Group volunteering

Group volunteering refers to groups from different schools, organizations, or vocational programs that come to Free Geek to learn life and job skills, or just volunteer. They come usually once per week, and have counselors with them that have been trained on different jobs in the recycling area. Some groups have their students check in and later log their hours on their own, other groups might hand a list of students and the hours worked to a front desk person to be entered.

Please note: Groups that want to do the Build Program should be asked to sign up as individuals. We do not host group volunteering for the Build Program.

Groups must volunteer for a minimum of 1.5 hours per session.

Process for volunteering as a group:


 * 1) Group applies using online application form (http://www.freegeek.org/group-volunteering-application-form/)
 * 2) Volunteer coordinator contacts group leader, coordinates group volunteering schedule, arranges for leader to come in to Free Geek for a tour and training in area of interest, sends group leader links to our online volunteer orientation packet, volunteer applications, and group volunteering information sheet
 * 3) Volunteer coordinator schedules group tour. If the group is more than 4 people, an individualized, abbreviated tour is arranged. Volunteer coordinator will schedule tour guide, or will be the tour guide
 * 4) Group comes in for tour and hands in already-completed volunteer applications
 * 5) Group begins volunteering, hands in time sheet at the end of each volunteer experience.
 * 6) Group leader or volunteer coordinator may schedule a meeting after the first couple of sessions to discuss issues related to group volunteering

Feel free to ask Sarah, our Volunteer and Front Desk Coordinator, if you have any questions.

Group volunteering is tracked through RT. The queue is group-volunteers. Tickets should be titled with the day of the week, the time, and the name of the group. Summer volunteer groups should be titled Summer, day of week, time, name of group.

See the Group Volunteering Policy for more details

Currently Scheduled Group Volunteering

 * All of the information below can also be found in RT, & on this Google Calendar:

Recycling Groups

Central City Concern ("CCC" #11570)
ongoing as of Jan 2011
 * Contact: Mark Alejos (503)467-4630, Daniel Winters is liaison.
 * Time: 10am-2pm
 * How many people: 6 adults on bench, 2 at the table( they know that CHS has priority between 12:30 and 1:45pm, and we might reassign work for the hour)
 * What they do: bench and table, other stuff as needed
 * FG Contact: Sarah

Cleveland High School ("CCC" #65600)

 * Contact: Michael Fried (503) 916-5120
 * Time: 12:45pm-1:45pm
 * How many people: 3 students at the table and 1 staff person
 * What they do: Table and Bench
 * FG Contact: Sarah

Mt Scott

 * contact: Lorene Espineli
 * phone:
 * Time: 10am-12pm
 * New schedule starts 10/19/11. It will be on the third Wednesday of every month. 10/19, 11/16, 1/18, 2/15, 4/18, 5/16, 6/20
 * How many: 9 students, 1 staff
 * 10 spots total: 10 at table and bench
 * What they do: Recycling table and bench
 * FG contact: Sarah

Reynolds Cornerstone Transition Program

 * contact: Dionne Madigan
 * phone: 503-328-0420 ext. 8363
 * Time: 11:45am-1:45pm
 * New schedule starts 9/22/11
 * How many: 4 students, 1 staff
 * 5 spots total: 5 at table
 * What they do: Recycling table
 * FG contact: Sarah

Montavilla Community Center
could do Receiving
 * contact: Ken Lori
 * phone: 503-953-9573
 * Time: 4pm-6pm
 * New schedule starts 9/22/11-12/15/11
 * How many: 5 students, 1 staff
 * 8 spots total: 6 on bench, 2 at table
 * If the above isn't available, sign up where possible at Table/Bench/Receiving
 * What they do: Recycling table and bench, could do receiving
 * FG contact: Sarah

Harry's Mother (#61383) yes, this really is the organization's name ;)
ongoing as of jan 2011 -dk
 * contact: Sylvia or Marijka (503) 233-8111
 * Time: 1:30pm-2:30pm
 * How many people: 4 total (sometimes 5 but only reserve 4 spots)
 * What they do: Recycling Bench
 * FG Contact: Sarah

Cleveland High School ("CCC" #65600)

 * Contact: Michael Fried (503) 916-5120
 * Time: 10am-11am
 * How many people: 3 students at the table and 1 staff person
 * What they do: Table and Bench
 * FG Contact: Sarah

Prescott Terrace (#90079)
starting 5/07/2011
 * contact:  Zubaida Ula  office: 503-548-8085
 * Time: 2-4pm
 * How many people: up to 4 adults,
 * What they do: 3 at the bench, 2 at the table
 * One volunteer prefers to test keyboards
 * FG contact: Sarah

One Time Group Volunteering
Group volunteering refers to groups from different schools, or vocational programs that come to Free Geek to learn life and job skills. They come here once week, and are have councilors with them that have been trained on different jobs in the recycling area. Some groups have their students check in and later log their hours on their own, other groups might hand a list of students and the hours worked to a front desk person to be entered. If you have questions, feel free to ask Sarah, she is their contact person here at Free Geek.

See the Group Volunteering Policy for more details

When recording a group that wants to come in to help Free Geek for a few hours, and only wants it to be a "one time thing", please record them on this page. This way the good folks in Recycling can prepare themselves for teams of Super Recyclers.

Minimum time for tour and a volunteer shift: 2.5 hours.

Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare

 * Day of Week: Wednesday, 10/26
 * name of group: Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare
 * Time: 10am-12pm
 * How many people all together: 6
 * what can they do? recycling
 * Work Areas: recycling table
 * Tour: no
 * Group Contact: Lisa Davies #8263
 * Free Geek Contact Person: Sarah
 * Confirmed? yes

Shir Tikvah

 * Day of Week: Saturday, 10/29
 * Time: 11am-2pm
 * How many people all together: 10
 * what can they do? recycling table and bench
 * Work Areas: recycling
 * Tour: yes
 * Tour Guide: Regular Saturday tours guide at 11am
 * Group Contact: Beverly Guttag #95233
 * Free Geek Contact Person: Sarah
 * Confirmed? Not Yet

Outside In

 * Day of Week: Friday, November 11th
 * name of group: Outside In
 * Time: 3pm-6pm
 * How many people all together: 5
 * what can they do? recycling
 * Work Areas: recycling table
 * Tour: yes
 * Tour Guide: Scheduled tour guide at 4pm
 * Group Contact: Marisa Monahan #7845
 * Free Geek Contact Person: Sarah
 * Confirmed? yes

PCC Environmental Studies Group

 * Day of Week: Tuesday, November 15th (one group of 10) and Tuesday,November 22nd (one group of 10)
 * name of group: PCC
 * Time: 3:30pm-5:30PM
 * How many people all together: 10
 * what can they do? Recycling
 * Work Areas: recycling Bench or Table
 * Tour: yes
 * Tour Guide: Tuesday tour guide 4pm (one group will come in for a tour at 4pm on 11/15 and the other group will come in for the tour at 4pm on 11/22)
 * Group Contact: April Fong #96219
 * Free Geek Contact Person: Sarah
 * Confirmed? yes

Intel

 * Day of Week: Tuesday, December 6th
 * name of group: Intel
 * Time: 2pm-6pm
 * How many people all together: 10
 * what can they do? recycling
 * Work Areas: recycling table and bench
 * Tour: yes
 * Tour Guide: regular Friday tour guide at 4pm
 * Group Contact: David Hayden #64337
 * Free Geek Contact Person: Sarah
 * Confirmed? no

OES

 * Day of Week: 2/17/12, 5/9/12
 * name of group: OES
 * Time: 9:30AM-12:30PM
 * How many people all together: 10
 * what can they do? Recycling Bench or Table (2/17 and 5/9)
 * Work Areas: recycling Bench or Table
 * Tour: yes
 * Tour Guide: Sarah
 * Group Contact: Nancy Teskey #2057
 * Free Geek Contact Person: Sarah
 * Confirmed? yes

Info to include:


 * Day of Week:
 * name of group
 * Time: -start to end-
 * How many people all together: -no more than 6 students and 2 councilors, or 8 people together-
 * what can they do? -age and skill level is important to prepare enough reasonable and fun work for them-
 * Work Areas (e.g. 6 on Recycling Bench & 3 on Recycling Table)
 * Tour: yes/no
 * Tour Guide (if applicable)
 * Group Contact: Name of the group leader and their phone or e-mail, but no complete emails, please (e.g. darryl at freegeek dot org)
 * Free Geek Contact Person
 * Confirmed? Yes/No

Youth Employment Institute ("YEI" #79064)

 * Contact: Maggie/Chad
 * Phone: 503-280-1058 x 129
 * Time: 12pm - 2 pm
 * How many people: only 2 people until further notice as of 3/30/11
 * What they do: table work, some might do bench work
 * FG Contact: Liane