There are a large variety of volunteer opportunities with Kids Lift. If you are interested in helping, please register at our volunteer database by contacting us at info@kidslift.org

VOLUNTEER NOTES

  • TOY LIFT VOLUNTEER SIGNUP
    If you wish to sign up to be a volunteer, please follow THIS LINK! Thanks!
     
  • Advisory Meetings:
    All those interested in helping with planning committees or sponsorship are encouraged to join us in August @ 6:30/English Inn (all are welcome to learn about sponsorship opportunities or see how you can help with event planning):

-August 17
-September 21
-October 5 & 19
-November 2 & 9

  • Volunteer Meeting: November 16, 6:30 - English Inn
    (learn about and be able to sign up for volunteer opportunities at the event)
     
  • Final Preparation Meeting: November 30, 6:30 - Toy Land 
    (any board, advisors, coordinators, or leaders of event areas)
     
  • Volunteer Coordinator:
    We need a volunteer coordinator. If you are organized, have time to make phone calls and e-mail, and are interested in helping coordinate volunteers for all events we need you! If interested please send us an e-mail
     

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Toy Lift and Books Lift Kids in 2009

Wed / Thurs, Dec 1st & 2nd
Site set up – We need help setting up equipment, running cords, & placing tables to get ready for the big event.

Food Committee - Work prior to the event weekend to obtain and organize food donations for the event site and the distribution center.

Friday, Dec 3rd (TOY LIFT):
Fashion Square Mall Greeters - Greet cars and collect toys from the drive-up lanes

Collection Tent -
Count, Sort & Box toys to be shipped to the Distribution Center

Bucket Coordinator - Maintain schedule of entertainment for bucket truck

Site Runners - Run errands and message on and off site (must have a car)

Photographer - Take pictures of entertainment and scenes around the event (use own camera and supply us with a disc of photos)

Santa - 2 shifts: 9:30 – 3:00 & 3:30 – 8:00; Hang out in Santa’s house and take pictures with kids

Elves - Assist at Santa’s house & take pictures of Santa & kids

Distribution Center

Sorters – Unload toys sent from the site and sort out into categories at the warehouse

Book Levelers – Count, level, & sort books for the book area

Wish List Searchers – Search for specific items that are tagged for specific children

Wish List Sorters – Organize the items tagged for specific children into school groups

Food runners – Pick up food donations and bring them back to the warehouse

Saturday/Sunday, Dec 4th & 5th: Distribution Center

Checkers – Verify boxes for each family and mark as complete or not

Packers – Build, Seal, & label boxes for each family

Shipping – Load trucks with boxes to be shipped out to the schools

Book Maintenance – Assist in locating books for families and fill categories as they run low

Wish List – Retrieve wish list items for each child to be added to boxes

Shoppers – Fill boxes for families (availability dependent on volunteers being sent by schools)
 

General Guidelines for younger volunteers:

Friday at the Lift site – No children under 14. 14-17 yr olds should be supervised 8 per adult.

Friday at Distribution Center – children 8 and up may volunteer. They should be supervised 4 per adult.

Saturday at DC – No children under high school age AND they may not fill boxes for a school that is in the same feeder pattern as either the school they attend or the neighborhood they live in.
 
We can sign service record forms for schools or clubs. Students need to bring the form with them.