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Dear Interested Volunteer,
Thank you for your interest in our volunteer program. Volunteers are very important as we strive to meet our mission. Without the support of caring individuals like you, we would not be able to offer many of our services. Volunteers provided more than 9,000 hours to TACT in the past twelve months, enabling us to keep costs to a minimum.
From office assistance to fundraising. We currently need volunteers to help with office tasks, data entry, mailings, and our weekly bingo games. You may be wondering how helping run a bingo game or selling tickets helps our clients. Well, as funding from a variety of sources changes, so must our efforts to raise money. By your helping make bingo more successful, a client will have access to a case manager when they need it; they will have the food pantry resources they so vitally need; there will be someone available when they have a crisis and need emergency assistance or transitional housing. Your helping with fundraising also makes it possible for our educators to reach more community members and offer information and supplies to help reduce the spread of HIV.
From client support to education. Be part of a group that directly work with clients and assist with outreach to community members.
Regardless of the amount of time you have to give, we have a program that can use your help. To get started, simply print the volunteer application and fax or send it to the office. Someone will contact you for an interview and get you started on your volunteer journey with TACT. You can also stop by our office to complete an application.
Again, thank you for your interest in our volunteer programs. Please send your completed application to the attention of the Volunteer Coordinator. When received, we will call you to discuss your application.
Sincerely,
Brian O'Dell
Executive Director
Connecting People to Purpose - You can help. Here’s how:
Ø Board Membership:
Join the Board of Trustees and play a part in the governance of TACT and its mission. Board members participate in fundraising activities and public relations.
Ø Youth Programs:
Accompany staff and the children of our clients on field trips and monthly outings. It is our goal to expand the Youth Program to include Mentoring and Tutoring in 2010.
Ø Meals/Food Pantry:
This program consists of two parts.
1. Food Pantry-assist our Meals Supervisor by maintaining inventory and spearheading food drives throughout the year.
2. Prepared/Cooked Meals-is designed for clients who are too ill to shop or cook for themselves. You can commit to cooking meals each month or get your church/friends/business involved on a larger scale. TACT relies on groups to cook and prepare hundreds of meals each month for the portion of our program.
We are also in need of volunteers to deliver meals to our clients regularly.
Ø Buddy Program:
Requires a 6 month commitment and volunteers are assigned a specific client that has additional needs or no support system at home. Volunteers would spend time with the client, reading, talking or assisting them with minor household chores. You may also take the client for walks, shopping or TACT sponsored events.
Ø Client Support:
Unlike the Buddy Program there is no long-term commitment for this program. Sometimes clients have a short-term or one-time need. You may assist a client with basic yard work, spring cleaning; visit them in the hospital, etc. Time commitments vary depending on needs of the individual client.
Ø Special Events:
TACT hosts several events throughout the year. Proper planning and implementation is crucial to the success of these events. We rely on volunteers to participate in the planning of all events. We are in need of committee members, committee chairs and general volunteers for several events. Our events range from smaller targeted audiences to large scale community wide fundraisers.
Ø Fundraising:
Various individuals and groups host fundraisers on behalf of TACT and our clients. Consider hosting a Company Sponsored Event. Examples of such events are; Car Wash, Bowl a Thon, Cocktail Party or a Company Sponsored Raffle. Give us a call and together we will design the best event for your group.
Ø Bingo:
TACT hosts two Bingo sessions each week. Typically we need 15-20 volunteers at each session to guarantee success. Bingo is held at Suburban Hall in the Southern Shopping Center in Norfolk. Our sessions are: Saturdays from 10:30AM-4:00PM and Sundays from 6:00PM-10:00PM.
Ø Volunteer Coordinator:
We are seeking volunteer/s to take on the task of building our Volunteer Program. Although this is not a paid position, it is instrumental to the success of our agency.
Ø Office/Administrative Assistance:
Whether we’re visiting a client at their home on a Saturday, attending a fundraiser in the evening or hosting an education or testing event on a Sunday, TACT staff rarely works a typical workweek. Because of this hectic schedule, we rely on volunteers to assist with basic office duties. Types of assistance needed include; filing, data entry, purging files, answering phones.
Ø Maintenance/Minor Repairs:
More than 94cents of every dollar raised goes directly into services for our clients. As a result, funds for basic office upkeep and repairs are virtually nonexistent. Volunteers are needed for maintenance such as; painting, cleaning, furniture repair, etc.
Ø Website:
TACT is seeking individuals with web design knowledge to upgrade and periodically update our website thus making it more professional and user friendly for our supporters and clients.
Ø Social Websites:
Due to limited time and lack of knowledge of Facebook, U Tube and My Space, we are in need of volunteers to maintain and update these sites.
Bingo Floor Worker
Come have fun and help raise money for TACT! You’ll be walking the bingo floor selling tickets and/or special game cards. You can work every weekend or just once in a while. It gets busy, so wear your sneakers!
TIMES
Saturday 10:30 am – 4:30 pm
Sunday 5:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Our Ongoing BINGO events need your participation as a Player or Volunteer
Games are held every weekend at Suburban Hall located in the Southern Shopping Center at
7525 Tidewater Dr. Ste. 27. Norfolk, VA 23505
Come on by and enjoy yourself at this major weekly fundraiser
We look forward to seeing you
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