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1 person is interested
Help Bring Fair Trade to our Holiday Sales!
ORGANIZATION: Ten Thousand Villages Oak Park
Please visit the new page to apply.
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1 person is interested
Bring fair trade to holiday sales outside of the Ten Thousand Villages store!
Help us with transportation, merchandise displays OR help customers learn about fair trade and find the perfect gifts!
- You need to be able to carry 10 lbs and use a cart for heavier boxes.
- Personal transportation needed. Sales range from 3 to 25 miles from Oak Park
- Reliability and Dependability essential.
- Must be 16 years or older.
- Help with one or several sales - NO minimum required!
We hold around 12+ sales between mid-October and mid-December. Times, dates and shift times vary from early morning to late afternoon on both weekdays and weekends.
DRIVERS to help transport and set-up/take-down
Assist going to a sale: Pick up boxes from our store, drive to location, and unpack boxes at location.
OR returning from a sale: Meet at a location and return with merchandise boxes to our store.
CUSTOMER SERVICE offsite volunteers
Help customers learn about fair trade and find the perfect gifts from our artisans!
Michaela, our Offsite Coordinator, will supervise and answer all questions. Please respond by Monday October 7 with your email AND phone number.
Ask us how you can earn a holiday discount!
More opportunities with Ten Thousand Villages Oak Park
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Ten Thousand Villages Oak Park
Location:
121 N Marion, Oak Park, IL 60301, US
Mission Statement
Ten Thousand Villages Oak Park is a non-profit, fair-trade retailer that supports marginalized artisans in developing countries by selling their products in the developed world. Unlike a conventional retailer, we guarantee the artisans with whom we work fair-wages and compensation for their labor. Many of our artisans are educating the first generation of their families and joining the middle class in their home countries thanks to our work! Currently we work with artisan groups in 36 different countries around the world. Among other things, our store offers home decor products, jewelry, scarves, dishware, musical instruments, coffee and tea
Description
Our work would not be possible without the help of a large staff of volunteers, who handle every aspect of our business, from bookkeeping to customer service to marketing and promotion. However, our greatest needs are for sales associates and merchandise handlers.
As a home decor and personal accessoroes store we are constantly receiving new inventory. Personable, reliable people who enjoy meeting customers and getting the first look at new products can always find a home here!
In appreciation of our volunteers donation of time we offer a 20% discount on in-store purchses, as well as initial and ongoing skills-based training. We hold quarterly appreciation events to enable our capable, generous volunteers to meet and socialize with one another. Our store is particularly lively and busy during the holiday season.CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
121 N MarionOak Park, IL 60301
DATE POSTED
September 1, 2019
SKILLS
- Transportation
- People Skills
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Must be at least 16
- Offsite Sales' locations are varied as are the dates and times. Michaela will explain about the shifts, their duration, and how you will assist. Please call or email us for details.
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