•ONE-TIME OPPORTUNITIES•

•Aide for Special Events: Volunteer for 1-2 hour slots to assist ECFE personnel or Advisory Council with Business Expo, Health fair, Garage Sales, etc. May include setting up or tearing down booth, giving information, assist with activities of the event.

•Chaperone Trips: Occasionally ECFE sponsors trips to places like Children's Museum, Como Zoo, Etc. The chaperone would take attendance of participants, give instructions for the trip, make sure everyone has returned to the bus before it leaves, distribute and collect evaluations. Fees are waived for the chaperone and their child for the trip.

Bake Sale: One week before special events (annual garage sale, etc.) you would need to pick-up packaging materials with instructions from ECFE office. You may purchase or bake items to sell. Examples would be 1 dozen cookies, 1/2 dozen bars or muffins, or 1 loaf of bread.

•Child Care: Sometimes during special ECFE events, people who are sharing their time at the event need child care. Arrangements would be made according to the need. (If possible, would be needed during the garage sale, spring cleaning, etc, and would probably take place at ECFE with a team of people.)

•Parent Sharing (hobby or talent): If you have any hobbies, interests, talents, or would like to share your occupation with the ECFE children and staff that would be great! Please list your expertise on the Volunteer Survey. If any of the topics can be used in the classes, you will be contacted and arrangements made.

•Poster Pin-Up: Occasionally flyers need to be distributed throughout the community. Your help would be needed to deliver the flyers to appropriate businesses.

•Seasonal Cleaning of Classrooms: Volunteer a few hours of your time to help organize, rearrange, and clean the ECFE classrooms. This will be done about 3 times per year.

•Equipment Set-Up/Moves: Move equipment and/or set-up equipment for ECFE as needed.

•Sewing: Occasionally special requests are made for making beanbags, pillows, aprons, flannel board cut-outs, etc. for classroom use. Mending may also be needed.

•Video Tape Classes: Video tape children at play in your child's class. Focus in on their individual and/or group play. Camera and tapes are provided. Child educator will edit tape so that parents will view at a later time.

•Writing Articles for Newsletter: Newsletters are published bimonthly. Articles can be written on a variety of subjects. Any ideas would be welcomed. Articles will be reviewed by the ECFE Manager.

•ON-GOING OPPORTUNITIES•
•Food to CAER: Check at ECFE for items and deliver donated items to CAER.

•Clean Toys: Wash and clean toys according to ECFE guidelines.

•Parent Library Assistant: Alphabetize books, inventory and assist with monitoring overdue books.

•Transportation Volunteer: Provide transportation to classes for people in need of a ride. These people would attend the same class as your family.

•Mentor for Young Parent: Provide one to one support to a young parent. Participate in training activities and assist with young parent program activities. Interested volunteers will complete an application, interview process, and training. A one year commitment is required.

•Cut Simple Wood Pieces: Cut wood pieces according to pattern provided to be used in "build it together" classes.

•Toy Repair: Repair broken toys as needed.

•Deliver Brochures/Newsletters to Businesses: Deliver brochures and newsletters to list provided (clinics, library, Government Center, Chamber of Commerce, etc.)

•Drop In Play Supervisor: Set-up classroom with simple activities (paint, playdough, paper/crayons, etc.) and supervise participants during the session.

•Prepare Classroom Materials: Make playdough, glurch, silly putty, cut out materials or prepare other items needed for regular classes and one-time events.

•Donate Consumables: Donate items that are needed for classrooms according to needs specified by staff. List may include paper products, flour, etc.

Classroom Volunteer: Assist teachers in the classroom or share a hobby or talent.