VOLUNTEERING AT MEETING GROUND

Meeting Ground depends on volunteers to accomplish its work. Volunteering at Meeting Ground takes several forms, for individuals and organized groups. If you are interested in volunteering, please consider the following questions, and then get in touch with us. We want very much to speak with you!

Volunteer Application Form (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

For Information / Questions:  volunteer@meetingground.org

Volunteer Opportunities For Individuals:

What skills do you have? What would you like to do?

    Even though you may not be familiar with our specific needs, we want to know if you have a particular skill or passion in doing - we want to match that with our needs, and the more we know about you the better. Listed below are some suggested skills. It is not an all-inclusive list, so please include any special skills or interests you have:

____financial planning
____office assistance
____planning special events
____driving, transportation
____counseling
____cooking/nutrition
____parenting education
____relationship skills
____computer instruction
____job interview skills
____employment assistance
____household maintenance
____construction
____building maintenance
____helping with special events
____yard care
____driving, making pickups
____tutoring-children
____social services help
____tutoring-adult (esp. reading)
____health issues education
____decision making education
____helping prepare newsletter
____help with Fall Gathering
____fund raising
____local church/group contact
____needed items collecting
____where help is most needed
____special holiday events
____mission fairs/other events  (represent Meeting Ground)
____other  (Describe: ___________________________________)

Other examples of our current volunteer needs include:

Office/Administrative:
! Evening supervisor (One night per week)
! Help prepare bi-monthly newsletter Loaves and Fishes for mailing. (6 times/year)
! Photocopying, filing for Program (2 days/month)

Household /Driving:
! Help with taking Kitchen/Household Inventory (weekly)
! Drive 15 passenger van to Elkton Monday or Thursday mornings.
! Drive residents to in-county medical/employment appointments. (on-call basis)
! Help with weekly Grocery Shopping &/or Food Bank pick-ups
! Educational/Child Care (ideal would be weekly or bi-weekly)

Teaching / Mentoring
! Teach Parenting Classes (Materials provided)
! Teach a Basic Personal Finance Class
! Teach Nutritional or Cooking Classes
! Child Care Thursday evenings

Recreational (One-time or monthly):
! Teach any type of Arts & Crafts classes
! Organize special holiday events for our community
! Field Trips for children

How much time can you give on a regular basis?
(We can use you for any of the following:)
___Several times a week
___Once a week
___Several times a month
___Once a month
___Occasionally
___Once a year

For information or to discuss volunteering, contact:

Volunteer Opportunities for Groups:

    We have a long-standing program of work camps and mission trips. We host over 25 of these each year, from one-day projects to week-long work camps. We host these throughout the year, but especially in the summer, spring, and fall. If your youth group, adult fellowship, inter-generational group, or any special group or organization would like to come we would love to have you.

Examples of group projects:
Light construction
Roofing
Painting
Gardening and landscaping
Sorting donated clothing
Special cleaning projects
Refurbishing rooms
Holiday events & socials
Special children's projects
Canned food, paper products, or fund-raising drives

Visit our Mission Trip / Work Camp Page

When you are ready to talk about coming as a group,
Contact: Udo Sommerhoff, Director of Operations
P.O. Box 808 Elkton, MD 21922
443-406-0786 E-mail  udo@meetingground.org
or through our web site: www.meetingground.org