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VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES

Your help is appreciated!   Feel free to fill out the *volunteer form and the *emergency contact form for volunteers or sign up in the office if you are interested in helping in any of these areas.  

Greeters: Someone with a friendly smile to greet persons entering our doors, answer questions, give directions to a class or give a tour of the Center.

Computer Lab: Assist with questions. Comfortable with Microsoft Word and the Internet.

Newsletter: Help once every other month in putting together our newsletter, usually sometime around the 20^th of the month. You can put your name on the list to help and we will call you.

Special Events: We need people to help with our many events through out the year. Tasks include kitchen help, decorating, marking thrift & bake sale items, and clean up. Add you name to the Center Office list & we will call & ask for your help as needed.           

A reminder to keep track of your hours in the Volunteer Log located at the Greeter’s desk. This helps us secure funding for future allocations, and has a big impact on grants.                       Thank you!

Senior Center Hours: 
Open Monday – Friday
Office Hours
9am-3:00pm
Building Hours
8am-4pm
Other hours as scheduled--see
Silver Thread

Contact:
Mary Pica-Anderson or
Jane Pedersen

Phone: 
715.839.4909

We are located at:
1616 Bellinger Street
Eau Claire, WI 54703

Webmaster
ewelin@cvol.net

updated: 7/27/10

Benefits of Volunteering

Volunteerism offers you wonderful opportunities for personal growth.  Consider the following benefits:

• Volunteering offers incredible networking opportunities.  Volunteering in your community allows you to meet new people.
• Volunteering helps you retain and sharpen old skills.  Volunteering is a perfect venue for keeping those skills sharp and current.
• Volunteering is the perfect place to develop new skills.  Volunteering offers unlimited opportunities to cultivate new skills that can enhance confidence and well-being.
• Volunteering offers opportunities to practice skills in a relatively risk free environment.  Volunteering is an excellent place to experiment, practice and try out new techniques and skills.
• Volunteering can help you expand your horizons.  Volunteering can lead you to something you never even thought about!
• Volunteering gives you the satisfaction of knowing you are doing something good and being involved in your community.  If you feel strongly about something that is happening or not happening in your community, get involved!
• Volunteering gives you visibility.  Volunteering work can expose you to a wide range of people.
• Volunteering can be energizing and renewing.  Volunteering around a personal interest or hobby can be fun, relaxing and energizing.
• Volunteering can create leaders.  You have the opportunity to lead by persuasion, innovation and your ideas and ideals.

“I HAVE DECIDED TO VOLUNTEER- What is next?”

Contact the office and our Volunteer Coordinator will meet with you or call you. We will ask you to fill out a couple of forms. Call the office at 715.839.4909 and ask for Jane if you have any questions.   Thank you!