Event and Fundraising Committee Volunteers

Doing Good Together (DGT)

Doing Good Together inspires and helps families volunteer together. In the process, we raise children who are compassionate, aware of social issues and instilled with the lifelong habit of giving. The next several years promise to be exciting ones for Doing Good Together. We are seeking volunteers to serve on our event or fundraising committees. If you'd like to be involved with DGT, we'd love to talk with you to see how your interests and talents might assist us in furthering our mission. We're especially seeking folks who enjoy fostering meaningful collaborations and helping businesses, organizations and individuals find satisfying ways to give to the community. Experience with fundraising, event planning, development, cultivating corporate and community partnerships, recruiting event sponsors, promotions and marketing, or social media is helpful, but not required.

Time Commitment: Varies, depending on the position.

Ages: Adults only

Contact: Jenny at jenny@doinggoodtogether.org

ECRC Friendship Partners

Volunteers of America

Date/Time: Please attend one information session, on either Friday, April 15th at 2PM or Saturday, April 16th at 10AM. Following orientation, you and your resident partner can plan your own visits at mutually convenient times.

Location: Edina Care and Rehabilitation Center, 6200 Xerxes Avenue South, Edina

Friendship Partners is a friendship program matching pairs of interested ECRC residents with interested community partners for weekly visits at ECRC. Chat, explore common interests, play games, and share a snack together. Help choose quarterly Friendship Partners group activities and join your Partner at seasonal ECRC events for extra fun!

Ages: Adult family members complete ECRC volunteer requirements and visit with their children of any age as a Community Partner family.

Time Commitment: A one year commitment of flexible 1+ hour weekly visits.

Contact: Barb Mesenbourg, Director of Life Enrichment Services, at 952-925-8534 or bmesenbourg@voa.org 

Mentor a Child

Kids 'n Kinship

Date/Time: Ongoing opportunity

Location: Your home or the community

Kids 'n Kinship matches volunteer mentor families, couples, & individuals with children ages 5-16 in need of additional positive role models for fun and enriching weekly activities. We are based in Dakota County and serve families in Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Lakeville, Farmington, and Rosemount though our mentors may drive in from other areas. Matches are made based on compatible personalities, ages, and interests as well as preferences of both volunteer(s) and child/parent. Our families say that mentoring together ensures they have weekly family time and that it's easy to just include another child with the family activity, whether it's a board game, sledding, a trip to a park, or going to the zoo or a museum. We offer discounted passes to area attractions to make activities more affordable, a 45-minute information session, a 2-hour training session, as well as ongoing training and support. We ask mentors and mentees to commit to a year's time together in order to build their relationship, however many of our matches become lifelong friendships and our average match is about 3 years. Please consider being a mentor to a child - it is one of the most challenging and rewarding ways to volunteer!

Ages: Mentors are families, couples or individuals over 21.

Time Commitment: 1-4 hours per week, on your own time. (Very flexible scheduling: can be weekends, evenings or after school.)

Contact: Ingrid Henry, Kinship Coordinator at ihkinship@aol.com or 952-891-3885,

www.kidsnkinship.org

Celebrate Earth Day!
Help Clean up your Local Parks

Here's a sampling of local clean up dates & times, Check out your city's website for additional opportunities.

• Minneapolis: Saturday, April 16, 9:30-noon, Michelle Kellogg, Volunteer Coordinator, 612-313-7778, Visit http://bit.ly/hmJEwqfor a listing of Minneapolis Earth Day clean-up sites.
• St. Paul: Saturday, April 9, 8:30-11am, for more information call Meghan Manhatton , 651-632-2459 or to register online at http://1.usa.gov/h9hPF3.
• St. Louis Park: Saturday, April 16, 9-11am. For more information visit http://bit.ly/ihpkNs or contact jvaughan@stlouispark.org with any questions.
• North St. Paul:  Earthday Parks & Trail Clean Up, Friday, April 29, 9:30-noon. For more information visit http://bit.ly/gyhHQF   

Ages: Should be appropriate for the entire family but check with your location before attending.

Time Commitment: A few hours, depends on location.