Volunteer

Often needed for the families living at Sherry’s House and for parents who drop off a child to attend scheduled support group meetings, volunteers focus their time and talents to assist with childcare. On occasion, emergency childcare is needed due to unforeseen circumstances. Volunteers can be placed on a schedule or On-Call listing.

It is wonderful to receive a home cooked meal after spending multiple days eating hospital food. If you’re someone who enjoys cooking or baking, we have volunteers that prepare food on a regular basis or for specific outings and events. We have a freezer to store a number of meals at a time. Simply label and package dinners to be distributed as needed. Suggestions include chicken dishes, lasagna, baked macaroni and cheese, shepherd’s pie, American chop suey or any family favorite.

Held throughout the year, our events need volunteers for flyer distribution, raffle and ticket sales, silent and live auction running, event setup, cleanup and breakdown, registration, etc. Volunteers work alongside the event coordinators to manage tasks and responsibilities. Training is provided as required.

Volunteer opportunities for Family Fun Events include, but are not limited to: registration, food assistants, arts and crafts assistants, characters in costume, amateur photographers, setup, cleanup and event breakdown.

Sherry’s House is made up of a number of rooms and housekeeping is one of our constant needs. Volunteer opportunities include dusting, vacuuming, sweeping, cleaning windows, emptying trash, etc. Cleaners, gloves, tools and all other supplies needed to efficiently perform these tasks will be provided.

Located within Sherry’s House, there are a variety of opportunities to assist our staff, including phone coverage, mailings, donation solicitation and follow-up phone contact for in-kind donations, and logging in in-kind donations. Training will be provided.

Volunteer opportunities include picking up donated items from local donors, posting flyers, delivering meals and care packages to our families or running quick errands in a small driving radius. A valid driver’s license and use of your own vehicle is required and all risk of driving is assumed under your personal automobile insurance policy.

At times our families need assistance getting to and from local hospitals, clinics, doctor appointments and support groups. Volunteers provide transport as needed. A valid driver’s license and use of your own vehicle is required and all risk of driving is assumed under your personal automobile insurance policy.