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.
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Rod Leadley is our Volunteer of the Week!
Children, teens and adults with disabilities like Cerebral Palsy; Down Syndrome & Autism face many challenges. Hippotherapy is a powerful intervention that can dramatically improve their daily function and quality of life. At Exceptional Equestrians, it has changed lives for children who could not sit up, walk or speak. Help from committed, reliable volunteers is crucial to be able to provide horseback therapies, which require a team of two to three volunteers for each individual.
For 14 years, Rod has been helping kids with disabilities as a horseback therapy volunteer at Exceptional Equestrians. Rod uses his horsemanship expertise to lead therapy horses during hippotherapy riding sessions. He also grooms, tacks and feeds the horses, and helps in the stable. As a retired teacher and track coach from Edison Junior High and Preble High School, Rod has always loved working with young people. "I've always had a soft spot for kids with real struggles," he said. "Helping these kids ride each week, I get to see them as people, rather than their handicaps. I get to know their personalities and how to interact with each individual. They do a lot for me too," he added.
Rod dedicates two days a week and sometimes three, volunteering four to seven hours a week. He has served over 600 hours in his 14 years with Exceptional Equestrians. Rod's longtime commitment to volunteer service has made it possible for hundreds of kids with disabilities in Northeast Wisconsin to get hippotherapy services, which has a lifetime impact on their cognitive, physical, emotional and social well being. Without his hard work and commitment, families in our community would not even have access to hippotherapy. Rod's gift of service has made a world of difference for hundreds of individuals and their families.
Thank you, Rod, for helping youth with disabilities reach milestones!
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Dated Volunteer Opportunities
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Green Bay YMCA
is in need of
water station
volunteers for the
Green Bay Cellcom Marathon Training Runs.
Volunteers will be working at water stations along the training run route.
Date and time that volunteers are needed: Saturday, March 10,
depending upon the length of the training run for that day.
Other training run dates that volunteers are needed: Saturday, April 7; and Saturday, April 28.
For more information, please contact
Laurie Zastrow at 920-436-9577 or
laurie.zastrow@greenbayymca.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 Center for Childhood Safety
is looking for volunteers for their
WEE Winners Wear Helmets event on
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 Center for Childhood Safety
is looking for volunteers for the
Badger State 10K
.
Various volunteer opportunities are available and include: helping with registration/packet pick-up the day before the race and the morning of, monitoring the course and cheering on runners, and helping at the food line.
Dates & times that volunteers are needed:
Friday,
March 30th from 2:45-7:00pm. (early packet pick-up); Saturday, March 31st 7:15-9:10am (day of packet pick-up) and 8:30am - 12:00pm (course volunteers and food line)
. For more information, please contact
Willow Stewart at 920-272-0110 or
wstewart@ccsgb.org
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The Green Bay YMCA
needs volunteers for their upcoming
Swim Smart
events. Volunteers will help provide 2nd grade children from at-risk schools a hands-on water safety experience that gives them the skills and knowledge necessary to recognize and prevent aquatic emergencies. Both land and aquatic volunteers are needed.
Available shifts: Tuesdays & Wednesdays, April 3 and 10, and Thursdays, April 5 and 12: 4:00-5:30pm.
For more information, please contact
Laurie Zastrow at 920-436-9577 or
volunteer@greenbayymca.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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Green Bay YMCA
is in need of volunteers for the
Cellcom Green Bay Marathon.
Volunteers will be working in the food and beverage tents (volunteers must be 18 or older to volunteer in the beverage tent), milk and food distribution, 5K Course Monitor and course clean up (must be 18 or older).
Various shifts, depending on which area volunteer will be volunteering in.
Dates that volunteers are needed: Saturday, May 19; Sunday, May 20.
. For more information, please contact
Laurie Zastrow at 920-436-9577 or
laurie.zastrow@greenbayymca.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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Exceptional Equestrians
is in immediate need of
volunteers who have horsemanship experience to assist with therapeutic horseback riding
. If you are 14 or older and would like to help us in our mission to better the lives of people of all abilities through the healing power of horses, you can help. Training is provided.
Shifts available: Mondays from 8:30-9:30am; Mondays from 10:30am-3:30 pm (this shift can be split between multiple volunteers); and Tuesdays from 4:00-6:15pm
. Located in West De Pere near the corner of Grant St. and Packerland Ave, Exceptional Equestrians is a non-profit organization serving the community for 25 years. For more information, please contact
Deanne Beaumier at
9
20-347-3174 or
dbeaumier@exceptionalequestrians.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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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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For More Volunteer Opportunities,
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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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Join the Movement: Become an Advocate with the Sexual Assault Center!
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Are you looking for a way to stand with those survivors and make a lasting impact on our community? The Sexual Assault Center that serves Brown, Oconto, Door, & Marinette Counties, is looking for individuals to join their volunteer 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 to provide immediate support and information. Interns provide additional support and legal advocacy. Volunteers sign up for two shifts each month that work with their schedule and attend monthly meetings with other advocates, to maintain protocols and expand knowledge.
Available shifts:
Weekday Nights: 5pm-7am
Weekend Days: 7am-7pm
Weekend Nights: 7pm-7am
Next on-site training dates:
Wednesday, March 14th
Wednesday, March 21st
Wednesday, March 28th
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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 10-11am
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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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UntitledTown Book & Author Festival Meet & Greets
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UntitledTown Book and Author Festival will be holding Meet and Greets to generate interest in the community and to solicit volunteers. Board of Directors members will be present to discuss any aspect of the event including volunteer opportunities and will collect contact information.
Dates & locations:
Monday, March 26 from 6:30-8:00pm.
Green Room, 365 Main Ave., De Pere
Wednesday, April 4 from 6:30-8:00pm
Titletown Taproom, 320 N. Broadway
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Affiliate Partner of the Week
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Mission: To help individuals with life-limiting illnesses and their families throughout Northeast Wisconsin.
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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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