Volunteer Opportunities

 

Bill Palmer is the contact person for this opportunity.  His email is: bill@copalmer.net.  Karen Moralez is the contact at Cross Purpose.

The volunteer opportunities are to participate in mock interviews and to mentor the candidates in the program.  Mock interviews occur several times during the year and usually last for three hours.  Mentoring can be arranged through Karen.

Here is a link describing the mock interviews - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZOnGJxt2ks

Here is the sign-up form for the contact interviews – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZzYRWwempCj2eGfqms0jvq-ToWXS2kuy56TUdluYe1iqUEw/viewform

 

Deb Fine is the contact for this organization.  Her email is: Debra@DebraFine.com Here are the volunteer opportunities that are available-

a. Answering the phones for a 4-hour shift (9 to 1 or 1 to 5) at least 2 times a month. Volunteers sign up for days that our convenient. The phone answering is done on your own smart phone in your own home. Any interested person can contact Donna Ralston at 303 549-1932 or donna@mngmntplus.com  directly to get more information.

 

b.  On location at the Loan Closet 6825 S Dallas Ct, Greenwood Village, CO 80112-3622 to assist clients with equipment for a 2-to-3-hour shift at least twice a month. This requires participating in a one-time 2-hour training.  Volunteers sign up at their convenience on days when they have time to volunteer.  This training is set up when the volunteer(s) and one of our experienced volunteers can get together.  It could happen for 2-3 or more new volunteers to attend at once. Times would be determined by consensus.  If you take vacation or have other commitments, you simply sign up at times when you are available.  Some volunteers want to commit to a set time every week or every other week while others do it randomly. 

 

 c. Individual to oversee our "permanent home items" that the Loan Closet sell and do not loan to clients.   The Loan Closet receives donated electric wheelchairs, scooters, Hoyer lifts or certain other equipment that cannot be loaned out to clients.  These items are made available as a permanent home item to a client who is going to need it long term.  The funds generated from these sales helps to pay rent, insurance, phone & internet service, and cleaning supplies.  This task can be worked in a very flexible time frame-- it might require making a phone call to a donor wishing to donate something, make an appointment to meet them at the Loan Closet to accept the equipment, replace batteries, if need be, and then meet a new client who is interested in purchasing the equipment.  This process could take place over a week or several weeks depending on the demand for the item. It is always a cash sale with no guarantee, although the Loan Closet always makes sure the equipment is in good operational condition.  This task is very sporadic and is not on any regular time schedule and usually takes a total of about 2 hours per item accepted and sold. 

 

 

Jim Stambaugh is the contact for this organization.  Jim Stambaugh’s email is: jlstambaugh@mac.com. 

Here are some of the opportunities to volunteer for the IHAD community center:

Tutoring students, vocational talks, financial literacy for elementary through high school  or adults in the community.  Students start arriving around 3:00PM and go approximately until 6:00PM from Monday through Thursday.  The locations are Westwood Opportunity Center (855 S Irving St, Denver, 80219) or Z-Place Opportunity Center (4800 Telluride St, Bldg. 5, east of Pena and 48th).

 

Chery Radke and Colin Kresock are the contacts for this volunteer opportunity.  Cheryl’s email is: radke6775@msn.com.  Colin’s email is: colinkresock@gmail.com Volunteers will be screened and must go through a youth protection training program which includes a background check.  You can sign up to be a volunteer using this link - https://firstteecoloradorockymountains.org

 Here are some of the things we can do to help First Tee –

Literacy school for after school at risk children.  Read for thirty minutes and then go outside and learn the basics of golf using the 9 tenants of life skills.  This program occurs at various elementary schools.

Assist in teaching golf skills along with life skills.  This occurs at various golf courses in Denver.

There are many other opportunities that you can find on their website.  Also you can help with their annual luncheon and with the golf outing fundraiser in September.

 

The contact person is Nancy Bernstein.  Nancy’s email is: JNBernstein@comcast.net.

The opportunity for volunteers is to assemble cleaning bags at the There with Care facilities at 7808 Cherry Creek South Drive Suite 213, Denver 80231.   They need 6-8 volunteers to assemble the bags after the first of the year. This generally takes 2 hours. In addition, Nancy is working with the Group Coordinator to arrange a set time either monthly or bi-monthly for Rotarians to volunteer in the warehouse.

 

The contact person is Megan Seibert.  Megan’s email is: mesiebert83@gmail.com.

This opportunity is to stuff backpacks with toys for kids in the hospital with a serious illness.  This happens once a month at the Gabby Krause foundation at 7200 S Alton Way A 180, Centennial, CO 80112.  The need is for 4-6 volunteers for about 2 hours to stuff the bags.

 

Steve Werner is the contact for this organization and his email is: smwerner@hotmail.com.  The Two Angels Foundation raises funds so severely physically challenged children can receive adaptive bicycles which helps them both physically and mentally, since the children have few ways to get exercise or a chance to play with other children. By being able to go outside and bike with other children they get a chance to experience both physical and mental enjoyment. The Foundation was started by Roger and Dawn Mohatt and many of their friends who knew the Mohatt’s daughters who passed away at an early age from Muscular Dystrophy. It is based in the Denver metro area.  Two Angels needs special event volunteers and volunteers to help with fundraising and outreach.  Two Angels volunteering would be either from your home or where they meet in Douglas County. Contact Steve for times and other opportunities with Two Angels.

 

Steve Werner is the contact for Project Worthmore and his contact information is above.  Project Worthmore provides food and other staples to refugees.  Project Worthmore needs volunteers for mentoring, packing of food baskets, and publicity and outreach.  It is located in Aurora.  For specific information about when and where contact Steve.

 

Steve Werner is also the contact person for the World Affairs Organization.  This organization helps students study global issues and solutions.  For The World Affairs Challenge, they need judges for the competition, mentoring of teams to plan their presentations, and help with recruiting more middle and high schools to participate.  The World Affairs Challenge will be at one of the participating schools which are all over the Front Range which includes schools in Cherry Creek ISD, Aurora ISD, Douglas County ISD and Denver ISD. The final competition “quarter finals” are virtual via Zoom.  They hope the finals will be in person at Auraria Campus.  Steve can give you more specific times and opportunities to serve this organization.

 

The contact person is Glen Gomez-Meade at

glengomezmeade@gmail.com.

Here are some upcoming events that can be volunteered at with Vibe Tribe:

 

The contact person is Bob Koelbel at koelbel.bob@gmail.com.  This is an opportunity to sort and package toys for kids.  It is a 4-hour shift and usually 30 volunteers at a time work on this.  The other opportunity is to hand out the toys to the kids.  Bob will be sending out an email to the club in November asking for volunteers.

 

 

The contact person is Lou Anne Epperson at

louanne.epperson@gmail.com.  Here are the opportunities for volunteering:

All these activities are during the weekday, except for Prom and Graduation. The volunteer coordinator will inform us throughout the year of which activities are available and at what time.

The volunteer Coordinator's name and phone: 

Yara Vaneau at 720-423-8908.

 

 

 

The contact person is Mary Sklar at marydsklar@gmail.com.  The volunteer opportunities are resume writing and computer training.

 

 

Then contact person is Ron Rose at rroz20@icloud.com.

 

Bonnie Thomas and Jan Lovelady are the contact persons. bonniethomas@gmail.com and janl@comcast.net

Global Dental Relief (GDR) was founded 2001 in Denver to date more than 2,600 volunteers have provided over $35 million in donated care to more than 170,000 children.  GDR is located in Denver at 2090 South Grant Street https://www.globaldentalrelief.org

Domestic Volunteers: Ongoing dental skills not required see “Join Us As A Dental Volunteer”

International Travel Volunteers:    Rotary of Denver Southeast is supporting three dental clinics in Guatemala in the spring of 2023.The three clinic dates are March 17-24,2023, and March 24-April 2, 2023, in Antigua, Guatemala, and May 26-June 4, 2023, in San Martin, Guatemala.

Contact TBD

Project C.U.R.E. was founded in Colorado in 1987 to address the staggering shortage of medical resources around the world. Project C.U.R.E. has become the world’s largest distributor of donated medical supplies, equipment and services to doctors and nurses serving the sick and dying in more than 135 countries.

 https://www.projectcure.org

Domestic Volunteers:   Project C.U.R.E. needs both individual or group volunteers.  Located in Centennial at 10377 E. Geddes Avenue,  Rotary Denver Southeast has historically meet once a month to volunteer sorting and packing medical supplies.   

Rob McMaher and Samantha Temple are the contact persons.  mcmaher@comcast.net and sclaypooltemple@gmail.com

Rotary of Denver Southeast in partnership with Rotary of Puerto Cortes, NGO Desert Resource Institute, along with other Honduran Rotary Clubs, and AHJASA are creating a new WASH and Sustainability Project addressing and resolving issues identified after initial studies over the last year.  Now in the fundraising stage the Project will take place during 2013

International Travel Volunteers:   Supporting local Rotary Clubs there will be numerous volunteer activities as the Project unfolds.