Volunteers and Support Always Needed
Do you have some; Ideas? Expertise? A few minutes or more time?
Whatever your time constraints please consider how you may contribute so that SPaN can continue to be responsive to its diverse membership.
SPaN WANTS YOU TO HELP US GROW!!!!!!
Printable Volunteer Form
In keeping with SPaN's mission, which is "....to enhance the professional growth and development of its members and to act as a primary resource for advocates", we are seeking support from our general membership to assist us in providing quality programming, as well as coordinating outreach/collaborative efforts with similar agencies and organizations.
As a not-for-profit group of educational advocates who volunteer to carry out SPaN's mission, we are asking for your help so that we may all better serve children and families in need.
Some of the volunteer opportunities available are:
Gate Supervisors/Greeters - consists of greeting attendees at the door, collecting admission fees (cash bos provided), distribution of hand-outs and attendee sign-in. Approx. time - 1 hr. per volunteer/workshop. Approx. 8 workshops/year.
Hospitality - consists of purchasing (reimbursement provided) and setting up supplies for coffee and edibles. Also includes cleaning up food and beverages as well as coordinating storage of non-perishable items at Needham ARC. Approx. time - 2 hrs. per volunteer/workshop. Approx. 8 workshops/year.
Newsletter - will work with newsletter committee chair in gathering articles written by SPaN members and reporting on other current newsworthy events (conferences, workshops from other organizations, legal updates, etc.). Approx. time - 3 hrs. per month/volunteer.
Website - volunteers will work with SPaN's outsourced webmaster and SPaN's website chair to coordinate the current website for both SPaN members and public use. Includes on-going management of updates, evaluation of site's relevance and effectiveness through member feedback and periodic site inspection. Approx. time 3 hrs. per month.
Public Relations - Will establish and build collaborative relationships with other groups/agencies, both profit and non-profit, who serve children with special needs and their families. Will work with such organizations as the Federation for Children with Special Needs and Asperger's Association of New England. Also includes advertising SPaN events and the development/distribution of promotional items and SPaN literature. Approx. time - 5 hrs. per month/volunteer.
Other - ….see Printable Volunteer Form for a complete list of volunteer opportunities.
We thank you in advance for any service or time which you can provide. We cannot grow without you. For more information or to volunteer, please contact:
Lynn Kreutz, M.A., President-elect, SPaN, 325 Maynard Rd., Sudbury, MA 01776 - Ph. 978-443-1378, lynnkreutz@comcast.net
Please the completed Volunteer Form to:
SPaN, P.O. Box 269, Natick, MA 01760
Please call the office and leave a message if you would like to speak with someone directly: 508-655-7999