Hey there!
Are you interested in Volunteering? We will have two sites in Charlotte this year - South Charlotte and Denver. This will allow us to expand our geographical reach. If all volunteer spots are full, check back in a few days. As we raise funds, we will likely need to add additional volunteer spots.
Volunteer Opportunities
South Charlotte Location
We welcome you to volunteer and help us reach our goal to serve 1,500 widows this Valentine's Day! We will have 3 days of opportunities for volunteers to serve this year's mission! This is very important - we ask that you sign up for just one time slot at William Davie to begin. Last year our sign ups filled very quickly and there were alot of people unable to participate. If you sign up for a volunteer spot at William Davie, you can also sign up for one delivery spot if you would like. If we are in need of additional volunteers as the date approaches, we will reach out accordingly. I wish that we did not have to limit volunteer opportunities but I would like to include as many people as possible.
We are also actively fundraising for 2025. At this point we are at about 14% of our local goal of $100,000. $100,000 is the amount that we need to raise to serve 1500 North Carolina widows and widowers. Please consider making a small donation to support our efforts.
Please see details below.
Location:
William Davie Park
4635 Pineville Matthews Road
Charlotte, NC 28226
Day 1: Wednesday, February 12th
2 Volunteer shifts available
10:00am - 1:00pm & 1:00pm to 4:00pm
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Loading the U-Haul at MorningStar Storage Facility
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Unloading the U-Haul with items needed for the project
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Vases, gifts, wine, boxes etc.
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Organizing and Unpacking Gifts
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Setting up tables
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Unpacking Vases
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Breaking down boxes
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Organizing items for gift bags
Day 2: Thursday, February 13th
3 Volunteer shifts available
9:30am - 12:30am & 1:00pm - 4:00pm
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Processing flowers, Opening, trimming, removing leaves and hydrating
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Assembling Gift Bags
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Building Gift Boxes (these will hold flowers and gifts)
5:00pm - 7:30pm
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Building 600 floral arrangements for Widows
Day 3: Friday, February 14th
Multiple Shifts available to volunteer
8:00am - 2:00pm
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Delivery - Multiple Windows
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Each driver should expect 3 deliveries. Please sign up for a designated delivery area that you can drive to and deliver. We want to be able to serve widows in Charlotte and the surrounding areas.
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9:00am - 11:30am
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Building 600 floral arrangements for Widows
12:00pm - 2:00pm (Volunteer and Student Service Volunteer Hours Opportunity)
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Logistic assistance
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Assist with breakdown of event processes and project materials
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Final clean out
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Return project materials to storage facility
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Denver, NC Location
Westlake, Lake Forest Church
2204 St. James Church Road Denver, NC 28037
We will work 3 days -Wednesday, February 12, Thursday, February 13th and February 14th. See below for details.
Day 1- Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
12:00pm - 4:00pm
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Unloading a UHAUL with items needed for the project.
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Vases, gifts, wine, boxes, etc.
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Organizing and Unpacking Gifts
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Unpacking Vases
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Breaking down boxes
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Assembling Gift Bags
Day 2- Thursday Feb 13, 2025
8:00am-10:00am
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Set Up
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Processing Flowers; Opening, trimming, removing leaves and hydrating
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Building Gift Boxes
10:00am- 12:00pm
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Building 50 Arrangements
Day 3- Friday Feb 14, 2025
9:00am-12:00pm
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Building 200 Arrangements
10:00am-2:00pm
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Delivery - Multiple Windows (85 Drivers - 3 deliveries each)
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Each driver should expect 3 deliveries. Please sign up for a designated delivery area that you can drive to and deliver. We want to be able to serve widows in the surrounding areas of Charlotte. *Areas are subject to change slightly based on the delivery locations of individual widows that are nominated.
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2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Emptying the facility
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Final Clean out
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Return materials to the Storage Facility