How You Can Help

Volunteer

We also accept donations of time from our volunteers.  We have a very small paid staff. 

We operate under a 15 person volunteer board of directors, and we use the services of over

65 other volunteers to help run both of our stores and the food shelf.

Volunteers form the backbone of the Black River Good Neighbor Services’ team.  Since its founding in the 1960’s most of the individuals associated with the organization volunteer their time.  Members of the Board of Directors are unpaid volunteers, just as are the dedicated folks who deliver holiday baskets each December.  So too are those who stock store shelves and racks, and who sweep the floor and take out the trash.  We have a small paid staff and a huge volunteer operation.  But we have a lot of turnover and a lot of volunteers who live out of state and cannot give but a few hours each year.  Therefore, there is always a need for additional help.

Please review the list of volunteer opportunities below and perhaps identify some job that you may find enjoyable. 

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Volunteer Opportunities

Office work: Developing and maintaining spreadsheets, scanning documents, organizing files, answering telephones,  and all other manner of running a business office.

Merchandising: Creating and setting up displays, developing sales generating techniques, creating retail interest, and generally finding ways to increase the attractiveness of the retail environment.

Sales: Running the cash register, helping customers, sorting donations, restocking clothing racks and merchandise shelves, and keeping customers happy.

Fundraising: Help to organize events, help to establish and run direct mail campaigns, special sales, dinners, and using imagination and ingenuity to work with the community to find funding sources.

Rubbish Removal and Recycling: Bring rubbish to the Ludlow transfer station, sort the general waste stream and deliver recyclables to the appropriate place.

Store Maintenance: General building maintenance, repair and cleaning of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, building shell, immediate grounds; keep all systems in top operating condition.

Food Delivery: Twice a month deliver USDA and BRGNS food to less mobile senior citizens.

Furniture Pickups: Pick up donated furniture from donors’ homes and businesses and bring it to our stores or put it in storage for future sales.

Do you have a particular skill that we can use?  Are you willing to help wherever help is needed?  If you can spare only a couple hours a month we can use you.  Please call Krey at (802) 228-3663,  or come in to the store at 37B Main Street, Ludlow to find out what you can do.  Volunteering comes with its own set of rewards.

Each August our volunteers gather for an appreciation picnic.  This year we had over 60 volunteers, family and friends at the affair.  We would love to have you attend next year.