
ADULT/SENIORS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
*You must be 18yrs or older with a valid driver’s license.
PARENT PACKET OUTREACH - THREE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – BRANDON, TAMPA, PINELLAS
Age Requirement: You must be over 21yrs to volunteer; have a valid driver’s license.
Commitment: Ongoing
Duties: Responsible for putting together our FRIENDS Parent Packets and delivering them to
Hillsborough Hospitals - TGH, St. Josephs Women’s, St. Josephs Children’s, St. Joseph South, and Bran-don Regional Hospitals. Pinellas Hospitals - All Children’s, Mease Countryside, Trinity Hospitals
PROGRAM HOSTS
For programs Baby Friends, After School Specials, Tampa Bay Teens, Adult Special Needs Dances
Age Requirement: At least 18years of age with a valid driver’s license.
Requirement: A special needs parent.
Commitment: On-going commitment, held monthly for 60-90 minutes.
Training: Volunteers will receive a brief training before the first class and will have continued guidance from the instructor/staff.
EDUCATION OUTREACH
Age Requirement: 21yrs of age with a valid driver's license
Commitment: Ongoing throughout the school year.
Duties: Presentations on Down syndrome/Special needs. Topics: Inclusion, World Down Syndrome
Experience: Prefer educational background; no prior experience is needed.
STATE LAWMAKERS OUTREACH
Age Requirement: 21yrs of age with a valid driver's license
Overview: Volunteers will reach out to State and government officials.
Commitment: Ongoing
Duties: Outreach to State and Government officials who are policy makers for our special needs community.
Experience: Preferred but no prior experience is needed.
COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
*You must be 14yrs or older and have transportation to and from event.
DANCES – SPECIAL NEEDS ADULT (CLEARWATER & RIVERVIEW)
Age Requirement: At least 14 years of age.
Overview: Volunteers will work directly with adults with Down syndrome/Special Needs.
Duties: Decorate, serve food, dance with guests, clean up.
FUNDRAISERS, PICNICS AND PARTIES
(Designer Bag Bingo, March WDSD Picnic, July Disability Awareness Pool Party, Halloween & Christmas Parties.
Age Requirement: At least 14 years of age.
Overview: Volunteers will work directly with children, teens, and adults with Down syndrome/Special Needs.
Duties: Decorate, serving food, selling raffles, handing out T-shirts, Monitoring Bouncy houses, cleaning up.
BUDDY WALK VOLUNTEER – Please log onto the FRIENDS Buddy Walk website (June through October) to register.