Volunteer

Volunteering for West County Health Centers puts the “FUN” in fundraising and it’s a great way to get to know our agency!

We have a wide range of volunteer opportunities to suit your interests. Volunteering at a non-profit organization is a means of publishing your goals and needs. If you are considering volunteering we hope the following information helps you find the opportunity you are looking for.

Volunteers are needed to do just about anything from envelope stuffing to greeting people at events to advocating for public awareness of community health centers. Time commitments can range from a few hours for a single project to as much time as you have available.

Try something new. Learn new skills and meet new people. Do you have a special set of skills that you'd like to utilize during your service experience, or are you interested in developing new skills? Many volunteer opportunities will provide a chance for you to utilize special skills or talents. In others, you can try something completely new and develop a new skill.

West County Health Centers depends on volunteers for the following fundraising activities and the more volunteers that we know we can call on, the more we can do to raise money to care for the thousands of uninsured and low income community members.

Resorts in Bloom

Resorts in Bloom is a collaborative fundraiser for West County Health Centers, West County Community Services and River to Coast Children's Services. These beneficiaries provide health and human services to rural communities in West County.

On the weekend of June 11, 12 and 13, 2010, visitors can tour the gardens at 15 resort properties in Guerneville and enjoy historic landmarks, a Zen meditation garden, rare specimen plants, a 100-year-old Luther Burbank prickly pear and watch organic cooking demonstrations and master gardener presentations.

We start recruiting volunteers as early as January for this event to help with flyer and materials distribution, signage installment, program development, photography, and logistics. We actively recruit over 96 volunteers as greeters and tour guides of various gardens over the three days Friday, June 11th, Saturday, June 12th, and Sunday June 13th. Shifts from 9am–4pm are available each day, and all volunteers are given a complimentary one-day ticket ($30 value) and an event T-shirt.

Resorts in Holiday is a similar resort tour taking place for the first time this year on Friday, December 4th 2009. This tour showcases the outdoor and indoor holiday decorations of 10 resort properties as well as the professional hospitality and holiday cheer of our generous hosts! Please sign-up to volunteer for this Fantastic collaborative fundraising event TODAY!!

The Human Race

The Human Race is a nationwide community fundraising event for nonprofit organizations and is the largest collaborative fund-raising event in Sonoma County as well as the largest Human Race in the nation!

The Sonoma County Race features a 3K and 10K run and walk through Howarth and Spring Lake Parks, rain or shine. Organizations and businesses recruit walkers/runners/pledge-gatherers to raise funds.

The West County Health Centers Human Race Team invites you to participate in the HUMAN RACE on Saturday, May 8th, 2010 at 8am. We meet at the West County Health Centers booth at the Herbert Slater Middle School. All participants who raise over $50 in pledges for West County Health Centers receive a West County Health Centers T-shirt and are eligible to win other “West County Health Centers Human Race Team” prizes.

Let us know if you are interested in walking, on-line pledge gathering, recruiting more team members, or team support by signing up with the WCHC volunteer sign-up form below or by going to www.humanracenow.org and choosing West County Health Centers as your designated non-profit.

Health care advocacy

More volunteer opportunities in our clinics