Volunteer Needs!

Hello Social Work Faculty and Students!

As you know, SOWSA has "adopted" Family Promise as an agency that we will support throughout the 2010-2011 academic year through volunteer events, fundraising events, food and clothing drives and other organized activities.

Family Promise will commemorate its second anniversary with a “One Night Away” fundraiser at Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center on Thursday, November 4, 2010, from 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, at  201 Plaza Real, Mizner Park,  Boca Raton, FL 33432 (former Cartoon Museum).  At this event, Family Promise will celebrate their achievements, recognize their sponsors and volunteers, and support their mission through fundraising and a silent auction.  

Family Promise needs many volunteers to support them through this event. SOWSA's November meeting, which is also scheduled for November 4th, will be devoted to supporting Family Promise through this volunteer opportunity. In place of our monthly meeting, SOWSA's officers. Committee chairs, and members will sign up for volunteer shifts based on the needs identified below. We would like to ask you to join us in support of these efforts. Family Promise needs volunteers on November 4th starting at Noon through 9PM.  

If you or any of your contacts can volunteer, please send an email to our Volunteers Committee Chairperson, Alexandra Jolly, at ajolly@fau.edu. Please indicate the shift that you would like to sign up for in your email request. For additional information, you may contact Alexandra or email SOWSA at SOWSA.FAU@comcast.net

The shifts and number of volunteers needed for each shift are indicated below: 

• From Noon to 3 - The noon people will  help roll in tables and set up chairs (5 people)
• From 3-5, we need people to set up the silent auction.  (3 people) 
• From 4-5:30 we need to set up the bars and front entrance.   (4 people)
• From 5:00 to 6:30, we need greeters to welcome guests and make sure people get on the elevators.  (4 people)
• From 6:00- 8:00, we need people to casually walk around and make sure tables are cleaned, pick up cups, etc - host (3 people)
• From 6:00-8:00, we need people to say good night to the guests and make sure they get on the elevators (4 people)
• After 7:30, we need people to move the tables out, help people with silent auction items, clean up. 

Please see our updated Volunteer page for some great opportunities to assist the Office Depot Foundation, as well.

Thank you for your consideration, on behalf of SOWSA and Family Promise!