How You Can Help: Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers of all kinds are important to the program at Mission Road. As a volunteer, you enjoy not only the direct contribution that you make in your volunteer work, but the indirect joy of knowing that you are exposing Mission Road residents to a new individual from the community. Volunteer projects will be tailored to fit the group or individual.

There are several ways to volunteer at Mission Road:

On-Campus and Off-Campus Group Volunteers

Large volunteer groups are welcome! Activities can include working directly with residents or helping with the maintenance of Mission Road facilities; for example, painting, gardening, repair work, hanging Christmas lights.

Day Services Volunteer

The Mission Road Adult Day Services program needs your help! The program operates Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Volunteers can help with vocational, educational and daily life skills training, as well as going on walks, field trips, feeding and many other social activities.

Individual Volunteer

An individual may assist in on-campus programming; such as arts and crafts classes, music lessons and programs, tutoring, field trips, birthday parties, fundraisers, holiday parties and much more.

Shindig

Individuals can volunteer with Mission Road's primary fundraising event on one of the special committees including:

Underwriting/Table Sales Committee: secure underwriting to meet the established event goals for both the Help-A-Kid SOAR challenge, event underwriting, table sales/sponsorships.
Live Auction Committee: secure trips, parties, hunting, fishing, jewelry, sports opportunities, and other auction packages of high interest and worth to be sold at the Live Auction during the event.
Silent Auction Committee: secure items with your creativity through retail businesses throughout San Antonio. Think "out-of-the-box" for items in neighboring communities, personal services by celebrities (CEO's, ministers, artists and craftsmen), event tickets, cooking classes - the sky's the limit!
Country Store Committee: secure items that are homemade and handmade from crafts men and women in your neighborhood, church, and community.
Logistics Committee: negotiate and overall coordinate with the event venue for catering, rentals, table layout, registration, media coverage, signage.
Production Committee: plan and script the evening program including light, sound, entertainment, auction presentation, donor recognition.
Decorations & Party Favors Committee: coordinate the decorations and party favors for the event in coordination with the theme for the evening.
Auction Display Committee: group auction items and make display tables attractive the day of the event.

For more information on the 29th Annual Grand Western Shindig on December 4, 2008, click here.