Volunteer Opportunities, In General * (ANY/ALL Types) available at Household Goods Recycling Ministry

notes: For a complete and up to date listing of current volunteer opportunities, please go to: http://www.hgrm.org/Volunteer/opportunities.html -> For a complete and up to date listing of current volunteer opportunities, please go to: http://www.hgrm.org/Volunteer/opportunities.html Administrative Support Assist with data entry, correspondence, filing, and other administrative tasks. Assist Clients Work with an individual client or family to help them select the large and small items they need. Agency Relationships Maintain contact and relationships with the various agencies and churches that refer clients to HGRM. Identify ways in which we can help each other out. Fund raising and Public Relations Work with a small committee to conduct an annual mail appeal, write applications for grants and funding, or help to publicize HGRM through press releases, community events etc. Information Systems Support Assist in developing and maintaining HGRM’s databases, website, management systems, and computers Phones & Appointments Monitor our voicemail and handle requests and questions as needed. Provide information, set up client appointments, and schedule furniture pickups from donors. Pickup/Moving Furniture In teams of 2 or 3, pickup larger items from donors on a scheduled basis, or help in moving, arranging, and loading larger items in our warehouse Receiving Donated Goods Work at our warehouse assisting donors by accepting their donated items and providing receipts. Resale Management Assist in identifying items that can be resold to provide operating funds for HGRM. Preparing them for resale. Love antiques? Learn more while you work. Repair and Maintenance Test appliances, make minor repairs to furniture an lamps, or assist in maintaining the warehouse in good operating condition (minor repairs) Sorting goods Put donated items in their correct locations for distributing to clients; evaluate goods to be set aside for resale or other charities. Volunteer Management Monitor the inventory of a particular type of item (examples: beds, upholstered furniture, small appliances, linens). Make sure it is well organized. Work with the sorters and movers. Zone Management Assist in the overall responsibility for a particular zone in the warehouse, such as baby items, linens, etc., to insure that the inventory we have is appropriate and well organized.