Please find our Salute to Heroes Luncheon on Nov. 16th. This is a very big luncheon for the holidays with over a 1000 Veterans. We have the largest building on the fairgrounds and it starts at 11. We could use a team to take second shift on food at 12:30 to 3 serving food/drinks and helping Veterans to tables.
Happy October!
I hope you are having a good start to the week! We still have lots of volunteer opportunities for you to do at the Quad City Botanical Center.
With Halloween just around the corner, we are looking for volunteers to help with our Not So Scary Halloween walk. Not So Scary has been a favorite Halloween tradition for both our guests and volunteers, so do sign up if you can! We are looking for volunteers to help pass out candy and toys to the participants and be activity room attendants. Please feel free to email me if you are interested, or you can click on the link below for more information and to sign up.
https://www.givepulse.com/event/496879-Not-So-Scary-Halloween-Walk
The holidays will be here before we know if and we still have plenty of open volunteering spots! Be sure to secure your spot before it’s too late! And those who volunteer for light hanging will receive a free admission pass to the lights (you can show off your work to your family and friends)! And those who volunteer for light hanging often will receive an exclusive and exciting surprise! So sign up as much as you can to be part of the surprise. Please feel free to email me if you are interested, or you can click on the link below for more information and to sign up.
https://www.givepulse.com/event/464448-Winter-Lights-Light-Hanging
Please sign up if you can, help is needed and greatly appreciated! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me, I am more than happy to help!
High school volunteers are welcome for alumni tours and general volunteers. Service hours can be earned. Please sign-up for the Bake Sale, Dessert and Basket Help, Alumni Tours, Setup/Cleanup and Games.
Come join a great group and enjoy Panera bagels while studying the scripture and discussing it! Meet every Friday at 7am in the Foods room.
Students,
Please see the email below for a service opportunity this weekend. Please contact Mr. Robinson for more information.
Date: Saturday, 9/7
Ideally, I need 6-8 students in two groups:
Group 1: MEET AT 8:45, at SACRED HEART. They will get tables and chairs and load them into the truck. Then, these students will travel with us to the Cafe on Vine (932 W 6th) to set up the tables and chairs. They’d be done by 10:00.
Group 2: MEET AT 1:00 at CAFE ON VINE, 932 W 6th Street. They will tear down the tables and chairs and load them into the truck. Then, these students will travel with us back to Sacred Heart to put the tables and chairs away. They’d be done by 2:15.
The students can do both shifts, or we could have 12-16 total between the two shifts.
The students would be supervised by myself, and my husband, Caine Schneider. Ideally, the students can drive between Sacred Heart and the Cafe, but Caine and I have room in our cars if needed.
They can reach out to me at 563.676.9650, or nicolehirstschneider@gmail.com email address or inform Mr. Robinson. Ideally, I’d like to know by end of day Thursday, so we can email out the final instructions, and I can try to recruit others if there isn’t enough interest.
I hope you had a great summer and are ready for fall! We certainly are ready for fall at the Quad City Botanical Center! We have plenty of volunteer opportunities for you to be a part of during the fall season.
With the warmer season coming to an end soon, we are looking for garden volunteers to help the horticulture team prep the gardens for winter. September garden volunteer opportunities are not posted yet. However, do check out the link, or with me, often, the September schedule should be posted soon. More information and the sign up link is posted below. Or you can email me if you are interested or have any questions.
https://www.givepulse.com/event/371994-garden-volunteers-tuesday-august-27-am
Our popular Fall Houseplant Sale is almost here! And we are looking for volunteers to help work the event, as well as help organize and label the plants on the days leading up to the plant sale. The Fall Houseplant Sale is a very popular event and volunteers in the past enjoyed working it, so do sign up! More information and the sign up link is posted below. Or you can email me if you are interested or have any questions.
https://www.givepulse.com/event/464441-fall-plant-sale-monday-september-9-am
I am very happy to announce that all of the light hanging volunteer opportunities for Winter Lights are now live! We are looking for volunteers to help us hang lights for our holiday light show, Winter Lights. The entire grounds gets decked out from head to toe with Christmas lights, and we need your help! Light hanging has always been a favorite among past volunteers, so do sign up! And those who do sign up and help will receive a free admission pass to Winter Lights, and those who volunteer to help hang up lights often will receive an exclusive surprise! More information and the sign up link is posted below. Or you can email me if you are interested or have any questions.
https://www.givepulse.com/event/464448-winter-lights-light-hanging-tuesday-september-24-am
Finally, our fall field trips are getting booked as we speak! We are looking for a volunteer to help lead educational activities for a field trip on September 27. Activity topics are TBA, so do check back often. More information and the sign up link is posted below. Or you can email me if you are interested or have any questions.
https://www.givepulse.com/event/473542-light-academy-field-trip
Do sign up for any opportunity that works best for you! We always appreciate our volunteers and their hard work! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.
Thanks for all you do,
Amelia
