- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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5 people are interested
Fun, cruise-themed event to benefit the blind!
ORGANIZATION: Bluegrass Council of the Blind
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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5 people are interested
BCB's annual cruise-themed fundraising event, SEE Cruise, includes raffles, silent auctions, live music, and great food and drink at Southside Pub in Lexington. We encourage volunteers to dress in tropical attire for the event.
- Soliciting silent auction items - Don't mind asking businesses to support a worthy cause? We need as many people as possible to solicit and gather auction items prior to our event. It's easy! We provide an ask letter that you present to any business - and it lets the donor know all donated items are tax-deductible. This volunteer opportunity is something you can do on your own schedule and can begin up to 3 months before the event date.
Basket bundling - Prior to the event, we need about 8 people to bundle items together, creating baskets or packages with creative names and bid sheets for each. This is a fun activity and great for those with creative minds and a flair for decorating!
Greeter/Admission - Be the first people our attendees come in contact with at the door. Collect the admission, which is tax deductible, and send the passengers on their way to the SEE Cruise!
Selling raffle tickets - Walk around, meet the passengers, and help sell raffle tickets! Pull the winning numbers after a pack of raffle tickets are sold and make someone’s day!
Information table - Volunteer at our information table and inform our passengers of all the great things BCB does! At the information table, you will also be handing out t-shirts for $10 donations.
Setting up silent auction displays - If you have a gift for decorating, you can set up our silent auction displays! Help make our auction items attractive to our passengers!
Silent auction safekeeping - Help keep our silent auction items in order. When the silent auction ends, make sure the items go to the winning bidders!
If interested in volunteering for our SEE Cruise event, please contact Chelsey Keesy at chelsey@bcbky.org or call the office 859-259-1834
More opportunities with Bluegrass Council of the Blind
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Bluegrass Council of the Blind
Location:
1093 South Broadway Ste 1230, Lexington, KY 40504, US
Mission Statement
The mission of Bluegrass Council of the Blind is to provide resources and services to all people affected by a loss of sight; improving lives for all by empowering persons with a loss of vision to continue living independently as productive, contributing members of their community, and to educate the public on the rights, abilities, and needs of the blind and visually impaired. Services are inclusive of anyone directly or indirectly impacted by the effects of a loss of sight.
Description
The Bluegrass Council of the Blind, Inc. provides information, education, advocacy, and referral to blind and visually impaired (blind/vi) adults in Fayette and surrounding Eastern KY counties.
Among the services offered are peer counseling; referral to appropriate agencies or programs to assist individuals in their adjustment to blindness; educational and social activities; advocacy services for the blind; a speakers’ bureau to promote the potential of blind/vi adults within the community.
BCB offers demonstrations of many aids, appliances, and software specific to the needs of blind/vi adults. Catalogs and brochures describing aids and devices that can be purchased directly from the supplier are available from BCB. The Council publishes a quarterly newsletter in large print, on cassette tape, or via email to all who request inclusion on our mailing list. This newsletter makes interested persons aware of the various activities of the Council; current legislative actions affecting the blind; and other items of interest and activities within the community.
All services offered by the Council are free of charge.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1093 South Broadway Ste 1230Lexington, KY 40504
DATE POSTED
October 7, 2014
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A