Getting Started
Volunteers are vital to our mission.
New volunteers must attend one 55-minute volunteer orientation, before volunteering for the first time.
Here's how you can get started:
- Submit a Volunteer Information Form
- Attend an Orientation (see below)
Holiday Meal Program
Hundreds of volunteers are needed on each of three major holidays:
Easter Sunday | Thanksgiving Day | Christmas Day
The Holiday Meal Program includes two main roles for volunteers to choose from:
Delivery Driver
Role
Delivery Drivers are responsible for all of the following:
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Pick up ready-to-eat meals (will be loaded in your car by food-line support volunteers)
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Drive meals to the assigned apartment building
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Deliver meals to each registered senior on list
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Provide warm smiles and joyful holiday wishes!
Food Line & Support
Role
Food-Line Helpers are responsible for (1) of the following:
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Scoop food into containers (ie. mashed potatoes)
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Package/seal containers and boxes
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Count and organize containers/boxes
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Carry boxes of meals to delivery driver cars
Placemats
Each of our holiday meals come with an adorable placemat that is artfully crafted by a kiddo. We always need about 4,000 placemats for each holiday.
Each placemat is like a hug that goes with the meal, and are usually taped to our seniors' fridges! And now, we're accepting cards for our seniors, too!
Do you have any pictures to share? Post them on social media using #ArtforCommunityProjects
Here are some instructions and suggestions:
Social Gatherings Program
Volunteers can help us host small social gatherings, throughout the year, in the community rooms of the senior apartment buildings sites we serve. Activities include:
Bingo or Live Music | Lunch or Snack
Puzzles | Board Games
And More!
Social Event Support
Social Event Supporters are responsible for the following:
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Pick up supplies and activities from us
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Set-up at assigned apartment building
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Record seniors' attendance
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Serve up the fun: play, give out prizes, and have a blast!
Care Package Program
Volunteers can deliver care packages to senior residents in on a rotating basis, among the 200 sites we serve.
Care Package Delivery Driver
Care Package Delivery Drivers are responsible for the following:
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Pick up care packages from us
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Load your vehicle with care packages
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Drive with care packages to assigned apartment building
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Deliver care packages to each resident
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Provide warm smile and your best one-liner joke!
Nature Trips
Volunteers can help with a variety of activities at the Blue Lotus Center in West Bend, Wi.
Tuesdays in the summer
From 9 A.M. - 2 P.M.
June | July | August
Nature Trip Attendant
Nature Trip Attendants can assist with any of the following activities:
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Fishing on the dock
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Kayaking, canoeing
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Swimming in the in-ground pool (doesn't exceed 5'0" depth)
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Walking trails
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Paddle-boating
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Serving lunch and providing a fun day for the seniors
Other Opportunities
Be on a Committee or Advisory Board
We are always looking for committee members who are interested in helping us with the planning and implementation of senior events (holiday meals, care packages, socials) and fundraising events (annual golf outing in June, annual WALK in late September, and small fundraisers throughout the year).
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Taking photos & videos
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Planning, sponsorships and marketing
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Obtaining raffle and auction prizes
Sound like fun? Contact Jeffery Hansen:
Call (414) 708-2413
Email: cpforseniors@gmail.com
Volunteer Orientations
Each Volunteer Orientation session takes about 55 minutes to cover the following:
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Facts about Community Projects for Seniors
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Upcoming Programs and Fundraising Events
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Volunteer Opportunities & Details
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Policy/Procedure Updates (Current Volunteers)
Registration is required due to the limited capacity of our meeting room.
Orientation sessions before
Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025
Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 9:30 A.M.
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 4:00 P.M.
Click on the links below to download or submit your Volunteer Information Form:
Find Us
Address:
3073 S. Chase Ave.
Building 1 - Suite #210 (2nd Floor)
Milwaukee WI 53207
DIRECTIONS
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Entrance Driveway is on Oklahoma Ave. (not on Chase Ave.)
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We are located across the street from UW Credit Union and Piggly Wiggly
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Enter between black gates
PARKING
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Parking available by guard shack (says: GUEST PARKING SPOTS)
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Parking also available in (2) spots closest to building (says: OWNER or RESERVED)
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If no spots are available, please park in “back” to the north of building in parking lot (fits 200+ cars)
SUITE DIRECTIONS
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Enter through front glass doors (see picture) to RIGHT of the white #"1" on building
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If you see a big marble, you are in the correct spot!
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Walk down the hallway to the elevator, or stairs, turn to the left
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Follow the paper signs with arrows to the stairs
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Come to the 2nd Floor
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Follow the paper signs with arrows all the way to the meeting room.
If you cannot find us: Call Jeffery Hansen
(414) 708-2413
