Brunch on the Farm - help wanted

This Information is from Rhonda Streble, Rural Health Initiative:
I am also part of Shawano Area Dairy Promotions, and every year this group has a ice cream stand at Brunch on the Farm.
We are looking for volunteers for scooping ice cream.
The date is Sunday, June 22nd. Host farm: Dale & Debbie Mielke in Marion. This is the
25th year Celebration of Brunch on the Farm in Shawano County. Anyone interested in scooping ice cream, please sign up for 1 of the 3 shifts:
9:00- 10:30 am 10:30-12:00 12:00-1:30 pm Thank you, Rhonda Strebel
Executive Director, Rural Health Initiative for Shawano County. A Bridge to Improve and Sustain Health of the Farming Community
715-524-1488 rhonda.strebel@thedacare.org

Help wanted at the Historical Society

Shawano County Historical Society is looking for volunteers who wish to help us perserve and display the historical roots of Shawano County. Located on the channel between Shawano Lake and the Wolf River, Heritage Park houses the Historical Research Center, the Kast House, a log building, school house and other buildings which display examples of Shawano's history.

We need volunteers year round with skills or interests in archive work, public relations, fundraising, gardening, building and ground maintenance. We also need volunteers who could give tours and presentations to the public. We need volunteers with enthusiasm and creativity to make our museum and research/archive area come alive with history!

We need gardeners and docents immediately to get ready for our summer season.

Contact Darlene Heller or Rich Hoffman at 526 3323 for more information

Heritage Park is located at 524 N. Franklin St. Shawanol, WI 54166

submitted by Pat Wright

Meeting Update. April 10 08

Shawano Volunteers
Minutes from April 10 2008 meeting.

We had a very good meeting with 14 people attending.
We went around the room with each person introducing themselves and describing their favorite volunteer activity.
Among the topics discussed:
--Debbie white introduced her "Service Learning Program" at NWTC. this is community service work, done for credit, in the area of the students major. For example students in the Health Sciences fields have gone on farm visits with Rhonda Strebel of the Rural Health Initiative. This service learning program could be a source of volunteers for our local projects. (the dental project for second graders?)
--The Junion Achievement program in Shawano under Diane Heikus, has a "Business Challenge" each year. They use volunteers from shawano businesses to advise the students in this competition.
-- The chamber of commerce "Shawano Fly Out" uses lots of volunteers each year.
--Paul Seveska of the Shawano Leader

Then we worked on the definition of the vision for this group: the mission as each person saw it. What should this group do?
We went around the room again with each person stating their ideas.
--Steve Sengstock sees us as the "Shawano Volunteer Connection" providing the opportunity for volunteers and projects to find each other.
--several liked the requests for volunteers done by an email to a large list of interested people.
--another suggested that we should be the "eHarmony of Volunteers"
--Many wanted us to expand our service area beyond Shawano to other towns in our service area.
--Elaine Gast advised against having our group be a "call center" :receiving phone calls and making phone calls to find matches. Have people find what the need on our internet web pages.

Sandi Kane, of Shawano School District Community Education, had done a lot of research into other volunteer groups, focusing on Green Bay. she developed a proposal for us that puts "Shawano Volunteers" under the umbrella of the Community Education. this provides a phone number, and a place to go for handouts, etc.
The web site for volunteering would be incorporated into the Comm. Ed. website. This provides a solution to the problem with the Blog we have now: Many people cannot see the Blog from their work place, because their Company IT Filters block it out.
The method for getting out the information about volunteer needs and soultions would be a website administered by a national volunteer group. We will learn more about this at our next meeting.
There was a very positive reaction to her proposal. It looks very promising and we will continue to work out the details.

next meeting:

Thursday noon May 15, at the Daily Grind.
on the agenda:
Sandi Kane will show us some of the web pages used by other volunteer groups, so we can decide how we want ours to look.

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Contact Information for this group

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Shawano Volunteers

A way to connect people that need help

with people that want to help.

web site for this group:

http://shawanovolunteers.blogspot.com

If you or your non-profit group could use help, contact us.

We will post your information on our web site.

Or, If you can help,We will put your name on our

"list of people or groups who want to volunteer"

on our website and attempt to find matches.

Contact

Joe Gellings, Home 715 524 2407 Cell 715 304 9499 jgellings@gmail.comOR

Shawano Community Education Office
Sandi Kane, Director
218 County Road B, Shawano, WI 54166
kanes1@ssd.k12.wi.us
Office: 715-526-3194 x4002
Fax: 715-526-6072

The SCE Office is located in the northeast wing of the Shawano High School in the District Administrative Office.
Look for the "V" entrance.

Help for Senior Citizens

Volunteers wanted to be a Guardian for a Senior Citizen in need.

Shawano County Aging Program has an ongoing program for providing free guardians for those who need help.
For more information, look in the column on the right and click on the link called "Groups that neeed volunteers", scroll down to Social Services and click on the link "Guardian"

Or call
Joe Gellings at 524 2407
or the Community Education Office at 715 526 3194 x 4002

Help for Senior Citizens

Volunteers wanted for our
Senior Citizens.
Shawano County Aging Program has an ongoing
"Telephone Assurance Program". Volunteers call elderly folks in need each day.
For more information, look in the column on the right and click on the link called "Groups that neeed volunteers", scroll down to Social Services and click on the link.

Or call
Joe Gellings at 524 2407
or the Community Education Office at 715 526 3194 x 4002

Progress Report March 2 2008

Hi All,
Here is the latest news. We are obtaining volunteers for:

- The Shawano Farmers Market - The Shawano High School Future Farmers of America is stepping up.
Steve Stomberg, the Ag teacher has agreed to help. he will need more info on dates, etc as we get closer to the first farmers market event.

- Lincoln School - Knowledge A Thon (KAT).
So far we have commitments from 6 adults to help out on Thursday 3/6.

Do you know some people I should call? Joe

PS for those of you who are new on my email list:
1- see the attachment for more info on this volunteer initiative.
2- If you want to be removed from the list, just let me know.
3- see our blog at ..... http://shawanovolunteers.blogspot.com
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National Program for Senior Volunteers

This program is called:
"The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program"
For more information click here:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc6t95hw_233hffg8dgc

Skateboard Park Meeting Feb 11

A Meeting will be held to work out the plans for construction to start approx. July 1.
Volunteers may be needed during construction. for mor details click below.


http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc6t95hw_226g7kd3vdd

Steering Committee meeting. Feb 19

Hi all,
Yes, we have plenty of interest in this group and yes we will meet on Tuesday 2/19 at noon at the Daily Grind. if desired we can order our lunches from the menu ....hope to see lots of you there. Also, please see recent revisions and new information on the blog. at http://shawanovolunteers.blogspot.com
The links on the right side lead you to pages of more information that are being updated as we go.
Please let me know about any missing information, etc.
Joe

The Basics, Goals, and Contact Information

Shawano Volunteers

Shawano, Wisconsin

The following is a draft outline of the program.

Input and suggestions are desired.

Mission. We would like to set up an organization to find and place volunteers where they are needed throughout the community.

Why?

Because it is needed and because, as a community, we can do more than we do now.

Reference the Colin Powell concepts on volunteerism publicized a few years back.

I believe there are people of all ages who would volunteer their talents if asked.

Teens in the school system.

Adults during their working years.

Retired Folks.

Where – Shawano County

Who – Joe Gellings to do the bulk of the calling people to be volunteers, at least in the beginning. I am willing to do the cold calling.

How should we get going? - A steering committee will be organized. Try to include representatives of groups needing help and groups that can supply help to be on the steering committee to form this committee.

Goals

See if we can do this as an all volunteer project to include the leadership. Try to avoid the need to apply for grants at least initially.

Partner with the Community Education program in the School District for telephone answering and handouts and web site support (their website). Sandy Kane volunteered to do this.

Do most communications by email, blog, local media, and phone.

Contact local media print and radio for help.

Register our web/blog address with Statewide County and Local Civic association lists. Set up links to our web site from other local, county and state websites.

Contact:

Joe Gellings, 1354 E. Zingler Ave, Shawano

715 524 2407. 715 304 9499 mobile

jgellings@gmail.com