Volunteer
Opportunities
Volunteering Opportunities Abound at York County Shelter Programs
-A Volunteer is needed to help the Maintenance Department with various projects. Experience with plumbing, or carpentry, or painting, or
weatherization or mechanical, or fix-it skills is required. Volunteers would sign up for one day a week (Monday through Friday) and there would be flexibility with scheduling. Please call Joan Sylvester at 324-1137 ext. 105
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-A Volunteer is also needed to help with maintenance projects in the Bakery. Please call Martha at 324-8811.
Bakery/Kitchen
-a volunteer is needed to help run the cash register at the Notre Dame Bakery
on Fridays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
-a volunteer is needed in the Bakery to run the cash register on a weekday
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or for wherever time possible that can be donated.
-assisting staff with baking or preparation of meals is available any of the seven days of the
week. If you have experience, great. If not, the staff will be happy to teach you.
-sorting and re-packaging of food donations
-cleaning - Bakery always needs extra hands!
-assisting with retail operation (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday)
-Administrative assistance: answering phones, directing calls, taking messages, filing, copying, faxing, etc. (8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday)
-Donation pick-ups for food and non-food. Must have valid driver’s license.
Dining Commons
-setting up Dining Commons and serving the noon (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) or supper meal (4:00 to 6:00 p.m.). Help needed 365 days a year.
Mama Mia’s
-setting up for our fund raising spaghetti and pizza dinners held every Friday from April through October (3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
-serving meals to the public, maintenance of buffet area, clearing and cleaning tables during the meal, washing dishes and helping clean up afterward (4:45 to 7:30 p.m.)
Ray Anger’s Community Farm - West Newfield
-volunteer drivers are needed on occasion to transport residents to their appointments
-volunteers are needed to offer instruction on such hobbies as knitting, sewing, quilting
-volunteer to help with instruction on making rustic furniture
-volunteer to help in the gardens
-volunteer to help with the making of holiday wreaths
-volunteer to lead an arts and craft activity
Food Pantry
-unloading and sorting food donations at the Pantry
-greeting clients, assisting with filling out forms and informing
clients of the daily offering (meats, cheeses or no meat, no cheese
and extra bread, fresh spices, fruit, toothpaste, etc.)
-logging in clients and ordering their box (boxes)
-assisting clients in need with transporting their boxes to their vehicles
-setting up standard food boxes prior to opening of the Pantry
-setting up food boxes to bring to the Bakery for emergency needs after hours
-assisting with the creation and coordination of fund raising, food drives, and community involvement (flexible schedule)
Miscellaneous
-assist the Maintenance Department with grounds keeping work projects (year round position, projects and hours to be determined)
-organize and maintain the library-assist with book, magazine and puzzle donations (2 to 3 hours per week, flexible schedule)
-design and assist with the implementation of a Shelter-wide recycling program
-seasonal: extra help is needed at special events throughout the year such as Alfred Festival Day, Old Home Days in Waterboro, Maple Sugar Weekend, apple season, local fairs, etc.
Public Relations/Marketing/Donations:
-work with staff on development and implementation of fund raising projects
-work on food drives and community involvement
-assist PR person with educational/informational presentations to be shown to church groups, schools, community organizations, etc.
-assist PR person with proofreading, fact checking and collection of releases for newspaper articles, presentations, etc.
-letter writing for donation solicitation, also tracking and organizing list of people/organizations solicited and the responses.
-assist with photography assignments on occasion
-assist with the design and distribution of special events/ fund raising flyers
Healthy Habits Program:
-volunteers to lead recreational activities
-volunteers to lead physical activities such as line dancing
-volunteers to lead artistic activities such as pottery, drawing, painting, and crafts
Please contact Joan Sylvester for information about volunteering.
Please call 324-1137 ext. 105 or please email:
Mike and Donna Libby
Ben Harris and Dawna Dolloff
Don Gean speaks at the Volunteer Recognition Dinner.
Joan Sylvester is the new Community Relations
Director in charge of the volunteers at York County Shelter Programs. If you have an interest in volunteering, please contact her.
Lori Theriault and Sheila Richard greet volunteers at the Volunteer Recognition Dinner.
If you would like to help to organize a food drive in your neighborhood, civic organization, or place of work, to benefit the Food Pantry or the Feeding Programs at York County Shelter Programs, please contact Joan Sylvester, the Community Relations Director, at York County Shelter Programs. If you have any other ideas for a fund raising project to benefit the York County Shelter Programs, please contact Joan Sylvester at:
or
207-324-1137