Volunteering at St. Lawrence Vineyard Ministries, Inc.
St Lawrence Vineyard Ministries, Inc.
St. Lawrence Vineyard Ministries, Inc. invites you to join us in serving our neighbors. Just a few hours per week or month can make the difference in their lives. Consider volunteering for one of these jobs - or become a “substitute” to cover vacations and illness. Call 256-2598 or message us on Facebook.
Shared receptionist for SLVMI:
This job might be for you if you are neat, reliable, have some computer skills and like to interact with different people. You do not need to be able to lift or do a lot of walking or stairs, but there are four stairs into the building. You can choose which day(s) you want to work, but you would need to know in advance which days. You will be trained in directing people to appropriate services. Three hours per day on weekdays. Monday and Thursday. Need is for 4 slots per week.
Cleaning:
It is essential that we keep the public spaces clean - especially the waiting room, entry, restroom, hallway and food pantry. This could be done by 2-3 individuals rather than one. Need is for 6-10 hours per week total.
Fundraising:
We are in need of coordinators for our fundraising efforts. We currently have some small projects that are on-going - FunDrives for clothing and household items - and - bottle deposit collection. There are other fundraisers under consideration and new ideas are always welcome. Individuals to work on fundraising ideas would form a committee. Each project could be undertaken by different people. Need is for 2-3 hours weekly - more hours are needed at certain times.
Grant Writing:
Individuals with a knowledge and understanding of grant writing are needed and would work with others to obtain funding for projects. Need is for about 20 hours per month total.
Public Relations and Media:
If you have expertise in these areas, we welcome your in-put. The degree of involvement varies depending upon what you are able to do.
Food Pantry:
Donation pickups: Our food pantry receives donations from several sources. Much of that requires that we pickup the donations. If you have a few hours that you can contribute regularly, we need you. Each of these is listed separately below:
Senior Soup Luncheons: We plan these for about 8-10 socially-distance individual senior citizens on Fridays at noon. Help is needed to set up, serve and clean up after the meal. You must like to listen to stories and visit with people. Food prep is minimal and no cooking skills are needed. Lunch is provided for volunteers. The need is for 3-4 individuals per week and you can choose how often you want to be scheduled.
Larry’s Closet:
Now that we can re-open we will need some help setting up the clothing closet in its new space. Volunteers will need to be able to lift and carry as well as bend. The stairs to the clothing closet are steeper than those going to the first floor of the building. Setting up is a short term project that will take 10-20 hours total, depending upon how many people are able to work. This project could be done on a weekend in November or December. The closet re-opens in January 2021. Need is for 20 donated hours.
Larry’s CLoset will be accepting donations of clothing effective immediately. Clothing that is needed for our community will be offered to our clients first. Clothing not needed for our clients will go to a fundraiser. We always serve our clients first. We need one or two people to keep this clean and organized and to go through new donations. (We can always use gifts of new underwear, socks, hats and gloves. Gently used children’s clothing is always needed, too.) The best days are mornings except Wednesday. Need is for one three hour morning per week. Volunteers can work in pairs or take turns.
St. Lawrence Vineyard Ministries, Inc. invites you to join us in serving our neighbors. Just a few hours per week or month can make the difference in their lives. Consider volunteering for one of these jobs - or become a “substitute” to cover vacations and illness. Call 256-2598 or message us on Facebook.
Shared receptionist for SLVMI:
This job might be for you if you are neat, reliable, have some computer skills and like to interact with different people. You do not need to be able to lift or do a lot of walking or stairs, but there are four stairs into the building. You can choose which day(s) you want to work, but you would need to know in advance which days. You will be trained in directing people to appropriate services. Three hours per day on weekdays. Monday and Thursday. Need is for 4 slots per week.
Cleaning:
It is essential that we keep the public spaces clean - especially the waiting room, entry, restroom, hallway and food pantry. This could be done by 2-3 individuals rather than one. Need is for 6-10 hours per week total.
Fundraising:
We are in need of coordinators for our fundraising efforts. We currently have some small projects that are on-going - FunDrives for clothing and household items - and - bottle deposit collection. There are other fundraisers under consideration and new ideas are always welcome. Individuals to work on fundraising ideas would form a committee. Each project could be undertaken by different people. Need is for 2-3 hours weekly - more hours are needed at certain times.
Grant Writing:
Individuals with a knowledge and understanding of grant writing are needed and would work with others to obtain funding for projects. Need is for about 20 hours per month total.
Public Relations and Media:
If you have expertise in these areas, we welcome your in-put. The degree of involvement varies depending upon what you are able to do.
Food Pantry:
Donation pickups: Our food pantry receives donations from several sources. Much of that requires that we pickup the donations. If you have a few hours that you can contribute regularly, we need you. Each of these is listed separately below:
- Bread pickups are on Tuesdays. This is a large order that provides hundreds of dollars in free baked goods for our clients. There is about a 20 mile round trip from the pantry and requires one individual with an enclosed truck/van or two individuals with mini-vans to transport. Mileage is tax deductible. You need to be able to carry a tray holding 12 loaves of bread from your vehicle and to the food pantry which is downstairs. The total time commitment is 2-4 donated hours per week plus using your own vehicle.
- There are two separate Starbucks making donations. One on Sheridan Drive and one on Transit Road. Pickups are Tuesdays and Fridays weekly. Insulated carry bags are provided. Round trip is about 15 miles from the pantry for each Starbucks and mileage is tax deductible. A car of any size is big enough for this pickup. This pickup could be done by 1-4 people. The total time commitment is 1 hour per site per day for a total of 4 hours weekly.
- Once or twice monthly there are pickups on Fridays at two different restaurants and another food pantry: Olive Garden, Longhorn, and Evangelist-E Food Pantry. Round trip from each of these is about 10 miles. Mileage is tax deductible. These are scheduled a day or two before they are needed. Donations will fit into a regular vehicle. One to 6 individuals could perform this service. The total time commitment is 1 hour per site per visit about twice per month for a total of 6 hours per month.
Senior Soup Luncheons: We plan these for about 8-10 socially-distance individual senior citizens on Fridays at noon. Help is needed to set up, serve and clean up after the meal. You must like to listen to stories and visit with people. Food prep is minimal and no cooking skills are needed. Lunch is provided for volunteers. The need is for 3-4 individuals per week and you can choose how often you want to be scheduled.
Larry’s Closet:
Now that we can re-open we will need some help setting up the clothing closet in its new space. Volunteers will need to be able to lift and carry as well as bend. The stairs to the clothing closet are steeper than those going to the first floor of the building. Setting up is a short term project that will take 10-20 hours total, depending upon how many people are able to work. This project could be done on a weekend in November or December. The closet re-opens in January 2021. Need is for 20 donated hours.
Larry’s CLoset will be accepting donations of clothing effective immediately. Clothing that is needed for our community will be offered to our clients first. Clothing not needed for our clients will go to a fundraiser. We always serve our clients first. We need one or two people to keep this clean and organized and to go through new donations. (We can always use gifts of new underwear, socks, hats and gloves. Gently used children’s clothing is always needed, too.) The best days are mornings except Wednesday. Need is for one three hour morning per week. Volunteers can work in pairs or take turns.