Volunteer Opportunity Details:

The Salvation Army Christmas Castle program provides food, clothing, and toys to needy families throughout the Greater Burlington area. Volunteers are needed to help sort food, pack food baskets, sort toys and new clothing throughout the Christmas Castle dates. Each year, The Salvation Army helps over 600 families through this program with contributions of food, toys and clothes from VT Toys for Kids, individuals, businesses, churches, schools and more. Through the support of volunteers for this program hundreds of families have food for Christmas Dinner, gifts for children, and new warm winter clothing.
The Christmas Castle program has volunteers donate their time during two shifts (9-1, 1-5) at the Castle location.

Volunteers and volunteer group leaders must register with The Salvation Army to volunteer at this event. Children under 13 are not allowed to volunteer unless part of an organized group (school, church, club).

This opportunity is sponsored by: Salvation Army, Greater Burlington Area

We need volunteers who are free at these times Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Morning X X X X X Afternoon X X X X X Evening Flexible Based On Volunteer's Schedule One-Time This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adults (26-54) Individual Adults (55+) Large Group (6 Or More) Community Service (School) Small Group (2-5) Families Young Adults (18-25) Volunteers will work with the following groups Adolescents (13-17) Homeless Children (5-12) Infants / Preschoolers (0-4) Families / Parents Low-income / Poverty This volunteer opportunity addresses the following social interests Hunger / Food Poverty We are looking for volunteers with the following skills Event Support

Upcoming Dates:

Date Time # volunteers requested   Dec 07, 2009 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM 50   Dec 08, 2009 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM 50   Dec 09, 2009 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM 50

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Contact Person: Marti Tourville, (802) 864-6991, (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

64 Main St. Burlington, VT 05401 (See a map)

Directions:

Corner of Main St. and So. Champlain St.

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Miscellaneous Information

The volunteer is supervised by
	Marti Tourville, Director Social Ministries
Does the volunteer supervise others?
	No
Number of volunteers needed:
	50, over the entire four days
Minimum number of hours required (specify per day, week, month, project)
	Varied
The minimum age for a volunteer is
	16
What is the minimum age for youth or youth group volunteers with an adult?
	10
Is parking available?
	Yes
Is there a cost for parking?
	No
Does the agency reimbuse volunteers for parking?
	No
Does the agency provide meals for volunteers?
	No
Is this volunteer site accessible for those with physical disabilities?
	No
Is this opportunity appropriate for court-ordered service?
	No
What screening procedures are required?
	Interview (phone or in-person)
Is this opportunity appropriate for a home-bound volunteer?
	No
Is a supervisor readily available to answer volunteers questions?
	Yes
The volunteer work takes place in this county:
	Chittenden County

Last updated on September 10, 2009