Volunteer Application

Spring for Hope Planning Committee / Day of Volunteer

Spring for Hope is our biggest fundraising event that takes place annually at the end of April. This event is also a celebration of our inception which occurred on April 20th, 2016. Under the direction of our Director of Development, volunteers on this committee are asked to procure sponsorship and in-kind donations for our fundraising event. This committee also helps with details of the event including ideas for entertainment, speakers, centerpieces, refreshments, overall flow of the evening, etc. Volunteers for this event are asked to help with specific tasks for the day such as set up, greeting, registration, raffle ticket sales, management and closing of the silent auction, spotters for the live auction and paddle raise, and take down.

May-lers for Mental Health

May-lers for Mental Health is a program where we collect messages of hope from the community and provide them to local hospitals where they are given to patients who are receiving care for their mental health. Community members can mail us their card with their personal message or attend our event where we write in and decorate cards together. Volunteers for this campaign will be asked to get donations for cards and card making materials, help collect cards from the community, help with the details of the inperson event, and attend the event.

Outreach Events

To help spread the message of hope and connect with our community, we attend some community events throughout the year where we provide resources and talk with attendees about suicide prevention. Events we typically attend include the Let’s Talk Suicide (May and November), Pride (June), Unity in the Community (August), and the Out of the Darkness Walk (September). Volunteers will be asked to help with set up, participate in training to become familiar with handouts, engage with the community during their 2-3 hour shift, and help with take down.

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and Kindness Campaign

To celebrate National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in September, we host a kindness campaign to encourage the community to connect with one another. We refer to these acts as intentional acts of kindness because to us, they are not random. Volunteers will be asked to perform acts of kindness while using a card provided by FailSafe to spread awareness. They will also be asked to encourage their friends, family, and colleagues to perform these acts as well.

Other

Do you have other ideas of how you can help our organization? Let us know!