| Children with life-threatening disorders deserve wonderful chances such as a trip to Disney World, meeting a celebrity, or going on a shopping spree. A Special Wish Foundation is determined to make these dreams become a reality. With incredible support from local organizations and individuals, we have brought smiles to the faces of hundreds of children and their families.
A Special Wish Foundation is seeking out dedicated professionals within the community to serve as members of the Board of Directors.
Interested individuals will be required to participate in monthly meetings, assist in fundraising efforts, lend professional expertise, and serve as an ambassador to the Dayton Community. Past and present Board of Directors have had the privilege to participate in granting over 1,400 wishes to local Dayton children birth through age 20. You can make a difference in the life of a Wish Child. To inquire about the Board of Directors please email aspecialwish@childrensdayton.org. |
Volunteer Opportunities
Are You Willing to Get Dirty for Charity?
Take a pile of dirt, mix it with liquid, and what do you get? The 20th annual “Muddy Gras” Mud Volleyball Tournament to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation of Western Ohio. “Get down and dirty” for a great cause! Mud Volleyball is the Epilepsy Foundation of Western Ohio’s signature fundraising event. The tournament provides almost 50% of the agency’s budget. With only 1 FT and 3 PT staff members, they rely heavily on dedicated volunteers to make this event a success!
Teams compete against a field of ABOUT 200 teams for a chance at one of six division championship titles. There are many different opportunities to get involved with this year’s mud volleyball tournament. They are currently looking for players, committee members, volunteers, referees, and corporate sponsors
There are three days where your help is needed most.
SET UP- Friday, July 9th – we’ll be on the fields all day starting at 9am until done (after dark usually)
DAY OF EVENT – Saturday, July 10th – starting at 6:30 am
All day we’ll have shifts of volunteers pitching in; all for a good cause! For a specific list of volunteer opportunities click here.
TEAR DOWN – Sunday, July 11th – 9am until mid afternoon
It’s a dirty job but somebody’s got to do it! It goes quickly with extra hands!
Call if you can help. 937-233-2500.
Cityfolk Needs You to Volunteer!!!
It’s a 4th of July Holiday tradition in the Miami Valley, a 3 day world music festival and it need
s our help. With less than 3 weeks to go there are literally hundreds of volunteer positions that haven’t been filled for this years Cityfolk Festival, July 2- 4 at RiverScape. Having volunteered for the last few years, I can tell you it’s a great way to see the festival. Last year I worked with some great friends serving up brewski’s just outside the main stage. Our crew was dancing, laughing and having a great time. The three hour shift just flew by. That’s Deb Norris, John North and Arundi Venkayya Cox pictured on the right there midway through our shift! Looks like fun, huh?
Operations, logistics, the merchandise stand, artist hospitality and pop and water sales also need volunteers. So grab your friends, sign up online (you’ll get a groovy free t-shirt for your time). The folks that work at Cityfolk bust their tails all year round to pull off this amazing array of international music, dancing, crafts and more that is perfect family entertainment. Aside from sponsorships, the beer and beverage sales from this weekend fund the year round operations for Cityfolk.
If you’ve ever been to the festival and enjoyed-I implore you to give just 3 hours of your time to make this the best fest ever! I’ll be on Beer Crews Friday and Saturday, come join the fun!
YP Volunteer Opportunity This Saturday 6/12
Get involved!
The National Day of Service will be held this Saturday, June 12 from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm! Hosted by the Dayton Urban League Young
Professionals – This is open to ALL YPs in the region!
This year’s 7th annual day of service will focus on the health and quality of life of our children. Join us as we build a playground in
the East End Neighborhood with MetLife and KaBoom! to promote safe and fun physical activity for local youth. A ribbon cutting ceremony will promptly follow at 2:30pm.
If you’re interested in volunteering, please respond promptly to Nina Carter at (937) 304-6097 or ninascroggins@hotmail.com.
Spring cleaning in southeast Dayton
Dayton-area residents are invited to participate in Southeast Clean-up Day, scheduled for Saturday, April 24, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will work in targeted areas in southeast Dayton neighborhoods to pick up litter and beautify public areas.
Volunteers should register in advance by calling 225-4999 and report to the Bomberger Teen Center (1306 E Fifth St.) by 8:30 a.m. Parking is available at the Bomberger Center and at the nearby Liederkranz-Turner Center and Stivers School for the Arts. Gloves and trash bags will be provided.
More than 150 volunteers are expected to join in via Global Youth Service Day, a national program encouraging young people to complete community service projects, the United Way of the Greater Dayton Area and Disney Rewards.
Southeast Clean-up Day is coordinated by the City of Dayton Division of Citizen Participation and the Southeast Priority Board.
No spelling required for this volunteer opportunity!
But you will need some basic math skills, as you’ll be assigned to keep score for a table at the Literacy Council’s annual Scrabble Tournament. The event will take place on Arpil 22nd at the Engineers Club, starting with cocktails at 5:30pm.
If you’re interested in finding out more, there will be a 1 hour volunteer orientation meeting on April 17th at the Literacy Council, located at 333 W. First Street, Suite 130, in downtown Dayton. Contact Brian .
Adventure Summit Volunteer Orientation, Feb 17 or 22
Five Rivers MetroParks and Wright State University are seeking dedicated, enthusiastic individuals to help at The Adventure Summit. Volunteer opportunities are available for everyone from the novice hiker to the expert outdoor person. The only requirement is that you are willing to have a great time while being immersed in outdoor culture. Volunteers will leave knowing they have promoted an active, healthy lifestyle in the region and have contributed to making Dayton “The Adventure Capital of the Midwest!”
To learn more about volunteer opportunities at the event, please attend one of thse Adventure Summit Orientations:
Wednesday, Feb. 17 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Monday, Feb. 22 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Held at the Outdoor Recreation Department office at 224 N. St. Clair Street, Dayton, Ohio. Pizza will be served. Registration requested; walk-ins welcome.
Contact Rachel Brand at (937) 564-5431.
Shifts available within the following windows:
Thursday, March 4, 10 am – 5 pm
Friday, March 5, 10 am – 9 pm
Saturday, March 6, 9 am – 8 pm
Volunteer Opportunities Include:
Autograph Session Support
Classroom Ambassador
Exhibitor Support Team
General Event Set-up
General Event Tear Down
Headquarters
Volunteer Registration
Exhibitor Registration
Presenter Registration
Volunteer Getaway Supervisor
Information Central
Merchandise Sales
Greeter
Guide
Key Note Program Usher
MetroParks Booth Ambassador
Pool
Registration/Waivers
Program Support
Spirit Crew
Free Health Fair Needs Your Help
Celebrating Life & Health is the area’s largest community health fair that offers attendees 100s of free medical tests, services & products to ensure their good health and identify potential risk-factors.
This event takes place at the Ponitz Center (Bldg 12) at Sinclair Community College on Sun, April 11th from 11am – 4pm.
The event has grown like never before (4000+ people) & we are expecting an even larger turnout this year due to the continued poor economy, loss/cut of health insurance or no health insurance for a great number of people in our community.
The growth of the event puts us in need…we are in need of volunteers to help in a variety of capacities the day of the event.
Volunteer by yourself, with friends, with family or in groups…but please volunteer! There are morning & afternoon shifts…Bring the Whole Family!!
This year’s event takes place on Saturday, April 24, 2009 from 11am – 5pm.
To volunteer – please contact the Levin Family Foundation directly @ 937-223-5433.
If you can’t volunteer but would like to help by being a sponsor or know someone that would like to sponsor the event…please contact Debbie Fox @ 937-223-1669.
Could You Be A Friend To The Humane Society?
Imagine yourself selling bakery treats and never having to worry about gaining a pound from them! A dedicated group of volunteers do this every week at the Animal Snackers Bakery at the 2nd Street Market. They sell over 70 varieties of treats, including poodle puffs, doxie doughnuts, pomeranian pizza plugs, rottie biscotti and kitty crunchies. There are also dog and cat toys and bandannas that have been sewed by other volunteers.
More volunteers are needed to help with these and new projects to raise funds in order to give more dogs and cats a happy life. If you are interested in helping these neglected animals find a a new home there is a volunteer meeting being held the second Tuesday of each month, so the next one will be Tues, Dec 8th at 6:30pm at the Humane Society of Greater Dayton at 1661 Nichols Road.
Holiday Fest Needs Your Help!
The 2009 Dayton Holiday Festival is looking for volunteers to help out during the Grande Illumination on Fri, Nov 27th from 6-9:30pm. For more info please contact Molly or call her at 224-1518 x 229.
Can You Crochet?
Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, Dayton Region, is looking for a guest speaker to discuss and lead an activity about CROCHET as a hobby to girls in grades 1-3. This is a three-week series, with girls learning about a different hobby they can participate in each week taking place at our program center, 450 Shoup Mill Rd, Dayton, OH 45415.
Volunteers must be available from 6p-8p on January 6, January 13, and January 20. Please contact Michelle VanHuss, Program Services Specialist, at 937-279-6528 if you are interested in this opportunity.
Skills Needed: Volunteer should be proficient in crochet techniques and able to teach young girls a few basic skills.
All supplies for the girls will be provided. Staff member will work with volunteer to ensure a quality experience for girls.
Be A Part of History
If you have a special skill or talent, or if you love the history of the Miami Valley and want to share it with others, Dayton History would love for you to become a part of its volunteer team!
There are currently volunteer opportunities in the following areas:
Historical Interpretation
Learn the history of the 30 buildings and exhibits at Carillon Historical Park and share that history with visitors. Work with school groups, military reunion groups, families and people from around the world. Enjoy interacting with the public? This opportunity is for you!
Photograph Digitization and Labeling Projects
Spend time with our collections at the Dayton History Archive Center, scanning photographs and entering them into a searchable database. Or help with labeling some of the thousands of NCR photographs!
1930s Print Shop
Do you have letterpress skills? Are you interested in learning and preserving a craft that is fading quickly? Become part of the 1930s Print Shop by demonstrating how to operate printing machinery and creating publications for sale. All training is provided.
Marketing and Publicity
Help tell the world about Dayton History by posting our upcoming events on online community calendars and message boards. Work alongside our development department at the Dayton History offices, or, if you have internet access, work in the comfort of your own home!
Special Events
Turn the Kettering Family Education Center at Carillon Historical Park into a holiday wonderland! Help decorate during the weeks leading up to our annual Ringing in the Holidays event, which will take place on November 22.
To learn more about the available opportunities, please contact Andrea Green, Volunteer Coordinator at 937-293-2841 ext 102.
Good Neighbor House provides support
Do you know anyone needing help paying for expensive prescription drug costs?
Help is on the way courtesy of the “Help Is Here Express” bus tour. The Partnership for Prescription Assistance launched the “Help Is Here Express” bus tour in an effort to reach the millions of Americans who qualify for public and private prescription assistance programs.
The buses, or “rolling information centers” are equipped with computers and telephones that allow trained specialists to identify if a patient qualifies for a program. Many patients get their medicines free or at a substantially reduced cost.
The bus tour rolls into Dayton on Oct. 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Good Neighbor House located at 844 S. Patterson Blvd.
For additional information, please contact Cassandra Ways at (937) 224-3003.
Good Neighbor House provides support such as food pantry services, clothing, household, and furniture items to families throughout the Miami Valley. They also provide a network of no or low-cost medical services to uninsured workers.
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Good Neighbor House is always looking for volunteers to perform a variety of tasks like stocking shelves, sorting donations, working in the clinic or simply answering the phone.
Volunteer commitments range from working once a week to once a month.
Interested parties for volunteering should contact Marcia Ehlers at (937)-224-3003 Ext.108.
Make A Difference in Northern Miami Valley
Roll up your sleeves and join hundreds of local residents in volunteering for Make a Difference Day!
Two hundred-fifty volunteers are needed to make a difference in communities throughout Darke, Miami and Shelby Counties on October 23 and 24 in celebration of Make a Difference Day, a national day of volunteering sponsored by USA Weekend. Volunteers are expected to complete nearly 20 community service projects, ranging from hosting Nintendo Wii parties for older adults to literally putting a roof over the head of a local kidney transplant recipient, for 12 local social service agencies. Projects are available from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. or 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. on both October 23 and 24. Volunteers may sign up individually or in groups for specific projects available throughout Darke, Miami and Shelby Counties by visiting www.handsonwestcentralohio.org/MakeADifferenceDay.htm or by calling HandsOn West Central Ohio at (937) 778-5220, ext. 461. All ages are welcome!
Make a Difference Day activities are coordinated regionally through a partnership between five local nonprofit organizations, including: Darke County United Way, HandsOn West Central Ohio, Piqua Area United Way, Shelby County United Way and Tipp City Area United Way. The group hopes to engage hundreds of volunteers from local churches, businesses, schools and more in service projects that help nonprofit organizations better serve area residents in need.
Make a Difference Day is a national day of volunteering sponsored by USA Weekend. More than 3,000,000 volunteers nationwide participated in Make a Difference Day 2008, held annually on the fourth Saturday of October since 1992. Ohio has led the nation in the number of service projects sponsored in conjunction with Make a Difference Day since 2000. Last year, more than 40,000 volunteers completed over 1,000 community service projects in Ohio for this national day of helping others.
To learn more about this event, visit www.handsonwestcentralohio.org/MakeADifferenceDay.htm.
Become a Steward of Dayton History
Photo courtesy of www.daytonhistory.org.
Don’t know much about Dayton history?
Well, here’s your chance to learn about Dayton’s rich historical legacy while giving back to the Dayton community.
Dayton History, Montgomery County’s official historical organization, offers a wide range of volunteer opportunities for enthusiastic individuals willing to share their talents, while learning new skills.
The preservation organization operates Carillon Park, Patterson Homestead Historic House, Hawthorn Hill, the Archive Center, Kettering-Moraine Museum and Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial.
Dayton History needs volunteers in these positions:
- Historical Interpretation
- Archival Processing
- Office administration
- Horticulture
- Print Shop
- Special Events
Wright State grad student Ryan Qualls, who has been volunteering with Dayton History since last October, loves the variety and flexibility of the organization.
“It’s a great learning experience,” said Qualls. “They’re so many things to do. You have a variety of duties you can choose from.”
Qualls spends his time processing collections, installing exhibits and assisting with archival preservation at the Archive Center.
For more information on how you can assist in preserving the region’s grand history, contact Dayton History volunteer coordinator Andrea Green at 937-293-2841 ext. 102 or agreen@daytonhistory.org.
Volunteer opportunity at new homeless center
St. Vincent de Paul Center is looking for volunteers to help serve dinner at their new gateway shelter for homeless men.
The Gettysburg Gateway for Men will open on Oct. 16. The facility is located at 1613 S. Gettysburg Ave.
Volunteers are needed Oct. 19-23.
Interested parties should contact contact Molly Savage at (312) 943-6776 ext. 2220 or msavage@svdpc.org.
