Helping my community.
Volunteers and Financial Donors of all types:Volunteer Opportunities: 1) regular drivers (of meals) Monday to Friday from about 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon (approximately)2) substitute drivers (of meals) Monday to Friday from about 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon (approximately)3) Organize fundraising for the 2007 Great Human Race (start in fall but walk is march 2007). Most of the money will go to help Meals on Wheels of Durham (select leader, form a committee to guide the process, determine how Meals on Wheels of Durham will use the money raised, recruit volunteer fundraisers, etc.). Also walkers are needed to walk 5K walk through downtown Durham (as a part of the 2007 Great Human Race).4) food packers Monday to Friday from about 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. (pack our coolers full of food)5) Coordinate car washes, yard sales, bake sales, lemonade stands, craft sales, donut sales, candy sales, etc and raise money for Meals on Wheels of Durham.6) Organize fundraising for the 2007 Crop Walk (start this fall) - walk is in march 2007. 25% of the money raised will go to help Meals on Wheels of Durham (select leader, form a committee to guide the process, determine how Meals on Wheels of Durham will use the money raised, recruit volunteer fundraisers, etc.). Also walkers are needed to walk 5K walk through Durham - starts at Duke - (as a part of the 2007 Great Human Race).7) Organize 2006 Senior Santa Project (Nov/Dec 2006). The general public donates money to meals on wheels of durham (to buy gifts) and/or people donate gifts (socks, hats, warm ups, clothes [flannel shirts], slippers, winter pajamas, etc] which will go to Meals on Wheels of Durham clients. activities include (select leader, form a committee to guide the process, determine how Meals on Wheels of Durham will spend money and distribute gifts, recruit volunteer helpers, etc.).8) redesign meals on wheels website9) grant writers10) Organize/Coordinate gift wrapping fundraiser at barnes and noble (new hope commons 15/501) - start working on it in the fall but our gift wrapping day can be chosen from the day after thanksgiving to christmas eve. Money will go to help Meals on Wheels of Durham (select leader, form a committee to guide the process, determine how Meals on Wheels of Durham will use the money raised, recruit volunteer gift wrappers, etc.).11) Become a Board Member12) Motivate local companies to donate an in-kind product/service to Meals on Wheels or motivate companies to invest in us financially to help us out to continue to be able to afford to purchase the food that we deliver each day.13) Attend Durham Chamber of Commerce events on Meals on Wheels of Durham behalf (need to be a people person) and network with other individuals (i.e. tell others about meals on wheels and ask them to volunteer with us, donate money to us, and/or have the company come up with a creative idea of how to do something together).14) do a food drive or write to major food companies collecting only "Ensure" or "Boost"-type food supplement drinks or juice boxes
KLOVE (klove.com) and HisRadio/WRTP (goodnews.org)
There is no time for movies when you're working and volunteering.
There is no time for television when you're working and volunteering.
Meals on Wheels of Durham by-laws, employee handbook, human resource manual, etc.
Our volunteers (for packing/delivering the meals), our clients (for hanging in there when life gets tough), and my employees (for working so hard) are my heros.