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1 Mechele Petrie AWESOME Volunteer Opportunities AWAIT! 1 message Down Syndrome Foundation of Florida <camille.gardiner@dsfflorida.org> Reply-To: camille.gardiner@dsfflorida.org To: mechele.petrie@dsfflorida.org Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 4:54 PM Like Share Follow Us September 2018 Whatever your reason is for volunteering, we are SO glad you do! We LOVE our volunteers! You each bring us something new and special and our families love 1 of 7 11/28/18, 11:10 AM

2 to see your smiling faces at all of our events. We could not do it with out YOU! We have a lot of fun opportunities coming up - we hope to see you soon! Family Skate Night Date: September 19 Time: 5-9 pm Location: Let's Skate Orlando! W Colonial Dr, Winter Garden, FL It's time for our annual Family Skate Night! We are looking for 20 more volunteers to join us for a night of rollerskating, pizza, dancing, and fun. We need volunteers to assist in set-up, check-in, and the promotional give away table. We will also need volunteers to skate around to assist the kids and some to keep their sneakers on and walk around the rink to provide help. Last, we could use help with food/drinks and just be an extra set of hands. Come show off your skating and volunteer skills! T21 Social Network Date: September 29 Time: 6-8 pm Lazy Moon Pizza, Downtown 1011 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL Join us for an evening of pizza and fun. The T21 Social Network is for our members who are 18 and older. This is a relaxed get together that gives everyone an opportunity to hang out and develop friendships. We are looking for 2-3 volunteers who would like to come hang out and keep the conversation lively. We will have pizza and play Bocci Ball, if the court is available. 2 of 7 11/28/18, 11:10 AM

3 Down Syndrome Awareness Celebration Date: October 5 Time: 6-10 pm Location: Winter Park Community Center 721 W New England Ave, Winter Park, FL October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month so what better way to celebrate than with a dance party. We will have over 200 members dancing all night with DJ Bobby Steele. We are looking for 60 volunteers to assist with setup, check-in, food distribution, and decorations. Come enjoy a fun night celebrating our members. ican Programs and College & Career Prep at UCF Dates: Saturday, October 13 Saturday, October 27 Saturday, December 1 Time: 9am-1:00pm Location: UCF Teaching Academy 4221 Andromeda Loop N, Orlando, FL Do you have the teaching bug? Are you into Yoga and Mindfulness? How about helping prospective students find their way around campus or order lunch in the Student Union. We are looking for 5 volunteers for each of our Saturday ican events (3 events each Saturday). Volunteers will assist with set-up, check-in, and program management. This is great experience for those who love kids and are looking to spend their future in the classroom or just enjoy a fun Saturday on the UCF campus helping prepare our future leaders! 3 of 7 11/28/18, 11:10 AM

4 Date: October 14 1:30pm-4:30pm Uncanny Fitness in Winter Park 957 N Pennsylvania Ave, Winter Park, FL Do you love to workout? We are looking for 5 volunteers to join our teen group for a fitness class. We have partnered with Garrett's Fight Foundation to get our exercise on. It will be a basic body weight workout in a fun environment. Come show off your muscles and have fun with our teen members. Register Now If you are looking to gain leadership experience, you can join us on our Tour of Champions Bowling Leadership Committee. We are looking for: A Volunteer Coordinator who is responsible for recruiting, training, and managing up to 100 volunteers leading up to and on the day of our big event (February 17, 2019). AUCTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS Individuals who have a sales & marketing background to help identify and solicit great auction items. Individuals with an IT background to help categorize and log all of the items into our database so we can put them into our auction platform. Register 4 of 7 11/28/18, 11:10 AM

5 There are still MORE opportunities with The FOUNDATION We have an on-going need for child care the third Thursday of most months throughout the year and occasionally on other dates for special events. If you are interested in a leadership role on our Child Care Team, we would love to talk with you! We are also recruiting Social Media Interns to help us capture photos and video during the events. If you think you have what it takes to fill this role at our events, please apply here and we will be in touch with you! We love to share all the amazing things our members are doing and are always looking for photographers who can help us tell our story. If you love taking pictures and would like to make a difference with this profession (or hobby), we would love to utilize your time and talent! Please contact Christine.Bancalari@dsfflorida.org to join our Volunteer Marketing Team. SAVE THE DATE! In October, we will be soliciting volunteers for our annual CAMPING JAMBOREE at Jetty Park, November 2-4. This is a fantastic reason to hit the beach and make a difference. From being a beach buddy or a fishing pal, to helping at our BBQ dinner and bonfire, there is something for everyone who enjoys the Florida coast. Our annual It's a Wonderful Life - Holiday Party is always a good time for everyone, including our volunteers! This year the event will be on December 1st. Our Volunteer Spotlight: The many things we LOVE about bike camp is our volunteers. Our volunteers commit to coming out for at least one session every day all week. We do this so our riders can have the same volunteer each day and it also allows for a better experience for the volunteer they see their rider go from being scared to ride to a successful bike rider. It becomes a team effort. Over and over again, we watched our volunteers treat our riders with respect and compassion. Doing whatever they could to help them to continue to work hard to achieve their goal of being an independent bike rider. The 5 of 7 Vincent has been volunteering for Bike Camp for six years now and has over 100 sessions of volunteering hours under his belt. He says he just loves connecting with the riders and being a part of this community. Thank you Vincent! 11/28/18, 11:10 AM

6 reason we have such a successful bike camp is because we have a large group of committed and caring volunteers--many whom come back year after year. For this reason, we have featured two of our "Super" volunteers! We could not do this event without them. Joe has been volunteering for seven years now. He also works at Orange Cycle and helps our riders find an appropriate bike to learn on and take home at the end of the week. He says he loves the feeling he gets working with the riders and he just can't stay away. We can't thank Joe enough! Just over a year ago we welcomed Angela to our team as our Program Coordinator! She came to Orlando from Miami, Florida with a goal to continue to work towards a society that is all inclusive, using education, activity, work, and awareness to show just that! We certainly believe she met her goal while working with us! She helped us create some wonderful memories and made some great friends along the way! She will be leaving The FOUNDATION to pursue her career in sports administration at a local college. She attended Barry University and received her Bachelor of Science in Sports Management as well as her Master's of Science in Sports Management. She was also part of the Women's Rowing Team that won two NCAA National Championships. Prior to joining us, she worked as the Sports Coordinator with Special Olympics Florida Miami-Dade. We knew it wouldn't take long for her to find her way to a great role in the world of athletics in our community. We could not be more happy for her to follow her dreams! We know she will be an asset to their team! We wish her the very best and hope we will get to see her smile 6 of 7 11/28/18, 11:10 AM

7 around town making a difference! Thank you, Angela! You will be missed! Board of Directors Christie Bancalari John Chiorando Camille Gardiner Joy McCoach Tina Mundelein Mark Weinberg Program Coordinator Angela Dasch Down Syndrome Foundation of Florida PO Box , Orlando, FL Unsubscribe mechele.petrie@dsfflorida.org About our service provider Sent by camille.gardiner@dsfflorida.org in collaboration with Try it free today 7 of 7 11/28/18, 11:10 AM