Volunteer Opportunities
From Sustainable Ballard
There are lots of ways you can help out, like saving your Ballard Market receipts and bringing them to the monthly gatherings. There are behind-the scenes things...like managing the storage unit, building displays, or helping our monthly gatherings run smoothly. And of course, there are lots of ways to contribute to our events in the community, from one-time workshops to our annual Festival. Read on, we hope there's something for everyone - and if you don't see what you're looking for, let us know how you'd like to contribute to sustainability in our 'hood!
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Monthly Gathering Helpers
SB hosts a community Monthly Gathering on the fourth Monday of every month, at Sunset Hill Community Club. Be part of making our Monthly Gatherings run smoothly by pitching in with one of the following tasks: (you can volunteer for one-time only or more)
- Greeter - Welcome people and provide information
- Set-up Coordinator - Oversee room set-up before the gathering. (This should ideally be more than a one-time job.)
- Clean-up Coordinator - Ensure that post-gathering clean-up tasks are taken care of. People always pitch in to help, so you won't be doing this alone!
- Potluck Coordinator - Oversee potluck set up and cleanup
- Time Keeper - Keep the program on track and moving
Orientation and training for all of the above will be provided!
Detailed job descriptions here: Monthly Gathering Support Positions
If you can help with any of the above, please contact: Orna
Wiki Help
The Community Guild is looking for a wiki-savvy volunteer to help spiff-up our wiki page. Better yet, to train the Community Guild leader in how to do it... So just a couple hours of your time will do wonders! If you can spare them, please contact Orna
Movie Night!
Join a team of volunteers who organize a monthly "meaningful movie" night for the community. Think thought-provoking movie, snacks, and good discussion. Help with finding the movie, setting up the room, getting and selling snacks, making tea, and cleaning up at the end. Fun and easy! Movie nights start again in September. Can you help? contact: Orna
Bookkeeper
SB is seeking someone with bookkeeping experience willing to help keep up our books (not a big job, but an important one!). 2-3 hours/month approx. If interested please contact Orna
Treasurer
If you have the kind of experience and know-how to inform and oversee the design and implementation of a financial plan for SB, please contact Jenny about the Treasurer position.
Volunteer Coordinator
If you enjoy working with volunteers and have organization and coordination skills, SB can use your help as a Volunteer Coordinator. Please see our description of role responsibilities for more details. Please contact Orna if interested.
Sustainable Ballard Festival - 2010!
The Festival is our big event of the year! Part community builder, part educational, part fundraiser, part party!! This year's event is extra special! On 10-10-10 (October 10, 2010), in collaboration with the international 350.org campaign, we'll have a rally, ten work parties around the community, and a party-party, to raise awareness about climate change.
join the next event planning meeting and help put it together, and/or sign up to join a work party on the day of the event. There are many ways you can help out and be part of this exciting event.
It's a great way to meet your neighbors and other Sustainable Ballard members!
For more details on volunteer opportunities for SB's 10-10-10 event/festival, email Jenny and check out the Festival wikipage.
Bi-Monthly Newsletter Minder
We would love for you to help us get our bi-monthly newsletter out to our nearly 1300 members twice per month. Send reminders for content, keep track of writers for the intro, prepare the newsletter to be sent. Some experience with html and wiki formatting would be helpful, but we can train. Contact Fulvio Casali if you are interested.
Research on Sustainable, Local Food
The Food and Health Guild seeks volunteer/s excited about sustainable, local food to research and update the guild's wiki page with links to recent books, articles, postings, websites, films, book and film reviews, etc. For more information, please contact Jennifer
Edible Gardening Enthusiast
The Urban Crop Circle Project, a monthly gathering of folks who garden organically in their yards, would appreciate help with setting up before monthly meetings, handling details for gardening trips, and more. If interested, please contact rhonda
Information Technology
If you can help with programming, design or just data transfer, please contact Fulvio Casali
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