Volunteering Opportunities

Food Service

Cashier - Receiving payment as people go through the cafeteria line.

Dish Washer - Washing dishes, pots, pans and utensils for lunch and other food events.

Food Preparation - Preparing food for the dining room, home delivered meals, and special events. This position involves standing, cutting, cooking, and serving.

Wait Staff - Setting tables for cafeteria or other food events, serving beverages, meals, and clearing tables.

Host/Hostess

Common Grounds Café - A great place for coffee lovers who enjoy meeting people! Making coffee, selling coffee and goodies, and visiting with people.

Fitness Desk - Greeting and checking people in who come to use the Fitness Center.  Also involves issuing locker keys and signing people up for orientations. Answer general questions about the Fitness Center.

Front Desk Ambassador - Greeting and directing guests and members to various classes and events; answer questions and calls regarding Evergreen Commons, and arrange and/or give a tour. Also involves some assisting with the Common Grounds Café.

Library - Assisting members in finding books, checking books out and in, and keeping the library area neat.

Gift Shop - If you are a friendly, out-going person, our Gift Shop is a great place for you! Assisting customers, keeping the shop tidy, and stocking supplies as needed.

 Woodshop Host - Supervising the woodshop to ensure the health and safety of our members. Assisting members requiring help with woodworking projects. Must have working knowledge of woodshop equipment.

Miscellaneous

Instructor - Teaching a class about something you enjoy, such as computers, a foreign language, or gardening. If you can teach it, chances are we can find the students!

Seasonal Gardening - Helping out in our Garden Center and around Evergreen utilizing your green thumb.

Chair & Tables Set-up/Take-down - Occasional setting up chairs and tables, skirting tables, and helping in other ways to make our events successful.

Participant Companion - Assisting participants with games, small group discussions, field trips, exercise, and musical activities. The Participant Companion also helps with lunchtime.

Transportation Assistant - Riding the bus and assisting the bus driver by maintaining safety when he is helping participants on or off the bus.

Entertainment - Providing various types of entertainment for participants.  May include singing, dancing, reading, storytelling, etc.

Foot Care Clinic - Assisting participants and nurses, setting up supplies, collecting and recording payments, filling and emptying foot basins, and taking reservations for future clinics.

Blood Pressure Clinic - Taking blood pressures and being on hand to answer questions. Must be an RN or LPN.

Home Delivered Meals Driver - Delivering meals to homebound, frail older adults.

Friendly Visitor - Visiting an isolated older adult with no other contacts and sharing your companionship and sometimes even a cup of coffee!

Tax Preparation - Filling out tax forms for low- to mid-income older adults during tax season.  AARP Tax-Aide training is provided, and you must pass a test in order to prepare taxes. The fun you’ll have is worth it!

Sound and Lights - Running our sound board in the Auditorium at special events and presentations. Helping make our special events even more dazzling by "working the lights." Training in both areas will be provided.