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The Healthy Living GroupMathew RidgeConcordia University MHS: 570
+What will we do?
+The Healthy Living Group
The purpose The purpose of this event is to let the community know who
the organization is, what the mission is, and the goals that align with the mission.
The Mission The organization is to promote healthy living by providing
education and activities for both mental and physical health.
+Event description
Event education centers
Event Activities
Event Main stage
Entrance and Exit
+Our goals
Long term goals Educating adolescents about healthy living Committed volunteers Creating change
Short Term goals Community activities Achieve high enrollment Community participation
+Why we need volunteers by generational expertise
Why we need older volunteers
Why we need volunteers within the community
Why we need younger volunteers
How will the volunteers stay engaged?
+Types of volunteer that are
needed
Day-to-day
Special Event (Episodic)
Managerial
Governance volunteers
+Positions that will be held
Educational positions
Heat exhaustion booth
Heat Stroke booth
Damages to health booth
Main entrance
Main Stage
Activity positions
Balloon toss
Slip and Slide
Help set up and take down
Handing out goodie bags
+Who will meet the needs?
You
+Who will hold particular positions
Heat exhaustion booth:
Heat stroke booth:
Working the entrance/exit (handing out goodie bags)
Handing out flyers:
The damage the sun can have on the human body:
Help set up and take down:
Work water balloon toss:
Slip and Side:
+Explanation of generational choice
Why the organization chose each generation for each position
Older adults
Adolescents
Young adults
+How we will work?
• Training• Risk
management
• Preparations
+Training
Policies Policies can set the outside boundaries for behavior, inside
of which action is acceptable (Connors, 2012, p 152)
Procedures Procedures are the proper steps that are taken in order to
stay in compliance with the policy.
+Training continued
Learning Styles Visual learners
Learn by seeing and looking (Connors, 2012, p 240) Auditory learners
Learn by hearing and listening (Connors, 2012, p 240) Kinesthetic learners
Learn by touching and doing (Connors, 2012, p 240)
+Risk management
Risk is defined as a potential loss or harm. The loss or harm may be direct or indirect: it may be personal or organization; physical, financial, or reputational; it may be large or small, likely or more remote (Connors 2012, p 323).
+Preparation
Layout of the community event
Liabilities
Risks that need to be addressed
+How will we grow?
• Evaluations
• Individual
• Meeting the Needs
• Activities
• Community Event
+Evaluations
Why the organization will evaluate Community activity Individual basis
End of the evaluation
+Evaluations continued
What will be determined by the evaluation?
Did the volunteers meet the needs of the focus group
Volunteer performance
+References
Bourke, C. (2009). Working with older volunteers: opportunities and potential. Allis, 22(4), 181-183.
Connors, T. D. (2012). The volunteer management handbook leadership strategies for success (2nd ed.). Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Dhami, M. K., & Joy, P. (2007). Challenges to Establishing Volunteer-Run, Community-Based Restorative Justice Programs. Contemporary Justice Review, 10(1), 9-22. doi:10.1080/10282580601157455.
Nenga, S. (2012). Not the community, but a community: transforming youth into citizens through volunteer work. Journal Of Youth Studies, 15(8), 1063-1077. doi 10.1080/13676261.2012.697135.
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