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The
Alzheimer's Association has Volunteer Advocate Opportunities
available on an ongoing or one time event basis. If you are
interested in volunteering please call Patricia Hunter or Nancy
Dapper at the Chapter office at 800-848-7097. Volunteers needed for
Advocacy Day Feb. 8, 2006.
Title: Chapter
Advocacy Network Member
Time: 1 hour per month
Description/Tasks: Learn who your public officials are. Learn
how to call or write them. Stay informed on issues through our
Chapter mailings. Call or write public officials when you receive
our ALERTS!
Title: Telephone/ Email Advocate
Time: 2 hours per month
Description/Tasks: Alert people and disperse information
about upcoming actions, such as hearings or forums, where their
participation is needed.
Title: Public Policy Advocate
Time: 1-4 hours per event
Description/Tasks: Meet with public officials to tell your
story (with or without Chapter staff). Speak at a legislative
hearing or forum. Speak with a reporter. Be a "generalist" or be
just willing to talk about one issue or an experience. Serve as a
"key contact" for one public official.
Title: Advocate Leader/Training Day
Time: 6 hours per training event
Description/Tasks: Assist preparation of outreach flyers.
Work on mailing Manage registration. Logistics: schedule room,
confirm speaker, plan refreshments; and copy handouts.
Title: Community Outreach
Time: 1-4 hours per event
Description/Tasks: Manage Public Policy table at a Memory
Walk, health fair or other event. Respond to invitations to talk
with support groups about Public Policy
Title: Legislative Mailing Coordinator
Time: 15 hours per mailing
Description/Tasks: Work with Policy Director to prepare
materials. Set up and maintain data base of candidates and public
officials. Work with other volunteers to assure copying, collating
and mailing.
Title: Inquiring Minds for Needs Assessment
Time: 10-20 hours, mostly summer and fall
Description/Tasks: Work on mailings to survey the needs of
people we serve. Create and work on other ways to include people we
serve in setting our public policy priorities. |
