New Volunteer Phone Bank
T ouching on the theme of this quarter’s newsletter, it is clear that the economy is on
everyone’s mind. This is why we have begun a new volunteer project — a phone bank.
We have started to have volunteers call individual donors to simply say, “Thank you.”
We want to make sure that our donors know how much we appreciate their support in this
tough time, and to also offer our support to them. Since February we have had three successful
phone bank sessions, with 825 donors called and 245 donors reached. We feel that this is a very
important project and we will continue this every month.
Interested in Volunteering? Check out our Opportunities Below!
Sunday, August 9th — Memory Walk 2009 with the Brooklyn Cyclones at KeySpan Park
— Please join us for our 1st Memory Walk in Brooklyn! Volunteers needed to help with set-up,
registration, clean-up, poster and brochure distribution, and community/corporate outreach.
Thursday, September 3rd – Alzheimer’s Awareness Day with the Staten Island Yankees— Volunteers needed to help ‘man’ tables and pass out brochures and purple bracelets.
Sunday, October 25th – Memory Walk 2009 at Riverside Park — Volunteers needed to
help with set-up, registration, food distribution, clean-up, poster and brochure distribution, and
community/corporate outreach.
Health Fairs: “Man” an Alzheimer’s Association, NYC Chapter table at Health Fairs. Answer
basic questions on Alzheimer’s disease to senior groups, corporate offices, community centers,
and schools. Volunteer training is provided by the Alzheimer’s Association. English and Bilingual
Spanish or Chinese volunteers needed.
Translation Services: Translate written materials, such as newsletters, Web site stories, and various letters and informational
packets from English to Spanish, Chinese or Russian.
Speakers Bureau: Make presentations about Alzheimer’s disease to senior groups or
community centers. Volunteer training is provided by the Alzheimer’s Association. English and
Bi-lingual Spanish or Chinese volunteers needed.
Volunteer Phone Bank: Help us provide personal “thank you” calls to those who have
donated to the Alzheimer’s Association. Volunteers will be trained and provided with scripts.
Volunteers must be comfortable making phone calls.
If you or someone you know is interested in volunteering, please feel free to contact me
at 646-744-2928
or by e-mail at ckeller@alznyc.org.
— Christina Keller
Director, Volunteer
Leadership & Development
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