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 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.
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
- Ask these questions:
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-
- 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
- decide on a day and time when the group leader can come in and spend a couple of hours learning the job, as well as where First Aid Kits, bathrooms and the Lounge area are.
During summer break groups usually change. We keep track of them here: Summer Break Groups
If you have questions, feel free to ask Darryl who coordinates group volunteering here at Free Geek.
See the Group Volunteering Policy for more details
Scheduled Group Volunteering
Tuesday
Central City Concern
ongoing as of Feb 2010
- Contact: Mark Alejos (503)467-4630, Daniel
- Time: 11-3pm
- 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: Darryl
Cleveland HS Lifeskills Classroom
confirmed 09/10
- Contact: Elizabeth Dubois 503-916-5120 ext.445 or Michael 916-5120
- Time: 12:45pm to 1:45 pm
- How many people: 6 students, 2 councilors
- What they do: floppy disks, media, cards
- FG Contact: Liane
Pacific Crest Community School
confirmed for 2009-2010 school year
- contact: Jordia Blumenstein
- time: 11am - 3pm (1/2 hr lunch)
- how many people: 6 HS students, over 16
- what they do: printers, Receiving, Recycling Table, Testing
- FG Contact: Liane
Trillium Family Services
starting back up 9 March 2010
- contact: Audrey DuRoss( might change)503-353-5840 X38428
- Time: 4:30pm -6pm (
- number in group: 3 HS students, 1 counselor
- what and where: start in Recycling, maybe Receiving later on
- phone number:
- FG Contact: Liane
Wednesday
Escuela-Viva
starts Feb 24th, 2010
- contact: Kathleen Taucolo
- Phone:
- Time: 11am-12:30pm
- How many people: 5 kids, 2 adults
- what they do: Recycling Table
- FG Contact: Liane
Mt Scott Learning Centers
confirmed for 2009-2010 school year, start date 10/21 only 3rd Wednesday of the month - put on BENCH
- Contact: Joe Orzali
- Phone: 503-771-8880
- Time: 11 am to 1 pm
- 3rd Wednesday of every month: April 21, 2010 and May 19, 2010 are their last shifts for the school year
- How many people: 10 high schoolers, 1 teacher
- What they do: Recycling, Printers
- FG Contact: Darryl
Youth Employment Institute
confirmed for 2009/2010
- Contact: Don Rossington
- Phone: 503-280-1058 x 129
- Time: 12:30 - 2:30 pm
- How many people: 4 HS students, 1 teacher
- What they do: table work, some might do bench work
Thursday
Pathways-MESD (Training and Education Center)
on hold until at least November 2009, they'll contact us
- contact: 503-262-4002
- Time: 11am - 12 pm
- How many people: 3 students, 1 councilor
- What they do: floppy disks, video tapes, cards, heat sink/fan combos(easy table work for now)
- FG contact: Liane
Reynolds School District
confirmed,start date 9/24 Cornerstone Program
- contact: Marylin Morise - Transition Specialist
- phone: 503-328-0420 ext. 8363
- Time : 11:45 - 1:45 ( lunch for the first 1/2 hr, don't actually start until 11:45)
- How many: 4 students, 1 councilor
- What they do: Recycling Table
- FG Contact: Liane
Harry's Mother
back on as of June 2009 -dk
- contact: Marieka (ma rye' kah) (503) 233-8111
- Time: 1:30pm-2:30pm
- How many people: 3 youth, 2 councilors
- What they do: deconstruction behind the bench, table work
- FG Contact: Darryl
Pacific Crest Community School
starts Feb 4th
- contact: Jordia Blumenstein
- time : 11-2:45pm morning Build class
- how many people: 6 HS students over 16
- what they do: Build
- planned schedule :
- 2/4 11:30 -2pm Hardware ID
- 2/11 & 2/18 Evaluation am shift
- am Build class from then on
- FG Contact: Liane
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE****** Bridger School
in planning stages
- contact: Michael Kelly
- Time: 3:30pm-6:00pm
- How many people: 8 youth, 2 councilors
- What they do: deconstruction behind the bench, table work
- FG Contact: Darryl
Friday
Cleveland Highschool Classroom
confirmed for 2009-2010
- Contact: Mike 503-916-5120
- Time: 11:15 am - 12:15 pm
- How many people: 6 students, 2 councilor,
- What they do: floppy disks, media, cards,
- FG Contact: Liane
Prescott Terrace
starting 3/12/10
- contact: Erin Iwamoto (908) 619-5656
- Time: 4-7pm(might change to 3-6pm)
- How many people: 5 adults
- What they do: Recycling Bench preferred, other areas ok
- FG contact: Liane
Saturday
No groups scheduled on Saturdays right now.
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 Liane, 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.
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 & tourguide
- 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
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
Intel Corp
- Time: 1 pm to 4 pm
- 12 adults
- 6 on Recycling Bench & 6 on Recycling Table
- No limitations
- Tour: if yes, the regular one at noon
- Group Contact: Cecile Kerr (503) 712-2184 -or- cecile (dot) kerr (at) intel (dot) com
- Free Geek Contact: Darryl
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Catlin Gable School
- Time: 9:30am -2pm
- work area: Printers
- # in group: 10 HS students(most have been here), parent volunteers
- contact: Patty Barker 503-245-2590
- FG contact: Liane
- Tour: some might want to take the tour
Saturday, April 17th, 2010
Access Program
- Time: 11am - 2pm, some will take the tour at noon
- work area: Recycling
- # in group: 4 kids at bench,3 kids at table, parents will team up with kids, won't need their own spot
- contact: Judy Berck (5032626075), group leader: Philip Graham
- FG contact : Liane
- Tour: no
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
OES
- Time: 9:30am -12:30pm
- work area: Recycling Bench and table
- # in group: 8-10 kids, supervisors
- contact: Nancy Teskey (503)416-9284
- FG contact: Liane
- Tour: no