Hi John Fred, You can email Jen Wynn, she's the Volunteer Coordinator, and she should be able to work with you online about your application.
Regarding your comments about "twice a month ... [at] a specific time", the shop is open every Saturday from 10:00am - 3:00pm. I believe the adult program will be starting soon, that would take place on Wednesday evenings. Right now, unfortunately, those are the only days and times when the shop is open. Another thing you could do is check with Jen to see what kinds of help you could provide that you could do remotely -- following up with potential students, seeking out potential donors, all kinds of things. Thanks for taking the time to reply! Theresa --- In bworks_shop@yahoogroups.com, PYROcomp <rexmo...@...> wrote: > > I am interested in volunteering. Unfortunately transportation is an issue. > I have just not been able to make the suggested meetings on saturday > afternoon in order to meet and fill out an application. Perhaps an online > application form could be created? It is possible for me to make an > appearance at least twicwe a month and I would gladly do so if I could know > that there would be someone around a specific time in advance. My schedule > is very erratic and I have family and business responsibities. > > Any ideas on how to deal with situations like this? > > Thanks > > John Fred aka REXMO > > > On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 11:38, Steve DeLorey <delopo...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > Theresa, > > Just so you don't get completely frustrated, I'm responding to your > > impassioned plea. Unfortunately, I can't respond positively. There's no way > > I can get into the shop. > > I don't know what to suggest. We seem to have dead spots from time to time > > and this is evidently one of them. Nothing seems to be happening. > > Looking back, there have been a few "sparks" that have re-ignited interest. > > They all involve the arrival of a new volunteer with a new level of interest > > or a different focus and new methods. > > The only things I can suggest are: > > 1) Keep recruiting new volunteers, particularly among co-workers at > > work or fellow members in professional or social organizations. People with > > an outside but common interest with the current volunteers. VolunteerMatch > > is a bit too much of a shot gun approach. Recruiting needs to be more > > focused. > > 2) Renew the all-volunteer meetings. Give people a chance to voice their > > frustrations and hopefully work out solutions. In particular, try to get the > > current volunteers to map out a strategic direction that THEY want to > > pursue. (I've given up on trying to get the Board to do this.) > > 3) Matt Dunn is supposed to be chairman of the Community Relations > > Committee. As far as I know he is AWOL. > > If he does not respond, try to get a specific volunteer from the shop list > > to perform that function and get us some publicity in the media. That also > > will bring in some volunteers. (Perhaps I can help in this effort but I'm > > not close enough to what is actually going on to be able to spearhead it.) > > > > Steve DeLorey > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: Theresa Kehoe <t...@... <tms%40cablemo.net>> > > To: bworks_shop@yahoogroups.com <bworks_shop%40yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 10:09:39 AM > > Subject: [bworks_shop] ByteWORKS NEEDS YOU!! > > > > > > I took a look at our Yahoo bworks_shop group, and we have 70 people > > listed as members. Yet on any given Saturday, we are lucky to have 5-6 > > people in the shop. > > > > We are advertising on VolunteerMatch, looking for help. Let's advertise > > to ourselves as well! > > > > You are on the shop list, which is why you are getting this email. > > > > There are currently 185 children on the WAITING list ... at our current > > rate, it's going to be nearing the end of 2011 before we get to all > > those kids. That's not counting anyone else who wants to sign up in the > > next two years, just our current backlog. > > > > Another thing: the adult classes. I know we've got a waiting list for > > that. I know there is strong demand for that. I know there are a group > > of volunteers who are trying to get that program back up and running. > > What I do not know, nor did anyone else in the shop last Saturday, are > > any of the details. You know, answers to the questions we get when > > people walk in or call up, wanting information? > > > > When are the adult classes going to start? What are the details of the > > program (class dates/times, curriculum, etc)? Who is going to build the > > computers for the adult program? What work space will they need in the > > shop, and what equipment? When will they be building them? Will they > > come and talk with the rest of us volunteers who work in the shop, so we > > know what we can do to help out? > > > > Doc left us some pretty big shoes to fill. If we can do a better job of > > talking with each other, that would help. > > > > So ... you signed up for the bworks_shop mailing list. You must have > > SOME interest in helping out at ByteWORKS. We need you! The kids need > > you! Won't you please consider volunteering with us? > > > > If not, would you please unsubscribe from the list, so we're not wasting > > our time and resources attempting to contact you? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Theresa > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
