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Donate Your Time
Spaulding for Children has volunteer opportunities available for both
individuals and groups that support the children and families we serve. Below
you will find a brief description of some of these opportunities.
If would like more information on any of these opportunities or have other
ideas how you can support Spaulding for Children, please contact Jamie Bozarth, QI/HR Director at 248-443-7080 ext. 275 or jbozarth@spaulding.org
Volunteer Opportunities
Open Your Heart 365
Teen Support Groups
Ice Cream Social
Family Holiday Party
Dave Thomas Celebrity Cookoff
Community Outreach
Third-Party Fundraisers
To become a volunteer simply download and print our Volunteer Forms,
complete the forms and mail to:
Spaulding for Children
16250 Northland Drive, Suite 120
Southfield, MI 48075
Sponsorship & Underwriting Opportunities are available
for most of the above listed programs. Learn More!
Open Your Heart 365
| What: |
Open Your Heart 365 is a program
to provide the children that
Spaulding serves with new clothing
and toys. |
| Who: |
Individuals or Groups |
| When: |
Year-Round |
| How: |
Groups can participate by holding Open
Your Heart 365 donation drives with their company, club or association.
Individuals can participate by joining one of the Open Your Heart 365
Committees or by donating new items to the closet. |
| Where: |
The Open Your Heart 365 closet is located at the Spaulding
for Children offices in Southfield. |
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Teen Support Groups
| What: |
Spaulding for Children is looking
for adult men and women to serve
as mentors for our Teen Girls and
Teen Boys Support Groups.
Mentors attend monthly meetings,
act as role models, contribute to
the meeting planning and help to
facilitate sessions. Individual
mentor relationships can be
developed based on the Mentor’s
and Teen’s wants and needs. |
| Who: |
Individuals over the age of 21 |
| When: |
Support groups meet at 6:30 p.m.
on the second Monday of each month. Planning conference
calls are held the first Monday of each month and occasional
evening or weekend activities are planned. |
| How: |
Potential mentors are asked to meet with our current mentors
prior to attending a meeting. Guests wishing to join the group
will be asked to complete Volunteer Forms which include a
criminal background check and a central registry clearance.
Following the submission of their volunteer forms and passing of
clearances, mentors are asked to attend a mentor orientation
and training. |
| Where: |
Teen Support Groups meet at the Spaulding for Children offices
in Southfield. |
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Ice Cream Social
| What: |
Each year Spaulding for Children holds an Ice Cream Social, a
tradition started by one of the agency founders,
Warren Spaulding. Over 250 foster, adopt, kinship
and birth families attend this day of food, fun,
games and entertainment. |
| Who: |
Individuals and Groups |
| When: |
Saturday, July 2008, 10am-2pm |
| How: |
Volunteers are needed to assist with
all aspects of the event including planning
activities, seeking donations of food and prizes,
set-up, cooking, face painting, activity coordinators
and more. |
| Where: |
Spaulding for Children’s Ice Cream
Social takes place in the large pavilion at
Metropolitan Beach located in Clinton Township. |
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Family Holiday Party
| What: |
Each year Spaulding for Children holds a Holiday Party for
nearly 300 foster, adopt, kinship and birth families. This
evening event includes dinner, crafts, entertainment, visits with
Santa and gifts. |
| Who: |
Individuals and Groups |
| When: |
Friday, December 7, 2007 - 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. |
| How: |
Volunteers are needed to assist with all aspects of the event
including planning activities, seeking donations of food and gifts,
set-up, cooking, activity coordinators and more. |
| Where: |
Spaulding for Children’s Family Holiday Party has been held in
a local church auditorium, but we are open to new fun locations. |
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Dave Thomas Celebrity Cookoff
| What: |
The Dave Thomas Celebrity Cookoff
is held in major cities across the
United States in conjunction with
Wendy’s International®, The Dave
Thomas Foundation for Adoption™,
and Benihana Restaurants.
Local and national celebrities, media
personalities and corporate leaders
sizzle as they take over the hibachi
style grills at Benihana to prepare a
steak and shrimp dinner for ten guests seated around their grill.
The event also includes a cocktail reception and silent auction
with all proceeds benefiting Spaulding for Children. |
| Who: |
Individuals and Groups |
| When: |
This event takes place on Tuesday, September 16, 2008.
Volunteers are needed for set-up from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. and
during the event from 5 p.m. – 11 p.m. |
| How: |
Volunteers are needed to serve on various planning
committees, event day set-up, and evening support such as
auction runners, suite hosts, greeters, check-in, etc. |
| Where: |
The Dave Thomas Celebrity Cookoff takes place at Benihana
Restaurant in Troy, MI. Volunteer training will take place one to
two weeks prior to the event at Spaulding for Children’s offices
in Southfield. |
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Community Outreach
| What: |
Volunteers are need to help Spaulding for Children increase public
awareness about the thousands of children in Metro Detroit waiting to
be adopted. By dispelling the many misconceptions about adopting
from the foster care system and recruiting new foster and adoptive
parents, these volunteers can help find homes for these deserving
children. |
| Who: |
Individuals and Groups |
| When: |
Year-Round – Days & Evenings – Weekdays & Weekends |
| How: |
Volunteers are needed to man information booths at community
events, fairs and expositions. Volunteers are also needed to contact
community service groups, churches and associations to arrange for
Spaulding Staff or trained volunteers to speak to their organizations. |
| Where: |
Community outreach projects take place throughout the Metro Detroit
area. |
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Third Party Fundraisers
| What: |
A Third Party Fundraiser is a fundraiser planned and produced
by another organization or group with all or part of the proceeds
going to support Spaulding for Children. |
| Who: |
Organizations, Companies, Associations, Sororities/Fraternities,
Churches, etc. |
| When: |
Year Round |
| How: |
Please refer to Spaulding for Children’s Third Party Guidelines. |
| Where: |
Varies |
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