Volunteers
Volunteers are an integral part of the Gilda's Club community and are involved
in every aspect of the club from workshops and lectures to office work, and
from outreach projects to clean up projects. Volunteers donate their time and
energy and in return receive the special gift of being a part of the Gilda's
Club community.
Getting
started:
All volunteers must complete a training before becoming a part of the Gilda’s
Club community. Please fill out and submit the online volunteer application
and you will be contacted by our volunteer coordinator as to when the next training
will be. You can also contact our volunteer coordinator at (585) 423-9700.
To fill out our
online form, click here.
To download and print out a copy of our volunteer form, click
here.
Volunteer
Opportunities
Mental
Health Professionals
Support Group
Facilitation
Membership Plans:
Help create a one-year plan of action for social and emotional support for
people living with cancer, their family and friends.
New Member Meetings:
New member meetings are held at Gilda’s Club on a regular basis to introduce
prospective members to the Gilda’s Club philosophy, program, and Clubhouse.
By co-facilitating these meetings, you help new members learn about our program
and facilities.
Workshop Facilitation:
Present/facilitate a lecture or workshop at the Gilda’s Club Clubhouse
that covers a topic of interest to people touched by cancer. The lecture or
workshop will provide members with the opportunity to aquire new skills, tools,
information, and/or techniques. Through these workshops and lectures, members
build social and emotional support together by sharing in a variety of activities
over time that will strengthen the clubhouse community.
Noogieland
Team
Noogie Nights:
Provide a warm, supportive, and comfortable play environment that fills important
psychosocial needs of children touched by cancer by engaging in interactive
play and supervision.
Family Days:
Help coordinate and execute family social events.
Noogiefest:
Help plan and execute the annual children’s Halloween Party.
Cancer
Survivors/Family Survivors
New Member
Meetings: New member meetings are held at Gilda’s Club on a regular
basis to introduce prospective members to the Gilda’s Club philosophy,
program, and Clubhouse. By co-facilitating these meetings, you can help achieve
these goals by serving as a model and explaining how you learned to live with
your cancer experience and how you have and do use Gilda’s Club for
support.
Buddy Buddy:
Mentor another member by giving them rides to the clubhouse, attending programming
with them, and/or talking with them about your cancer experience.
Clubhouse
Team
Office Support/Docent:
Welcome and acclimate Gilda’s Club members and visitors to the clubhouse
and to assist with clubhouse and office support.
Handy Person:
Help maintain and improve the Gilda’s Clubhouse facility by assisting
with basic maintenance in the clubhouse and fixing or improving clubhouse
as needed.
Computer Design:
To advertise, inform, and promote Gilda’s Club happenings to members
and the community through the creating of flyers, advertisements, and/or invitations
for Gilda’s Club workshops, groups, and special events.
Library: Help
oversee the flow and organization of the Gilda’s Club Library and resource
room to provide a place where members can relax, read, and find helpful information.
Mailings: House
Beautiful Team: Help beautify our building in grounds in any way possible
by gardening, seasonal decorating, and/or cleaning.
Goodie Gang:
Support our programs by providing baked goods to the members for various clubhouse
activities and for special clubhouse events. Solicit, buy, or make snacks
for members and guests to enjoy during activities.
Workshop Facilitation:
Present/facilitate a lecture or workshop at the Gilda’s Club Clubhouse
that covers a topic of interest to people touched by cancer. The lecture or
workshop will provide members with the opportunity to aquire new skills, tools,
information, and/or techniques. Through these workshops and lectures, members
build social and emotional support together by sharing in a variety of activities
over time that will strengthen the clubhouse community.
Special
Events/Outreach
Special Events:
Support the Gilda’s Club staff in any aspect of planning and/or executing
of their special events: Walk for Wellness, Gilda’s Gala, “Surviving
in Style” Fashion Show, Golf Tournament, and any other fundraising,
community or third party events.
Ambassador:
Represent Gilda’s Club in the community at various events such as health/volunteer/wellness
fairs, and third party fundraising events.
