Volunteer Opportunities:
"We accomplish more when we work together"
- child at Windwood Farm
2012- Volunteer Opportunities
Jan 3rd- Jantsen Pharmaceuticals workday (filled)
Jan 28th- Kiwanis Club Workday (filled)
Feb 8th- Luck of the Irish Auction at Hibernian Hall
Feb 25th- Pork n Pearls Oyster and Pig Roast, Daniel Island
Feb 27th- March 2- University of Maine Alternative Spring Break Group (filled)
March 10- March 17th- Colorado State University Alternative Spring Break Group (filled)
April 4 & 5th- Trinity Baptist Church Workdays (filled)
April 14th- The Big Mooooovement (Cow Patty Bingo) Brittlebank Park
April 28th- Ride for a Reason, Motorcycle Ride to Windwood Farm Campus & Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Workday
May 19th - Work with Windwood Day
June TBD- Lippizan Horse Show
July- Work With Windwood Day TBD
August- Work with Windwood Day TBD
September 8th- Trident United Way Day of Caring
September 15th- Pork N Pearls on Folly Beach
October 6th- IOP Run/ Walk for the Child & Awendaw Blue Crab Festival
October 13th- Firefly Distillery Presents Southern Spirit
November 3rd- Mt. Pleasant Beerfest
November 24th- Work With Windwood Day ( Hang Christmas Decorations)
If you would like to volunteer for any of the available opportunities please email Callie Vanderbilt at callie.vanderbilt@windwoodfarm.org to sign up. If you would like to schedule a time to work with Windwood please review the schedule and email a date that would best suit your group. Check back for updates!
You can support Windwood Farm in many ways! You can volunteer for our Work With Windwood Days, you can spread the word about our mission in the community, and you can keep us in your thoughts and giving.
Volunteers can get involved in many ways:
WORK WITH WINDWOOD DAYS: Individuals (age 14 or older. Anyone under 18 must be
accompanied by a supervising adult) and businesses, as well as civic and church groups,
volunteer their time and talents to Windwood Farm. We could not carry out our mission without this
support. We have several monthly workdays scheduled throughout the year when volunteers can
tackle projects on our campus. Since we only have one maintenance person for 110 acres,
volunteer help is vital!
SPECIAL EVENTS: You may volunteer to help with special events. Committee members can
offer us their expertise in planning and in carrying out all the tasks necessary to ensure a successful
event.
PARTY WITH A PURPOSE: This is a fun event that can be held at your church, in private
homes, at the office, or at Windwood Farm! Invite club or church members, friends, and/or work
colleagues to a theme party to learn about the mission of Windwood Farm. The party can be
purely informational to raise friends for Windwood, or it can be a fundraiser of your choice. We'll
provide the program; you provide the party.
A. At Home, Club or Church: Host a theme party and invite family, friends, members of your church/synagogue/club or coworkers to a party to learn more about Windwood. Some ideas: Silver/Gold Exchange � attendees bring old jewelry, coins, etc. to be sold; proceeds donated to Windwood. Re-Gift Event � Bring gifts you have received but don�t use or want. Wrap them as �mystery� gifts to exchange with others while you learn about Windwood Farm (or for others to purchase, with proceeds going to help Windwood). Host a Dinner � Everyone bring a dish and something for the boys at Windwood (check out our Wish List on the Web).
B. At Work or Church: Organize a lunch for employees that provides information about Windwood, with the cost of the meal ($5 for example) going to Windwood Farm. You could also take orders and deliver brown-bag lunches with brochures enclosed about Windwood Farm.
C. Give us YOUR Ideas: If you have a new idea of how to help, call Callie at 843-884-5342, ext. 229. Our photo page on the web show ways others have helped.
CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS: April is Child Abuse Awareness Month.
Display our Child Abuse Awareness poster at your place of business or worship. Organizations or
individuals can go one step further and sponsor Child Abuse Awareness Ads in local newspapers.
You may choose any local newspaper, and your organization�s name and logo will be shown as
the ad sponsor. Call Callie for an example. Help fight child abuse with education and awareness!
Your children can help too! There are several ways children can volunteer, depending
on their ages:
Book Drives are always helpful to collect children�s books for Windwood�s school library or to provide each child with a book for his birthday or as a farewell gift when he leaves our facility. Our boys are always happy to have books they can call their own.
Bake Sales, Car Washes, Lemonade Stands, etc. are quick, simple fundraising activities that children can successfully organize and run. Some children have even celebrated their birthdays by asked their friends and relatives to bring contributions for Windwood Farm to their party rather than birthday presents for them. Amazing!
Food Drives help us provide food baskets to send home to the families (with financial needs) of our children at Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Children can help gather non-perishables and work with us on a Saturday prior to the holiday to put together attractive baskets.
The Summer School tutoring program requires the duplication of many reading and math materials selected by our school's teachers to continue the boys� studies during the summer. We would be delighted to have children come to the school on weekends in the months before school ends to copy worksheets and compile workbooks at various age levels for the summer program.
We'll be happy to discuss your own ideas to involve your children.
There are always chores to be done or special projects at Windwood that individuals or a group
from your office, church, or civic club might want to take on. Call Callie to discuss your ideas or to
find out about current needs and activities. If you have ideas about specific ways to help, we'd
love to hear them!
Contact Callie Vanderbilt at 843-884-5342, ext. 229, callie.vanderbilt@windwoodfarm.org , to discuss the many ways you can be part of the work of Windwood Farm.
