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.

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

• Ask these questions:

Info to include:

• Name of Group
• Day of Week - (of course we're closed Sun & Mon)
• Time: -start to end- (1.5 hrs minimum)
• How many people all together: -no more than 6 students and 2 counselors, or 8 people all 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
• Group Leader Orientation - 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

Tours for Groups - If you want a group tour that's separate from the regular noon and 5 pm tours, send an e-mail to inreach@ to make sure we get a guide for the tour. Please also make a wiki entry for the large tour request at: http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Large_tours

Scheduled Group Volunteering

Tuesday

Central City Concern

ongoing as of Feb 2010

• Contact: Mark Alejos (503)467-4630, Jeff usually comes with group
• 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

will only be able to come on Fridays at least until February

• 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
• on summer break: June 11-September 4

Wednesday

Mt Scott Learning Centers

confirmed for 2010-2011 school year

• Contact: Joe Orzali
• Phone: 503-771-8880
• When: Third Wednesday of each month: 10/20, 11/17, 12/15, 1/19, 2/16, 3/16, 4/20, 5/18
• Time: 11 am - 1 pm
• How many people: 8 high school students
• What they do: Recycling bench and table
• FG Contact: Darryl

Youth Employment Institute

Start date October 6th, 2010

• Contact: Maggie
• Phone: 503-280-1058 x 129
• Time: 1pm - 3 pm
• How many people: up to 7 HS students, 1 teacher
• What they do: table work, some might do bench work
• FG Contact: Liane

Thursday

Reynolds School District

start date 9/30/10 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: 4-5 students, 1 councilor
• What they do: Recycling Table
• FG Contact: Liane

Harry's Mother

back on as of June 2009 -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: Darryl

Friday

Cleveland Highschool Classroom

start date 9/24/10, possibly 9/17/10

• 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 / Zubaida Ula
• Time: 4-7pm(might change to 3-6pm)
• How many people: up to 4 adults,
• What they do: 2 spots = recycling table; 3 spots = recycling bench
• 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.

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

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
• Confirmed? Yes/No

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

SEEDS from Reed College

• Time: 11am - 3:00pm
• 8-10 college students
• Will work in Printerland
• No special needs
• Will take lunch at 2 pm
• Tour: own tour at 2:30 pm
• Tour guide: Sophia
• Group Contact: Dana Bays: baysd at reed dot edu
• Free Geek Contact: Darryl
• confirmed? Yes

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

Riverdale School

• Time: 1pm - 2:45pm
• 5 kids, 1 adult
• No special needs
• Tour: yes
• Group Contact: Casey Hickman
• Free Geek Contact:Liane
• confirmed? yes/no

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

Wilson High School

• time: 11:45 am - 1pm (taking tour 11:15am)
• # of volunteers; 8 HS students(plus a couple of support staff)
• work area: Recycling Table
• Group contact: Dominic LeFavre (317-0627)
• FG contact: Liane
• confirmed: yes

Saturday, November 6th, 2010

Fir Ridge Campus

• Time: 11am -3pm
• 6 HS students, 2 adults
• no special needs
• Tour? yes, join at noon
• Group contact: Kim Anderson
• FG contact: Liane
• confirmed: yes

Tuesday,November 9th, 2010

PCC April Fong's Class

still working on details

• Time: 3-5:30pm
• # of volunteers: hopefully no more than 10 college students
• no special needs
• Tour: yes
• Group contact: April Fong
• FG contact: Liane
• confirmed?:yes/no

Tuesday,November 16th, 2010

PCC April Fong's Class

still working on details

• Time: 3-5:30pm
• # of volunteers: hopefully no more than 10 college students
• no special needs
• Tour: yes
• Group contact: April Fong
• FG contact: Liane
• confirmed?:yes/no

Friday, January 14th, 2011

Hands On Portland -- MLK Day

• Time: 4:30-7pm
• 8-10 adults
• All in PrinterLand
• Tour: no
• Volunteer Liaison to be named later; Eric Faulk: eric at handsonportland dot org
• Free Geek Contact: Darryl
• Confirmed? Yes

Saturday, January 15th, 2010

Hands On Portland -- MLK Day

• Time: 11am-2pm
• 8-10 adults
• All in PrinterLand
• Tour: no
• Volunteer Liaison to be named later; Eric Faulk: eric at handsonportland dot org
• Free Geek Contact: Darryl
• confirmed? Yes