Volunteer
Opportunities
Our programs depend on enthusiastic volunteers,
with a healthy sense of whimsy while focused and committed
to providing good quality service.
YOU make us happen.
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VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
Seeking volunteers to help solicit silent auction donations and help produce our coming fundraiser: "the PROM - a Dance for Goofy Grownups" scheduled for early May.
Contact tim@kindtree.org for details
Volunteer needed to help run and grow established art promotion program for people with autism. 5 hours a week. 12 month committment.
Our goals:
1. Establish classes that teach art to adults
2. Schedule and produce 4-6 art shows / gallery displays per year.
3. Generate and maintain up to 6 retail locations for notecard sales.
4. Establish the 'KindTree Artists Guild' working with local artists with autism.
Some of these projects are already underway. If you have time and energy, this is a great opportunity to create something speacial. Please respond to tim@kindtree.org. Thank you.
We're organizing Life Skill Groups for folks on the spectrum and will be needing class assistants. This is a great opprtunity to get some one-on-one time with budding artists. Start date projected for Fall 2012l.
Contact mary-minn@kindtree.org.
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The Camp/Retreat
is designed around the needs of those living with autism.
Parents and caregivers can bring their autistic loved
ones and relax with them over the weekend, knowing that
they are in a safe and nurturing environment. The retreat
is a time for rejuvenation and solidarity. Autists are
accepted and enjoyed for themselves, not forced into a
procrustean neuro-normal mold.
Volunteering at this event is like
being with family. There's plenty of work to do,
but there is always someone to chat with and enjoy while
you're working. Tasks include plenty of kitchen duty,
leading nature walks, helping with games and crafts, keeping
a good vibe going, and looking after people. It's a wondeful
chance to experience the Autism Community and learn. We
need about 70 volunteers for Thursday - Sunday the last
weekend in August.
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KindTree Camp/Retreat, 2010
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Our Art Program
offers art works created by people who have autism spectrum disorders.
We proudly participate in Eugene's exciting "Holiday Market"
event every Thanksgiving Day Weekend, offering for sale cards,
prints and a wide variety of original art produced by people with
autism. This event creates income for the artists and lets everyone
know who they are.
We celebrate our artists with a gala opening, giving neuro-normal
people a chance to rub elbows with some notable autists, and autists
palpable proof of their self-worth and a market for their art.
Volunteers help here by staffing
the sales booth during events, helping market items at local stores,
coordinating framing and scheduling exhibitions, working with
artists and more.
Our Book
Review Page needs a steady stream of new reviews.
Please let us know if you have read a good
book lately! books@kindtree.org
In addition, volunteers help at our other events
and fun-raisers setting up, working refreshments and more. We
could use help with the website and graphic
work. We hope to reach out to artists in the schools, with your
help. Other opportunities often arise.
Join our Board of Directors or Advisory
Board. If you are a professional, or have unique skills
or resources to offer (autism specialist,
business person, grant writer...), we would love your input
and creativity in our effort to serve the Autism Community. Board
positions are often open. Terms are for 2 years and meetings occur
monthly for board members, and twice yearly for the Advisory Board.
Please contact Volunteer Coordinator,
Tim Mueller, 541-521-7208 or volunteer@kindtree.org
We know how to have fun.
Thanks.
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