"Serve. Teach. Learn."
Event Overview
Engage
in the life of your community and have a blast at the same time!
On October 11, 2008, join hundreds of other volunteers from around the region to provide almost 1500 hours of service to nonprofit agencies and schools in Memphis and the Mid-South. Like walkathons and rideathons, Servathon helps raise money for Volunteer Memphis/Hands On Memphis to provide volunteer services throughout the year.
You can participate in several ways:
Form or join a team of family, friends, work colleagues, alumni, sorority or fraternity members, people of faith, etc.
There is a $20 registration fee for each volunteer which allows Volunteer Memphis/Hands On Memphis to provide services to over 250 nonprofits, government agencies and schools each year. Any additional money or donations raised is greatly appreciated. Please see Registration Fee and Fundraising for more information.
Meet new people, see new parts of the region, try something new! Servathon is a great place to get started volunteering or — if you have been a volunteer before — to try a new kind of project!
Here's how you can get involved:
Sign up as an individual volunteer. You’ll be able to select a project beginning September 8, 2008.
Become a Project Coordinator and help lead other volunteers.
Tell your friends! Ask your friends, family and colleagues to participate in Servathon, too! If they can’t participate, ask them to sponsor you.
There is a $20 registration fee for each volunteer which allows Volunteer Memphis/Hands On Memphis to provide services to over 250 nonprofits, government agencies and schools each year. Any additional money or donations raised is greatly appreciated. Please see Registration Fee and Fundraising for more information.
Servathon 2008 is a fun way to spend time with family,
friends and colleagues while providing service to
your community. Think about
all the groups you’re involved with: your sports teams, alumni group, church
or spiritual group, colleagues, school, book clubs, etc. Be a leader! Get them
involved!
Teams will be placed together at the same project site – whichever one they select. Selection of specific project sites starts September 8, 2008.
To start a new team, email Yvonne Adams at Volunteer Memphis/Hands On Memphis. We'll need the Team Name, Team Captain's name, phone number, email, and date of birth, plus the individual names and emails of your teammates.
There is a $20 registration fee for each volunteer which allows Volunteer Memphis/Hands On Memphis to provide services to over 250 nonprofits, government agencies and schools each year. Any additional money or donations raised is greatly appreciated. Please see Registration Fee and Fundraising for more information.
Are you reliable? A good leader? Committed to service?
Then think about becoming a Servathon Project Coordinator!
We are looking for more than 20 Project Coordinators for
Servathon 2008. Project Coordinators are
crucial to the success of
Servathon!
They serve as the lead volunteers at project sites, and are the “go-to”
volunteers at the event! Help plan and run Servathon by becoming a Project
Coordinator,
and really make a difference in Memphis!
Project Coordinators work with Volunteer Memphis/Hands On Memphis staff to oversee the development and implementation of all activities at their assigned site, and work closely with the nonprofit or school to ensure a successful project!
Duties Include:
attending 1 training session held on Saturday, September 27th, 2008.
conducting a site visit prior to the project day to meet with the agency point of contact, understand the project, and develop a relationship with school point of contact and staff
making requests to Volunteer Memphis/Hands On Memphis staff about specific tools and supplies necessary to complete the project
communicate tasks to volunteers and to efficiently organize them
managing the entire project site to ensure a successful Servathon!
Project Coordinators should:
be enthusiastic about volunteering!
be organized and detail-oriented
be able to commit the time necessary to successfully lead the project
have strong communication skills
have strong leadership skills
be people-oriented and able to develop working relationships with Project Leaders and school points of contact