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Greetings Gilda's Club Volunteers!
2012 is here and we welcome you to join us as we move into an exciting year ahead! With so many new volunteers and some new staff members joining the Gilda's Club team, we are thrilled to work together to maintain the free programming that Gilda's Club offers to our members. Please take a look at upcoming volunteer opportunities in February and contact me with any interest or questions you have! Keep Laughing!
~ Jenna, Volunteer Staff
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LaughFest 2012
That's right… we're doing it again and
WE NEED YOU!
The second annual Gilda's LaughFest will be March 8-18 this year... just six weeks away and we still need hundreds of volunteers to step up and help us bring laughter for the health of it to our community! As an integral part of Gilda's Club, we would love to have you join the LaughFest volunteer team as well!
Volunteer opportunities this year include:
Front of House (greeting, ushering, & directing festival guests)
Back of House (set-up, tear-down, and audio/lighting for festival events)
Logistics (parking, signage, directions for festival guests)
Retail (inventory, display and sales of festival merchandise)
Go-Do (running errands and completing tasks at LaughFest Central)
Office/Clerical (help answer phones, sell merchandise, and/or complete office projects)
If you are interested in volunteering with LaughFest, please visit our website at www.laughfestgr.org to sign-up!
Fifth Third River Bank Run
Gilda's Club Grand Rapids is thrilled to once again be included as an Official Charity Partner of the Fifth Third River Bank Run.
As a Charity Partner, we would love to have our volunteers involved!
Here are some ways that you can be involved:
"Run or Walk for Team Gilda's": raise pledges in honor of a family member, friend or colleague
who has been impacted by cancer or grief. To get started, visit www.53riverbankrun.com.
*If you have questions about running/walking for Gilda's, contact Elizabeth McCarthy at emccarthy@gcgr.org
Volunteer for the River Bank Run: Volunteer opportunities abound with the Fifth Third River Bank Run family of events- more than 2,000 of them! volunteer today by going online to www.53riverbankrun.com
*If you have questions regarding volunteering, contact Lisa Smith at Lisaf.Smith@53.com
MEAL VOLUNTEER NEEDS:
Please contact Bry Warriner at bwarriner@gcgr.org if you are interested in helping out.
"Suppers Together" at Gilda's Club (4:00-7:00pm)
Mondays- Feb. 6th, 20th
Tuesday- Feb. 28th
Wednesday- Feb. 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
Thursday- Feb. 9th, 23rd
"Talking With Your Mouth Full" lunch at Gilda's Club (11:00am-1:00pm) Tues., Feb. 7th/ Thurs., Feb. 16th
Metro Hospital Cancer Center (5:00-6:30pm) Wednesday- Feb. 1st, 8th
Ambassador Needs
*Please note that you must attend Ambassador training before helping out in this area*
Asian Health Day Fair
Information Booth host(s) needed to share Gilda's Club and Laughfest information
Saturday, February 11th 9:00am-12:00pm
Location: Brittney Hall 3637 Clyde Park, Wyoming, MI 49509
Clubhouse Tours During LaughFest
March 10 1:00-5:00pm
March 11 1:00-6:00pm
March 13 10:00am-3:00pm, 3:00-8:00pm
March 17 1:00-5:00pm March 18 1:00-6:00pm
Child Care Training
Child supervision in Noogieland. Requirements: Attend the Volunteer Orientation and Love Kids!!!! |
Clubhouse |
Monday, February 6th
5:00pm |
| Ambassadors Training! If you'd like to host an information booth or event at the clubhouse, this training is required! |
Clubhouse |
Monday, February 6th 6:00pm |
Volunteer Orientation
1.5 hour orientation about our "living with cancer" philosophy; Learn how your gifts can help at Gilda's Club |
Clubhouse |
Thurs., Feb. 9th @ Noon
Saturday, Feb. 18 @ 9:30am |
Monthly Mailing
Make new friends as you stick labels |
Clubhouse |
Tuesday, February 21st
10:00am-12:00pm |
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JOIN A VOLUNTEER TEAM
We are asking our volunteers to identify one of three areas that they feel best suits their interests. Here is a brief overview of our developing system. If you are interested in a specific area, please contact Jenna. More information will be coming soon.
- VOLUNTEER – for those interested in supporting the administrative, grounds, behind-the-scenes and fundraising event needs of Gilda's Club. Individual teams will include: Clubhouse Cleaning & Decorating, Garden & Grounds, Marketing/Community Relations, Social Media, Office/Administrative, Fundraising, Mailing, Parking, and Merchandise.
- PROGRAM VOLUNTEER– for those interested in directly supporting our mission and program, yet not in specific program sessions. Individual teams will include: Social Events, Noogieland, Parlor Host/Receptionist, Community Relations, Meals, and Speakers.
- DIRECT PROGRAM SUPPORT– for those interested in working most directly to assist our staff in specific program sessions with members in the cancer or grief support program. Individual teams will include: Mentors, Program Hosts, Program Resource Team, Youth Program Team, Program Instructor Team, and Member Feedback Team.
*You may also join the "It's Always Something" Team to receive notices for last-minute needs, regardless of other team involvement.*
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