of
volunteer receptionists.
Receptionist volunteers greet community members through answering the phone and the front door. They help to free up staff members to cook meals and do many other tasks around the house. These are gaps in their Receptionist schedule - the schedule is flexible.
You can work a 2 hour shift or a whole day - whatever works for you! A variety of shifts are available, Monday-Friday.
For more information, please contact
Lydia Davison at 920-432-4646 ext 113 or
lydiadavison@freedomhouseministries.org.
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The Salvation Army
has an ongoing need for volunteers in their
Thrift Store
. V
olunteers will accept, sort and organize donations that are brought in from generous donors in the community. Volunteers will check and assess the condition of the items that are brought in, make sure appliances and electronic items are in working order, and hang and check other donations prior to resale. Volunteers will also serve in cleaning and maintaining the store's displays and appearance.
Shifts available: 10:00am-6:00pm (Monday-Friday) & 10:00am-4:00pm (Saturdays)
. For more information, contact
Jean VandenLangenberg at 920-593-2375 or
jean_van@usc.salvationarmy.org
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Sexual Assault Center of Family Services
is looking for individuals to
join their volunteer and intern team!
No experience is necessary. All advocates receive extensive training prior to working with victims of Sexual Violence. Our new training program prepares advocates and is more flexible for those with busy schedules. Self-paced learning modules combined with on-site training and shadowing experiences prepare advocates for this work. Advocates play an important role in victims’ healing process as they not only field incoming hotline calls through hotline, but also respond to hospitals or police stations. Interns provide additional support and legal advocacy.
Morning, afternoon and evening shifts available.
To inquire, email
csteffens@familyservicesnew.org
or call our hotline at 920-436-8899.
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St. Vincent de Paul - Green Bay
is looking for
picture framer volunteers
.
Do you appreciate art? Do you like to match the perfect frame with the perfect picture? Put your skills to work repairing, cleaning, re-framing and pricing large pictures at our East processing center. Research signed oil paintings and numbered prints as well.
Once trained, hours are flexible.
Profits from the sale of these large pictures helps those in need in the Green Bay area. For more information, contact
Lynn Mullins at 920-435-4040 x107 or
volunteer@svdpgb.org
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Join us for the 8th Annual New Leaf Winter Farmers Market Presented by Bellin Health! New Leaf Market, Downtown Green Bay, Inc. and Bellin Health support the event which kicked off its 2017-2018 season on December 9th.
- Free to Attend!
- Vendors: Over 80 vendors including local meats, cheeses, bakery, vegetables, canned items, coffee, handcrafted art pieces and various local restaurants.
- Parking: Free parking in the Main Street Ramp with sky-walk to the KI Center.
- New Leaf Market: New Leaf Market is working to open a cooperative grocery store.
- Dates: Selected Saturdays (below) from 8 a.m. - Noon at the KI Convention Center (333 Main St.) in Exhibit Hall C.
- EBT: EBT will be available on site for select vendors.
Select Saturdays from 8:00am-12:00pm
KI Convention Center, 333 Main Street, Exhibit Hall C
Saturday, March 3
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Circles Green Bay Informational Session
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Join Circles Green Bay at this one hour informational session to learn more about their ongoing volunteer needs. Duration of commitment and tasks vary widely. They are looking for people to help with children's programming, meal prep, develop relationships with adults, greeters, clean up crews, cooking crews.....and more! Bring your home made skills or your professional skills and they will find a place for you!!
Monday, March 12 from 7:00pm-8:00pm
Green Bay Community Church
600 Cardinal Ln, Green Bay
Room 216
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Volunteer Orientation at Habitat for Humanity ReStore
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Join the ReStore to learn more about the ways you can help Habitat for Humanity build affordable housing by volunteering at the Restore. Attend this session and meet our staff and tour the facility. Our volunteer needs include cashier, assisting with getting merchandise priced and placed on the floor as well as helping our customers with questions and getting donations to their cars.
Wednesday, March 14 from 4:30pm to 5:30pm
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Green Bay Garden Blitz Mentorship Orientation
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Are you an experienced gardener, ready to help a new gardener grow? Become a garden mentor! Every garden mentor is assigned one mentee to meet with five times over the course of the season in order to provide guidance and build gardening confidence. Dates, times, and location are up to you! Mentors will receive a mentoring guide filled with helpful handouts, tips, and a schedule of topics to cover. There's also room for flexibility and creativity.
Dates and times:
Wednesday, March 21 from 5:30-7:30pm
Thursday, March 22 from 10:00am-12:00pm
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Book to Action Book Club
Hosted by the Volunteer Center & the Brown County Library
MARCH'S TOPIC: SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS
Monday, March 26th at 6pm
Volunteer Center of Brown County
984 9th St., Green Bay
Would you like to participate in a fun book discussion AND engage
with our community? We will read books focused on a different topic each month, and then meet to discuss the books. Hear about volunteer opportunities in our area focused on that month's topic and available resources.
Books will be available for checkout at the Central AND Southwest Branch Customer Service Desks starting in early March.
Questions? Contact Melissa Jagodinsky at (920)429-9445
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Affiliate Partner of the Week
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ASPIRO
Mission:
Create opportunities for people with disabilities to reach goals, connect community, and achieve independence.
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AFFILIATE PARTNER PAGE
For more volunteer opportunities, please visit our page on the Volunteer Center website!
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Support volunteerism at local nonprofits through the Volunteer Center.
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Give to the United Way of Brown County to fund local nonprofits.
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