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Volunteer Online Application

A Loving Spoonful is a volunteer-driven organization. We are able to provide 100,000 free, nutritious meals each year to men, women and children affected by AIDS who have a medical need for nutritional support. This is made possible by the loving efforts of over 170 active volunteers.

While you make a difference to people living with AIDS, there are many ways by which volunteering for A Loving Spoonful may benefit you, including:

  • Personal satisfaction.
  • Insight into the non-profit sector and the care, treatment and support of people living with AIDS.
  • Learning and/or improving on-the-job and transferable skills.
  • Improved self-confidence through meeting and working with a variety of people in different situations.

For the sake of our clients we need you to:

  • Be dependable.
  • Maintain the policies of the organization and respect all confidential information.
  • Carry out duties within agreed upon time frame.
  • Participate in orientation, training, meetings and continue to learn as asked.

Thank you for considering A Loving Spoonful. Please complete as much of the Volunteer Application Form as you can and return it to us. We look forward to welcoming you into our family of volunteers.

Step 1: Personal Information  (required fields in bold)
Salutation First Name Last Name
Birthdate (dd/mm/yy)
Mailing Address
City Province/ State Postal/ Zip
Home Tel. Work Tel. Cellular
prefer home , work or cell to receive calls
Fax
E-mail ( Please add my e-mail address to events & info mailing list)
Step 2: Which area of volunteering interests you?
Please check all that apply

Departments Description Schedule
Client Services
Client Intake Meeting with clients to determine eligibility for service 4 hours weekly (varies)
Packing Packing individual food orders according to dietary needs Tues 12:00-2:00
Driver/Warehouse Liaison Assist drivers, packers and clients with delivery orders Tues 11:00 -3:30 or 3:30-6:30
Driver - own car needed Deliver client food orders by car Tues between 3pm-7pm
Food Services
Easter's Sundays Cook & serve tasty meals for 50 clients, East Hastings Monthly, Sunday afternoon
Administration/Office
Front Desk/Data (1 shift) General reception duties, data management, mailings, etc. 3 ½ hours, morning or afternoon, Mon -Thurs
Leadership Roles
Special Events Inhouse & community events that raise money/awareness Evenings/weekends, usually
Volunteer Leadership Coordination, recruitment, training & recognition Monthly meetings & tasks
Donor Relations Monthly plus special events Plan, coordinate & participate in fundraising activities
Communications Public Relations, Media, Visual Identity, Text, Website and Newsletter production and maintenance Monthly meetings & tasks
Step 3: Availabilities
Please check the times you are available on a regular basis

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Morning
Afternoon
Evening

Are you able to commit to volunteering for at least 6 months? Yes No

Step 4: If you wish to be a delivery or pick-up person, please complete this section
I have a:
Car Truck Van Other
Driver license Expiry Date
Step 5: Skills/Contact Bank
Please list any skills or contacts you bring and may wish to use while volunteering with A Loving Spoonful:
Step 6: Other Info
Previous Volunteer organization
Contact Number Location
Position/Duties
Supervisor
Current Employer/School Location
Position/Area of Study

Have you had previous experience with HIV/AIDS or food & nutrition services? Please describe:


Do you have any physical, mental or emotional barriers that you think could interfere with your ability to complete your volunteer duties? If yes, please describe:


Briefly describe why you want to volunteer for A Loving Spoonful and what you hope to receive from the experience?
Step 7: References
Please provide three (at least two should be work, nonprofit or school) references that we may contact:

Name Phone Number Relationship
Name Phone Number Relationship
Name Phone Number Relationship
Please note that, if your application is accepted, we may require a criminal record check to protect our clients.
Information gathered from this application will be used initially to check references and suitability for volunteering. Once accepted as a volunteer, this information will be used to contact you for volunteer and donation purposes through email, phone and our newsletter. If you are a special event volunteer, your name and phone/email may be given to a third-party event coordinator who has signed an agreement to use that information only for that specific event.
A Loving Spoonful
100 - 1300 Richards Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6B 3G6
Tel: (604) 682-6325
Fax: (604) 682-6327
General:info@alovingspoonful.org
Website:webmaster
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