CAT needs volunteers to help us find applicable grant opportunities as well as Grant Writers to manage the application processes.
CAT needs volunteers to listen to and process voicemails by entering them into our Request for Assistance spreadsheet log for processing. This can be done 100% remotely, and the expected time commitment is about one hour per week, with a total estimate of about 4-5 hours per month.
CAT is in need of a person or committee to help organize events and campaigns to raise money and other kinds of donations (such as cat food/supplies).
CAT is celebrating its 5th anniversary this year by holding a “Furball Fair” at Castle Hill Cider on May 7th, from 12-4PM. This is our largest event of the year, and we need help with event setup from 10am-12pm and tear-down from 3:45-5:15pm. (Items to be setup/tore-down include: tables, chairs, tents, and decorations.)
CAT is in need of a Marketing and Communications specialist to manage marketing strategy, to help circulate CAT needs and news to local media outlets, as well as assistance crafting particular media releases, and other public relations activities.
We are excited to once again sponsor the Hospitality Cart Program at UVA Children’s Hospital. Since this is at the Medical Center, we work with UVA Volunteer Services to staff this one and have to go through their volunteer process to get approved to work on the pediatric floors. The Cart runs Tuesdays and Thursdays…
Starting Again in January 2023: Every Friday, volunteers make 75 meals – a sandwich, chips, fresh fruit, veggies with ranch dressing, and a cookie or other dessert – to take to UVA Children’s Hospital. We need folks here from 8 a.m. to around 9:30 a.m to ensure that we can get everything complete and to…
We need volunteers to pick up weekly donations from local businesses that donate food to the House. We currently have Monday volunteers but need Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday volunteers. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday pickups from Wawa are available right now. The Wawa is the one on Pantops (820 Pantops Cor Wy – 434-485-0344) and…
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Charlottesville needs assistance with the creation of handwritten thank you notes for frequent donors. Excellent handwriting is a must for this opportunity. Volunteer would need to be available for 1-2 hours once a week to come to the House. Task would involve writing the notes using approved wording and hand…
One of our most impactful programs is “Meals from the Heart.” Businesses, groups, families, individuals and organizations come to the House and make a meal for our families. When a child is receiving medical treatment for serious illness or injury, taking away the worry of “what’s for dinner?” is a wonderful relief. That’s why we…