Looking for ways to connect to the community? Check out these upcoming events in Give Pulse.
Click the link below for each event to register. Questions about an event? Reach out to the organizer through the link on their GivePulse page.
Don’t forget to submit your impact on GivePulse when you’re done!
Featured Opportunities:
Outreach Volunteer
Listed by Catholic Charities of West Tennessee
Date: Tuesday, November 18 – Thursday, December 18 (Multiple Shifts)
Register: https://givepul.se/rzfryn
About the Event:
This volunteer role will help distribute food and hygiene items to our most vulnerable population. Volunteers will assist with refilling coffee and sugar, handing out food, and cleaning up after services end.
This role takes place on the porch of our Outreach Center with the volunteer working behind a table distributing items.
Volunteers should dress comfortably and for the weather.
Check-in takes place outside at our Outreach back door.
Mobile Food Pantry
Listed by Catholic Charities of West Tennessee
Date: Wednesday, December 3 – Thursday, December 4 (Multiple Shifts)
Register: https://givepul.se/a7nunu
About the Event:
Join us in this fun direct service event that helps those in need in our community!
The hours for this volunteer shift are 8:30 am – 11 am possibly ending sooner. Volunteer check-in will take place daily at 8:30 am in the parking lot behind our main building and distribution will begin at 9 am. We will be working outside serving boxes of food in a mobile food distribution.
Volunteer roles include collecting data, loading food boxes into cars, and directing traffic. This entire shift takes place out of doors! We ask volunteers to dress comfortably and for the weather.
Our work is needed now more than ever, and we hope you can join us!
Holiday Heroes Workshop
Listed by Youth Villages
Date: Wednesday, December 3 – Saturday, December 13 (Multiple Shifts)
Register: https://givepul.se/7nl0dv
About the Event:
Help bring JOY to the youth and families we serve at Youth Villages this holiday season!
Our workshop volunteers help to receive, wrap, and sort gifts that have been generously donated and/or shopped for to fulfill individualized wish lists from our youth and families. Your work is crucial to ensure these gifts get to their rightful homes this holiday season.
- Feel free to sign up for multiple shifts
- All volunteers will need to complete a liability & confidentiality waiver upon arrival to the workshop
- Volunteers must be 18+ for this opportunity
Any questions should be directed to anna.otto@youthvillages.org.
Germantown Special Needs Dance
Listed by Germantown Parks and Recreation
Date: Wednesday, December 3 – Wednesday, December 17 (Multiple Shifts)
Register: https://www.givepulse.com/event/682325-childrens-program-volunteer-at-the-hospitality-hub
About the Event:
Volunteer for 1 hour with the children of families staying at the Hospitality Hub! Engage in arts and crafts, games, activities, etc.
The events highlighted are open to anyone but might require additional training or information after registration. If you have a volunteer activity that you would like to highlight on this digest, please email the Office of Leadership and Service at community@uthsc.edu.
Did you know that community engagement and volunteer service are part of our strategic plan? Tell us about your community impact in GivePulse today! Find new opportunities, connect with community, and help us as we work toward Healthy Tennesseans, Thriving Communities!