Dear Fellow Helping Heart :o),
Thanks for
volunteering – WE ARE READY FOR YOU NOW!!!
There is just “so much to do!”
We can say without a doubt there is (something for everyone) to do and we are very grateful to now be able to welcome you aboard and get you started “IMMEDIATELY!”
As you have
already probably read, we need help in "all" areas that a young
organization such as ours would need. We need everything from the funds
and volunteers to the operational food pick-ups & deliveries, to talking to
and organizing volunteers to all the new administrative and logistical concerns
that now are upon us as we begin to grow. Please let us know where - (anywhere)
you might be able to lend a hand in any of these “so many things to do.”
Below you will
find just a small list of some of the many charitable groups’ current needs
which some of you may be able to help in solving immediately. It is by no means a list of everything we
need. If you could help us to tackle any
of these tasks listed below, or any others that are not listed, it would be
greatly appreciated.
Please email us
back at your earliest convenience. We
would also love to learn about any other unique skills, talents or areas which you
feel you might be able to contribute or that might be necessary in helping us
grow so that we can serve more of the needy!
Volunteers
who have any of the following qualities or capabilities:
-have good and personable
communication skills
-work well with
individuals, small and/or large groups of people (if you are not so much a
“people person,” we can still surely use your help in other ways
:o)
-care about nurturing
other’s creativity and enthusiasm
-are good coordinators
-can genuinely thank
people in whatever ways are necessary (telephone, email, letter, etc.)
-are good with (and enjoy)
talking to people on the telephone
-are good with (and enjoy)
communicating with others via email
-have any writing skills
-can be very good with
people or other volunteers
-photography skills
-graphic design skills
-artistic
-computer skills
-good organizers
-have a passion for making
a difference
-have patience
-are good leaders
-are trustworthy and
reliable
-are consistent
-can be flexible
Volunteers
who:
*could return phone calls
*could return emails
*could research & schedule/book press events, TV interviews, etc.
*could bring in other
volunteers to help
*could help with
scheduling/coordinating volunteers
*could find new shelters,
churches, etc. to donate food to
*could find grocery stores
who are willing to donate food, especially healthy foods
including but not limited to: fruits,
vegetables, beans, nuts, salads, milk, eggs, yogurt, cheese, meat, poultry
& seafood
*could find restaurants who
are willing to donate food
*could coordinate
fundraising events for Helping Hearts
*would like to be involved
in helping with fundraising events
*could solve logistical
concerns
*could help us to find
donors for the following:
(1)
Money, Donations, Board Members, Corporate sponsors
(2) Plastic name badge clips
(3) Food Packaging Supplies:
~gallon-sized
Ziploc brand only (since only Ziploc brand freezer bags have been proven to
safely withstand hot food temperatures) bags
~quart-sized
Ziploc brand only freezer bags
~standard
sized paper grocery bags
~10-gallon
sized clear trash bag liners
~62-quart large
stackable plastic containers with lids
~
bungee
cords (approx. 5 feet long un-stretched)
~small
"portable" luggage transporters; “2 wheeled dollies”
~16-quart
stainless steel stock pots with lids
(4) Digital Camera
(5) Gasoline Cards
(6)
Ink Cartridges (both black and colored) for a Hewlett Packard Photosmart 2610xi all-in-one printer
(7)
To convert our charitable group into a non-profit organization
(8)
Outdoor storage shed large enough to fit 3
refrigerators
(13) Vans or vehicles for food pick-ups & drop-offs
*who has contacts, resources,
or know-how to help us convert our charitable group into a non-profit
organization
*could help coordinate and/or
facilitate board member meetings
*could help us with the
“quality control” aspects of various group procedures and functions to assure
that things are running as smoothly and efficiently as possible
*could help us incorporate
positive and negative feedback from the public and other volunteers
*could help us coordinate
events for our fantastic staff of volunteers
*could help us find larger
companies and corporations who are interested in donating funds to Helping Hearts
*could work with us to
design some kind of “seal” that any food or money donors can publicly post if
desired, that they donate/sponsor Helping Hearts
*could help pick up food from
restaurants, grocery stores, etc., and deliver food directly to the various
homeless shelters
*would like to learn how
to train new volunteers to pick up and deliver food
*could make arrangements
to help make holidays a special time for homeless men, women, and children
*have ideas on ways that
we can better incorporate children who want to contribute and feel a part of
our cause
Did we miss
anything? Is there something else you’d like to help us with? If you can
think of anything else not listed above that you believe would help us to
better establish our group, please feel free to share your ideas with us! We are always open to feedback and
constructive criticism that will help us do a better job at serving our
community!
Thanks again
so much for desiring to somehow contribute to Helping
Hearts in some way!
Sincerely,
Raymond & Erica
Helping Hearts
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