Opportunity Details
Stomp Out Stigma with NAMIWalks Northwest (age 13+) Referral
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals living with mental illness and for their families and other loved ones through education, support, and advocacy. NAMIWalks Northwest is an event designed to create community and decrease stigma around mental health, to make our community a safer place to live for people living with mental illness. This event is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and the proceeds from this event go to keeping the services we provide - like educational classes, support groups, legislative advocacy - completely free to those who need it.
For our day-of event, we need volunteers to help set-up tents and tables, welcome and register walkers as they arrive, direct foot traffic along the walk route, hand out t-shirts and water bottles, and help clean up at the end of the event. We will also need volunteers to help facilitate activities, like horse-shoe toss, face painting, poster making, a photo booth, etc. Our event is scheduled at Peninsula Park on Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 11am-2pm.
Volunteers are what make the walk go smoothly every year! Volunteers will help ensure that participants are having a good time, help out with activities, and help keep the space clean.
There are many opportunities open to volunteers such as putting up banners and route signs, face painting, helping with plant potting activities, manning our photo booth, and being a greeter for participants and sponsors.
There is minimal physical labor besides the setup and take-down portions of the day, which include setting up our photo booth and canopies for tables.
Every volunteer will get a free volunteer t-shirt and breakfast and lunch will be provided.
SHIFTS
Set up 8:30 – 11 am Set up chairs, hang banners, place decorations on tables, etc
Morning: 10am - 12:45pm: Collect donations and registration forms, Face painting, plant potting, horseshoe toss, etc.
Afternoon/take down 12:30pm - 3-3:30pm Make sure trash and recycling are in the correct cans, help pack up decorations, registration, greeters, etc.
All Day: 10:15am - 3:30pm
If you have any questions, reach out to Walk Manager Tiffany Huynh at tiffany@namior.org!
Opportunity Requirements:
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Volunteers must be 13 years of age or older to participate in this opportunity; any volunteer under age 16 must attend with a parent or adult chaperone.
Click on "Express Interest" below if you are interested in helping out!
**This is a Referral Opportunity, which means it is run directly by one of our nonprofit partners. Once you express interest, someone from the partner organization should follow up with you shortly to discuss confirming you as a volunteer for this opportunity.
**Please note, your hours may not be recorded in your Hands On Greater Portland account since this is a partner-managed opportunity.
Age Minimum (with Adult): 18+, Minimum Age:13+
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