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Flexible Schedule
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Arlington, MA 02474
Communications and Outreach Co-Chair: Sign up for and attend Arlington Town events and festivals, solicit and schedule helpers for the booth/table, set up and sign people in on Workdays April through October, distribute information at the FSPP booth to familiarize citizens with the Friends of Spy Pond Park and Spy Pond, discuss their needs and benefits with passers-by, sell t-shirts, distribute Spy and Spy Pond stickers and brochures and accept memberships, write a short article for the FSPP Newsletter about the FSPP experience at Town Day, Feast of the East, or other outreach opportunities Assist in designing a FSPP display board for use at the above events, schedule and erect a display at the Robbins Library, every other year, or more, if possible. Solicit articles and photos for three newsletters/year from knowledgeable and willing friends and neighbors of Spy Pond Park approximately three weeks before the deadline announced at a prior FSPP meeting, send collected information to the President for editing and sending content for layout. Have desired number of newsletters printed, distribute and maintain a supply of newsletters and brochures at the Arlington libraries and in plastic display cases attached to park bulletin boards. Attend virtual meetings of the Friends of Spy Pond Park Board and Committees every other month Social distancing and masking guidelines followed according to Town of Arlington at in person events indoors and outdoors
Date Posted: Apr 27, 2022
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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
FSPP Treasurer assistant helps Treasurer, as needed, with the following: Obtain dues/contribution checks and slips from Database Manager in Arlington, MA deposit and pay bills, Send acknowledgements for the above contributions, Provide interim financial reports for (virtual) FSPP board meetings, Submit Massachusetts Form PC (Public Charity) and Federal form 990 (EZ or N depending) by May 15 of each year for the previous year, Renew and pay fee for PO Box at East Arlington PO before May 31 (currently automatic), MA annual report due in November. Can do online at https://corp.sec.state.ma.us/corp/loginsystem/login_form.asp?FilingMethod=I Submit FSPP annual report for year ending 12/31 for annual meeting in following January and projected budget for current year All the above responsibilities can be accomplished, currently, without direct person to person contact
Date Posted: Apr 27, 2022
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Apr 8
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Jun 15
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10:00 AM
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04:00 PM
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Arlington, MA 02474
Mailing Coordinator in training: Manage nonprofit mailing status, Organize and facilitate dues/donation solicitation bulk mailings in May and November 1) organize mailing list from database information, 2) verify current names and addresses on the mailing list, 3) print and distribute envelope labels for envelope stuffing(s) in Arlington, MA, 4) obtain trays, deliver envelopes to South Station Boston Post Office for bulk mailing, Person in the greater Boston and north of Boston area to work with the present Mailing Coordinator to learn the above bulk mailing process
Date Posted: Apr 8, 2022
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Flexible Schedule
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Arlington, MA 02474
Publicity Committee Member helps the Chair with the following tasks when needed: Write and post announcements of Workdays on event websites such as Arlington Patch, Arlington Advocate (wickedlocal.com), Your Arlington, the Boston Globe and especially on social media. Maintain and update a "Friends and Neighbors" list of email addresses. Send monthly advance notice of Workdays to the list, the events editor at the Arlington Advocate, and the "arlingtonlist" list serve. Write and solicit periodic publicity articles for submission to the FSPP newsletter and to the Arlington Advocate for special events and Team members post laminated newsletters publicity on bulletin boards.
Date Posted: Apr 27, 2022
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Jun 18
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Jun 18
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09:00 AM
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11:00 AM
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Arlington, MA 02474
Please review all directions below: We need volunteers for Work Saturdays 9-11 am in Spy Pond Park. Rain date is the next day, 1-3 pm with notification by 8 am Saturday via email to those who have preregistered. Let us know of your interest and if you're available for the rain date, the next day, Sunday 1-3 p.m. Additional dates for next year will be released in February and verification available through online means such as x2VOL, the Do Something Club, or via your own shared google form sent to us for signature afterwards. Preregistration is required by expressing your interest on volunteermatch.org that is sent to us. If you want documentation for community service credit, you must send in a shared google doc. for us to sign, since we are not handling any paper at the event to facilitate the process. Download and sign the liability waiver, required once each year (parent signature for those volunteers under 18 yrs.) available at: http://www.friendsofspypondpark.org/NewsLetters/liability%20waiver.pdf Scan or take a photo of the waiver, and send it to us via fsppvolunteer@gmail.com by 6 pm the Friday before the event, Wear gloves, dress for the weather and use sunscreen, if necessary, and bring your own water to drink, Come supplied with an old fork for digging, small plastic bag(s)for litter and a rake for grooming the tot lot, if you have one. Other opportunities involve representing FSPP at local meetings, helping create a library display, writing articles for our newsletter, helping with mailings (Mailing Coordinator), assisting the Treasurer with acknowledgements, making phone calls, doing outreach and networking on social media. See more at: www.friendsofspypondpark.org. Leadership skills are valuable volunteer assets all year round for our organization. We welcome people to attend our Zoom planning meetings that are held every other month January-December on Sundays 7-9 pm. People on our mailing list will be notified. Let us know if you are interested in this aspect of our organization.
Date Posted: Apr 27, 2022
