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Flexible Schedule
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Kingston, NY 12401
UlsterCorps continues to grow each day with exciting new opportunities. We are seeking individuals who want to join the UlsterCorps core community and help us build a culture of service. Below are some ways you can help UlsterCorps directly: Action Alerts: Sign up to receive our Action Alerts, urgent last minute requests for assistance from local agencies. You can opt to receive alerts relating only to a specific skillset or the Ulster County Farm to Food Pantry Collaborative Glean Team listed below. Join our U-Team: The UlsterCorps U-Team provides qualified volunteers the opportunity to serve in rewarding short-term, and often immediate, assignments throughout Ulster County. U-Team members function together as an active and dedicated cadre to help meet community needs. As a U-Team member you’ll receive notifications of diverse short-term volunteer projects and events that need your skills and experience. Learn more by contacting Beth at 845-481-0331 or email u-team@ulstercorps.org. Join our Volunteer Coordinator Team: The goal of this program is to build a corps of volunteers who can help agencies coordinate short and long term events and assist with key aspects of volunteer management during a disaster, including operating a volunteer reception center, placing spontaneous unaffiliated volunteers, and inter-agency coordination. This program is being developed in response to repeated requests from agency partners who have few paid staff and do not have the resources to effectively coordinate volunteers internally. The new corps of Volunteer Coordinators would: Communicate with partner organizations about their services, volunteer needs, timelines and resources available Help recruit volunteers (with support from UlsterCorps & Agency Partners) Attend planning meetings and help identify tasks, volunteer descriptions, knowledge, and skills needed Speak with past event coordinators regarding lessons learned Respond to inquiries from volunteers and project partners & assign volunteers to specific appropriate tasks & shifts Communicate the details (ex. tasks and timetables) to the volunteers Orient volunteers and communicate timeline for the event Manage volunteers and tasks and make any needed adjustments volunteers and tasks and make any needed adjustments Oversee event setup & cleanup Contact volunteer@ulstercorps.org or 845 481 0331 to sign up or learn more Join our Tech Team: Volunteers needed to help us maintain, update and improve our website - training provided Bloggers, tweeters, or Facebook pros also needed to help get the word out about upcoming volunteer opportunities Contact volunteer@ulstercorps.org or 845 481 0331 to sign up or learn more Assist with Seasonal Community Collaborations: Fundraising, Project Coordinating, Interviewing seniors, or video editing for our s Generation to Generation Living History Project Assisting with the Ulster County Farm to Food Pantry Collaborative's Glean Team, growing, gleaning, transporting and processing food donated by local farms to food pantries. Assist with our Winter Coat + Wishlist Drive - maintaining wishlists, sorting & distributing donations Additional ways you can help: Joining one of our committees - volunteer outreach, agency outreach, fundraising & marketing, technology Grant and fundraising research and writing Designing & posting flyers of upcoming events & opportunities Downloading, printing & posting our current tri-fold, flyer, or upcoming events handout Donate - Your generosity keeps this vision alive and strong! Telling friends and colleagues about UlsterCorps and helping us build a culture and spirit of volunteerism in Ulster County To learn more, contact us at ulstercorps@gmail.com, 481-0331.
Date Posted: Sep 27, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Stone Ridge, NY 12484
The Glean Team is a corps of volunteers that work together to assist with growing, gleaning, processing and transporting food from local farms to local food pantries and soup kitchens as part of the Ulster County Farm to Food Pantry Collaborative. The Farm to Food Pantry Collaborative is a coalition of local workers and volunteers from Community Gardens and Farms, Gleaners, Processors, Storage Facilities, Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens working together to help make the connections that will feed more people in our communities. Farmers are generously offering to donate fresh produce but need help getting it to those in need. We work in collaboration with the Rondout Valley Growers Association Farm, Family of Woodstock, Mohonk Consultations, Woodcrest Community, Cornell Cooperative Extension, CRREO at SUNY New Paltz, Hudson Valley Farm Hub, Huguenot Street Farm, Phillies Bridge Farm and many other local farms and food pantries. UlsterCorps recruits volunteers to participate in gleanings at local farms and processings at local community kitchens throughout the growing season, including weekly gleanings at Huguenot Street Farm in New Paltz. In partnership with Rondout Valley Growers Association and Family, over 1,059,159 lbs of fresh food donated by local farms was harvested and distributed to over 50 food pantries, shelters and feeding programs since the collaboration began in 2009, increasing food security for thousands of families in Ulster County. Join our Glean Team and be a part of this fun and rewarding project! Register here to sign up or call/text us at (845) 481-0331.
Date Posted: Sep 27, 2023
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Oct 28
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Oct 28
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11:00 AM
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01:00 PM
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Kingston, NY 12401
UlsterCorps’ 13th Annual Zombie Escape Saturday October 28th 2023 at Fifth Lake Hudson Valley (formerly Williams Lake) Rain Date: Sunday October 29th 424 Williams Lake Rd, Rosendale, NY Kick off your Halloween at UlsterCorps’ 13th Annual Zombie Escape, Saturday October 28th, 2023 (Sunday October 29th rain date), at Fifth Lake Hudson Valley (formerly Williams Lake) in Rosendale. Events include a 5k timed trail run, 2k walk and a free 1k Fun Run for kids. The Zombie Escape is UlsterCorps’ primary annual fundraiser, and a perfect family friendly way to start your Halloween while supporting a great cause. Enjoy the spectacular fall foliage and beautiful trails at Fifth Lake Hudson Valley, while passing zombies and other spooky surprises hiding in the woods, tunnels and caves. Volunteer ZOMBIES and other helpers are welcome to assist with this event. Volunteers who register by Friday October 6th receive a free t-shirt! All volunteers receive free refreshments at the event. Assistance is needed in the following areas: Saturday October 28th, 2023: (rain date Sunday October 29th) 8:00-10:45am: Event setup 8:45-11:30am: Registration table & t-shirt distribution 9-11:30am: Parking & Greeting 9:45am-12:30pm: Course Direction 10am-12:30pm: Zombies!! 10:30am-12:30pm: Water stop 12-1:30pm: Cleanup Sign up here or by emailing zombies@ulstercorps.org or calling/texting (845) 481-0331.
Date Posted: Sep 27, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Kingston, NY 12401
Join the UlsterCorps U-Team! The UlsterCorps U-Team provides qualified volunteers the opportunity to serve in rewarding short-term, and often immediate, assignments throughout Ulster County. U-Team members function together as an active and dedicated cadre to help meet community needs. As a U-Team member you’ll receive notifications of diverse short-term volunteer projects and events that need your skills and experience. The U-Team coordinator communicates with organizations needing assistance to ensure that the volunteer response is appropriate and the agency is prepared to receive help. Notification of an activity, with clearly stated details, is then sent to U-Team members who individually respond if interested in participating. We hope that you’ll volunteer whenever available, but there is no set expectation as to number of times or regularity.Just a few of the many examples of the variety of projects and events in which you might participate include: community events and festivals, crop gleaning/food processing, trail work, donation pick-ups and storm relief. If you are committed to making a difference, we will make volunteering easy by setting up all the details in advance. All you have to do is show up! When you serve with the U-Team you participate with others coming together in work and fun to serve your local community. Join us or get more information by contacting Beth at 845-481-0331 or email u-team@ulstercorps.org.
Date Posted: Sep 27, 2023
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Oct 10
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Oct 10
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06:00 PM
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08:00 PM
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Kingston, NY 12401
Have you ever wondered what you’d do if you had to leave your home during a disaster? What about your animals? Have you ever thought of being part of an Emergency Animal Shelter Team during a disaster? Join us ( Ulster County Animal Response Team ) at one of these upcoming events and learn about what we do and how you can be involved: UCART Team Meeting - Tuesday, August 8th, 2023, 6-8pm, via zoom Ulster County Fair (UCART will be sharing a table with UC Emergency Services) - August 4th-6th, 2023, 249 Libertyville Rd, New Paltz Kingston Farmer's Market - Saturday, September 2nd, 2023, 9am-1pm, 285 Wall St, Kingston Citizen Preparedness Presentation , Thursday, September 7th, 2023, 5-7pm, UCSPCA, 20 Wiedy Dr, Kingston Esopus Preparedness Expo - Saturday, September 23rd, 2023, 11am-4pm, Ross Park, Port Ewen UCART Team Meeting - Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, 6-8pm, Ulster County Public Safety Training Center, 259 Ulster Landing Rd, Kingston To register or for more information, email us: UCART@UlsterCorps.org We’d love to have you with us!
Date Posted: Sep 27, 2023
