Volunteer Nation Podcast

Good morning volunteers!

If you have some spare time in the next few weeks, take an hour to listen to a show that aired on MPR last week called "Volunteer Nation". Midmorning with Kerri Miller hosted the Executive Director of Idealist.org, the Project Manager at MAVA (Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration), and the Coordinator of Aging Services for Todd County.

It's an interesting discussion about volunteerism in Minnesota--who volunteers, the value of volunteers, and how volunteerism is changing.

You can listen to the show as a podcast by clicking here:

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/12/23/midmorning1/

A few pictures

 Here are a few pictures from the Maplewood Cub one early morning.

VOT's needed!

Between our radio ad on WCCO and this winter weather. We have had MANY new clients in the month of December. While we're grateful they've found Store To Door, we really need to train some new VOT's to catch up with the demand.

Please consider joining us for our next VOT training on Wednesday, January 19th at 6:00pm, at Holy Name of Jesus School in Wayzata. This is a new training location for us and hope it will be more convenient for potential volunteers in the west metro area.

Spread the word to friends and family about this opportunity. There aren't many opportunities to volunteer from the comfort of your home according to your schedule, so this is perfect for people with busy schedules!

Holiday Schedules

As many of you know, we'll be closed December 24th, December 27th, and January 3rd for the holidays. Please check out the December e-newsletter, hitting your inbox in a couple of days, for the details about order taking and shopping changes during these closures.

Thanks!

Help Store To Door get a full page ad in the Star Tribune

Hello, supporters of Store To Door,

Store To Door has entered a contest in the Star Tribune called the “Full Page Project”. The nonprofit that gets the most votes will win a full page ad in the Sunday Star Tribune.  This could really do a terrific job of reaching potential clients and their families. This link takes you to Store To Door page on the contest site.

http://startribune.upickem.net/engine/Details.aspx?p=A&c=22815&s=5762524&i=1

We can vote from today, November 15 through 5 PM on Sunday, November 21.

Remember, the most common refrain that we get when out in the community doing outreach is “why have I never heard of you?”  This full page ad could definitely help!!

Please pass this along to friends and family!

Thanks, everyone for your support.  We appreciate the effort. 

31,569…

That’s how many hours our volunteers logged in the last fiscal year, which ended in October. That equals 1,315 days of volunteering, which is the equivalent of having 15 additional full-time staff members.

Our volunteer shoppers logged 18,240 hours, while our volunteer order takers served 7,775 hours during the year. Additional volunteers, including our office assistants, coupon program volunteers, board and committee members, and sewing volunteers, served 5,553 hours. In monetary terms, these hours total over $650,000.

We couldn’t have served over 1,300 clients this fiscal year without our amazing volunteers!

Volunteer update!

Hello!


I’m Kristen Hoplin, the new Volunteer Coordinator with Store To Door. I’m happy to be here and thrilled to be working with such a dedicated group of volunteers. I have a broad background in the nonprofit sector and have spent several years in volunteer management, most recently in New Orleans, LA. I hope to have the opportunity to meet or speak with each of you soon. If you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to contact me. Alternately, if you have great ideas about how we can make our volunteer program even better, I would enjoy talking with you.
 We are always looking for new shoppers and order takers. We have a particular need in the fall, as we have many clients who need our services as the winter weather approaches. We have several trainings in the upcoming months for shoppers and order takers. Below are the dates:


•VOT training: October 5th and November 2nd, 6:00-8:30pm, Rondo Community Library
•Shopper training: October 21st, November 17th, 8:30-9:45am, St. Paul office
 If you know of anyone who would be interested in joining our volunteer team, please send them our way!


We are also looking for current volunteers who want to get more involved with Store To Door through our Outreach Committee. The Outreach Committee attends fairs, expos, and presentations on behalf of Store To Door, to reach potential clients, friends, and volunteers. If you’d like to get involved, there will be a meeting for current and potential Outreach Committee members at our St. Paul office, Thursday, November 4th, from 6:00-7:30pm.


Please check back to our volunteer blog, as we will be updating this and our volunteer website more frequently. In the meantime, please contact me at any time at 651-642-1892 ext. 131 or through email at volunteers@storetodoor.org.

kare11.com | Twin Cities, MN | Volunteer opportunity of the month features Store To Door

kare11.com | Twin Cities, MN | Volunteer opportunity of the month features Store To Door

Coffee with KARE spotlight Feb. 2nd

Visit our website to learn more about how we will be featured on KARE 11 in February!

On the Feb. 2nd early morning (6-7am) Coffee with KARE segment, Store To Door's volunteer program will be featured!

http://www.storetodoor.org/press020210.asp