Volunteers help pack for upcoming offsites, prepare the event space, transport necessary items, work the actual sale, return product and help in many other aspects. Offsites are fun, flexible and a great way to work directly within the community, sharing the mission of Fair Trade one step further.
Unpack a hand drum from India. Learn about Fair Trade. Show a child where Kenya is on the map. Transport recyclables to the recycling center. Restock the store of handicrafts. This is a just a sampling of the different types of activities undertaken by Ten Thousand Villages volunteers.
Volunteers help staff at events with setting up and taking down of booths. Or they may assist during the sale with sharing the mission and artisan stories. They also help with packaging up products after a sale. Staff persons are always present at the sites and volunteers assist where needed. Off sites are fun, flexible…
Volunteers perform a variety of tasks in the store such as sharing the mission and artisan stories, unpacking new merchandise and helping restock the floor, helping with inventory and other retail tasks. Volunteers choose from 2 -3 hour shifts on days and weeks that are convenient for them.
Help by greeting and interacting with customers, unpacking and checking orders, assisting with displays and operating the cash register.
Like the idea of giving away free stuff and promoting our upcoming events and community work? Help us spread the word as part of our street team. Then the night of the event you’ll help with set-up and outreach. This position earns you a free beer (age providing) the night of the event!
Love people? This is the volunteer opportunity for you. Spend a day (12pm-6pm) at our (soon to be multiple) Story Galleries. Our Story Galleries are a combination of an art gallery, coffee shop and living room. Perfect for freelancers. Usually plenty of time (and comfy couches and all the coffee you can drink) to do…
Help with filing, mailings, assembling packets and answering phones. Please know that as a Catholic school, we require Virtus training (with background check) for any volunteers who will work with or near students.
Help at our annual benefit that provides scholarships for DPCR students. Help by addressing invitations, decorating, set-up, follow-up calls, event planning, gift pick-up, hospitality, raffles and clean-up.
Help at our annual summer/fall golf outing that supports scholarships for DPCR students.