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Published 2 months ago

“Become a MOTB Volunteer Materials Shipping Angel! Help us send approved crafting materials to volunteers so they can create handmade comfort items for hospitalized children.

March of the Blanketeers
Remote, Volunteer must be in or near Smithtown, NY
I Want to Help

    • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)
    Time Commitment:
    A few hours per week
    Commitment Details:
    must live near Smithtown,NY to pick up materials for shipping. Must be trust-worthy, and committed long term as this is permanent.
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    3
    Cause Areas:
    Community Development
    Good For:
    Age 55+, Private Corporate Groups
    Other Requirements:
    Must be able financially to ship domestically, and internationally for a small, ever-growing nonprofit, via USPS.

    Description

    “Become a MOTB Volunteer Materials Shipping Angel! Help us send approved crafting materials to volunteers so they can create handmade comfort items for hospitalized children.

    MOTB Volunteer Materials Shipping Angel Program

    Purpose

    March of the Blanketeers (MOTB) is seeking Volunteer Material Shipping Angels to help cover the cost of mailing approved materials to volunteers so they can create handmade comfort items for hospitalized children and teens.

    Program Overview

    Shipping Angels help MOTB by supporting the shipment of approved project materials to volunteers.

    MOTB Provides:

    • Yarn
    • Fabric
    • Select approved project materials
    • Shipping of these materials to volunteers

    Volunteers Provide:

    • Poly-Fil
    • Time
    • Labor
    • Creativity

    Goal

    To reduce the financial burden of volunteer material distribution while helping equip volunteers to create:

    • Bears
    • Behind-the-scenes materials
    • Blankets
    • Cards
    • Hats

    Ways a Shipping Angel Can Help:

    • Sponsor one volunteer materials package
    • Sponsor monthly volunteer supply shipping
    • Donate yarn or fabric
    • Donate mailers, postage supplies, or shipping materials
    • Provide general shipping support for volunteer materials distribution

    Internal Objective:

    Equip more volunteers. Reduce MOTB operational shipping burden. Expand volunteer production capacity.

    Location

    Remote
    Volunteer must be in or near Smithtown, NY
    Associated Location

    Smithtown, NY USA

    Smithtown, NY, USA

    Please fill out this form

    Instructions:

    Must be financially stable enough to pay for ground, cheapest way USPS shipping of materials, and must be fluent in American English. Required age of 18+.

    All fields are required
    I acknowledge that use of the Idealist Applicant Tracking System is subject to Idealist's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
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