Volunteer opportunities at the Salvation Army for 2020

2020 Volunteer Opportunities

      Groups & Individuals are Encouraged to Sign Up!

NOTE: Scouts may not wear BSA Uniforms for any activity that is collecting or raising money. 

VIRTUAL VOLUNTEER Themed Basket Ideas! OPPORTUNITY for SILENT AUCTION  SIGN UP @ http://cerv.is/m?0146g8yMbDJ

There’s no minimum age to collect items.  

Have a blast collecting new items for a Themed Basket or two or more! 

Pick a Themed Basket and let Bridget know the theme you selected. Ask your co-workers, family, neighbors, and friends to contribute new items for your Themed Basket. Deadline: Fri., Feb. 28th   

Theme Basket Ideas: Aromatherapy, Breakfast, Cards for All Occasions, Cat Lover’s, Cleaning Products Bucket,Chocolate Lover’s, Coffee & Tea, Dog Lover’s, Gardening, Get Well Soon, Grilling, Ice Cream, Italian Lover’s Delight, Mexican Fiesta, Movie Night, Oriental, Snack Shack, Spa, Stamping, Travel, and Yoga/Pilates. You can come up with your own theme!

Event Setup – Tues., March 17^th

Volunteers Needed: 40 

*Minimum age is 16 yrs. old* Parent/Teacher Sponsor must volunteer alongside anyone who is 16 or 17 yrs. old.

Location: The Salvation Army Youth Education Town, 712 W. Abram, Arlington

Setup tables, chairs, silent auction, photo booth, etc. 

Sign Up @ http://cerv.is/m?0146ge5kgT4

Volunteer Appreciation Dinner Event – Wed., March 18th 

Volunteers Needed: 40

*Minimum age is 16 yrs. old* Parent/Teacher Sponsor must volunteer alongside anyone who is 16 or 17 yrs. old.

Location: TBD in Arlington

Time: 4:30PM-8:30PM

Parking lot attendants, buffet servers, greeters, silent auction attendants, photographer, etc. 

Sign Up @ http://cerv.is/m?0146gpYKLhO

Assemble Inspiring Hope Luncheon Goodie Bags – Mon., May 18^th

Volunteers Needed: 40    

*Minimum age is 16 yrs. old* Parent/Teacher Sponsor must volunteer alongside anyone who is 16 or 17 yrs. old.

Location: EDS Warehouse, Arlington 

Stuff Luncheon Goodie Bags with Items 

Time: 6PMPM – 8:30PM – Sign ups begin February 1^st

Sign Up @ http://cerv.is/m?0146gho6iiu

Create-A-Thon - EVENT SETUP Fri. Oct. DATE TBD 6PM-8:30PM

40 Volunteers Needed for table/chair setup, etc. Location: 712 W. Abram, Arlington- YET entrance West side of building.   Contact Bridget for details. Sign up begins August 1^st

*Minimum age is 16 yrs. old* Parent/Teacher Sponsor must volunteer alongside anyone who is 16 or 17 yrs. old.

***Scouts may not wear uniforms for this activity ****

7th Annual Create-A-Thon (Fundraiser) Sat. Oct. DATE TBD   

*Minimum age is 16 yrs. old* Parent/Teacher Sponsor must volunteer alongside anyone who is 16 or 17 yrs. old.

Volunteers Needed: Day of 8AM-8PM – 40 volunteers Location: 712 W. Abram, Arlington- YET entrance West side of building. Go to this link for various volunteer shifts. 

Contact Bridget for details. Sign up begins August 1^st

                                   

Angel Tree Sorting – Monday through Friday 9am-5pm

*Minimum age is 16 yrs. old* Parent/Teacher Sponsor must volunteer alongside anyone who is 16 or 17 yrs. old.

December Dates/Shifts/Location: TBD

Volunteers 150

Contact Bridget for details. Sign up begins September 1^st

Parent/Teacher Sponsor must volunteer alongside anyone who is under age 18. 

Angel Tree Distribution Day(s) 

*Minimum age is 16 yrs. old* Parent/Teacher Sponsor must volunteer alongside anyone who is 16 or 17 yrs. old.

December Dates/Shifts/Location: TBD

Volunteers 150

Contact Bridget for details. Sign up begins September 1^st

Parent/Teacher Sponsor must volunteer alongside anyone who is under age 18. 

***Scouts may not wear uniforms for this activity ****

Bell Ringing – Friday, Nov. 27^th through Tuesday, Dec. 24^th 10AM-8PM

Minimum Age: Any *Anyone under age 18 yrs. old must bell ring with their parent or teacher sponsor* 

1000+ Individuals and Groups Needed 

Contact Bridget for details. Sign up begins August 1^st. 

100+ locations in Arlington, Mansfield, Grand Prairie, Hurst, Bedford, Colleyville. 

I’m happy to answer any questions… 

Bridget Lenhardt Special Events & Volunteer Supervisor
The Salvation Army Family Life Center and Youth Education Town
712 W. Abram  P. O. Box 278 (76004) ∙ Arlington TX 76013
Direct 817.860.1836    Cell 314.882.4972 

Bridget.Lenhardt@uss.salvationarmy.org

PLEASE NOTE:  

Ø  Volunteer sign ups are first come, first served. 

Ø  All volunteers must be signed up ahead of time and sign volunteer waiver/release forms. 

Ø If you are seeking to perform court ordered community service, you must present paperwork prior to your first time volunteering as well as every time you volunteer thereafter to receive full credit for hours worked.

Potential Eagle Project at Salvation Army - Alan Saxe Garden

Salvation Army has a small garden sitting area that needs help, it would be a great eagle project.. if you have a scout that is interested please contact..  This is the Salvation Army Downtown Arlington.

Bridget Lenhardt

Special Events & Volunteer Supervisor | Cell 314-882-4972 | 817-860-1836 ext. 78426

The Salvation Army Family Life Center and North Texas Youth Education Town

bridget.lenhardt@uss.salvationarmy.org

If you are interested and contact Bridget please ask Mrs. Lenhardt to let me know. 

Joint Roundtable Meeting - NEW Time and Place!

Joint Cross Timbers / Tejas Roundtable Meeting!   

In preparation for the New District coming soon......we will begin having Joint meetings for Roundtable, District Committee and Commissioners!    Our Key 3 and Commissioners have already started having their joint meetings!   

Come join us as we put together a new format for Roundtable, using the best of both districts!  

Cross Timbers / Tejas Roundtable 

at St. Barnabas UMC, in the Family Life Center, 5011 W Pleasant Ridge Rd., Arlington.  

7:30PM....new time for this meeting!  

All Scout leaders are invited.....All units should be represented!!  

Lots of exciting change happening in Scouting!!

Crosstimbers District Banquet Adult Awards 2020

Nomination form

New District Name Survey

Longhorn Council District Naming

As many of you may have heard the Cross Timbers and Tejas Districts are merging in 2020.   WIth that we will need a name to call ourselves.   This is your chance as a Scout or Scouter in our district to suggest a name you think we should use.  

This name can be any name, but really should be a name that represents the area and the volunteers of the area.  The name can be as long or as short as you want, it can also have multiple words in it.  One caveat, we can not reuse the name "Tejas" or the name "Cross Timbers"  

From these name suggestions the new merged committee will chose the best name.

         Please open this link:          https://forms.gle/tPwqcd45GC5abZWh7


        This survey will be available for 30 days!      Thank you for all that you do for Scouting!

Longhorn Council District Re-alignment

Longhorn Council District Re-alignment has been approved 

A few weeks ago at the last Longhorn Council Board Meeting, the District Service Assessment Plan was approved, which re-aligns the 16 districts into 12 districts starting in March 2020.

We have been having discussions about this over the last couple of months at Council and District meetings.   The goal was to look at the Total Available Youth , and to keep school districts in tact, as much as possible.  With all the changes occurring in Scouting, it was time.  As the LDS church, transitions out, and girls have been added to both Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA, the districts were becoming unbalanced.  

Our new district, will be the boundaries of the Arlington, Mansfield and Kennedale ISDs, basically merging the Cross Timbers and Tejas districts.   Joint Key 3 meetings between the two districts have already started.  We will begin joint Roundtable, District Committee and Commissioners meetings in January.  A new District Committee will be official in March.  Meeting locations are likely to move to more central locations in the I-20 area.    The new district will likely have a new name, which is being encouraged by the Longhorn Council.  Discussions have already started on the new name, possibly combining Cub Day camps, Training committee, Membership committee, and what the combined district committee might be.  

Any questions or concerns, please let me know, discussions will continue at all district meetings.  

Thank You for all that you do for Scouting!  

David Shuford

Cross Timbers District Chairman

Chairman@crosstimbersdistrict.net 

Roundtable - Tuesday night - Re-Charter Turn-in and Holiday Party

Roundtable - Tuesday night - Pantego Christian Academy, 2201 W Park Row 

Re-Charter Turn-in and Holiday Party at 7PM

Here is the list of what ALL units should bring:

–Signed Recharter Papers

–Adult and Youth Applications listed on page 1

–One Blank Check- Signed

–Completed/Signed JTE Unit Award Form

–Family FOS Presentation Date

–Checked Check list from Council Web Site   file:///H:/Recharter-Turn-In-Check-List-11.13.2019.pdf

–Signed Consent forms for each registered adult    https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/se-packet/2019-09-23/Addl-Disclosures-and-Authorization.pdf    

Please contact your Unit Commissioner, if you have any questions, or know that you will not be ready by Roundtable.  Make arrangements with your commissioner to turn-in your re-charter at a later date, if needed.    

Do NOT turn in Re-Charters directly to the Longhorn Council. 

All units must turn in re-charters through the Commissioner staff, and the District Commissioner. 

Former Scoutmaster Doc has passed, Final Salute tonight

Scouts, Parents, Volunteers, and Alumni,

We are very sad to announce that former Scoutmaster "Doc" Craig Poindexter has passed away peacefully minutes ago at Arlington Memorial Hospital.

As a military veteran Doc will be honored with a Final Solute in the first floor atrium on the south side of the first floor of the hospital at 800 W Randol Mill Rd, Arlington, TX 76012.

It will take a few hours from now (5:30pm) to prepare for the send off (estimated 7:30pm).

Doc's family has invited all current and former scouts, parent, and volunteers, as well as any past coworkers, friends, and acquaintances . (Uniforms are welcome but not required).

More details about funeral arrangements and celebration of life services will be provided later as we receive updates.

Please share this email and the troop's Facebook post on your feed/wall/etc for all to see.  

https://www.facebook.com/pg/troop68arlington/posts

Yours In Service,

Eric McGinnis 

Assistant Scoutmaster 

BSA Troop 68 - Arlington TX 

Need Volunteers this Saturday at River Legacy Scout Day!

River Legacy is hosting a Badge Day program to help scouts earn some of their badges! Volunteers are needed to help facilitate activity stations with topics such as bugs, animal habitats, fun, feathers and ferns and much more!

We still need about 35 volunteers for the event THIS Saturday! Please tell your friends and families or anyone needing volunteer hours!

If you are interested in helping with this volunteer opportunity, please sign up on https://riverlegacy.volunteerhub.com/events/index

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Breanna Sayers

Volunteer Coordinator

River Legacy Living Science Center

703 NW Green Oaks Blvd.

Arlington, TX 76006

817-860-6752 ext. 109

www.riverlegacy.org

Looking for more ways to volunteer with River Legacy? 

http://riverlegacy.volunteerhub.com/events/index

Like and follow us on our Volunteer Facebook and Instagram pages!

Salvation Army Needs groups for bell ringing.. This is a non-uniform event!

Please share it with your unit or other organizations.

This is not a BSA sponsored event and you may NOT wear your uniforms.

We would love for y'all to Bell Ring this year! Bell Ringing - IT'S FUN! IT'S EXCITING! It’s Helping Raise Critically Needed Funds for Children and Families! INDIVIDUALS & GROUPS ARE NEEDED TO BELL RING!

   Start with one (1) team of two or three individuals and swap out for a new team every couple of hours. With 5 teams, you can cover the entire day and have FUN while changing lives! Also, you can volunteer on your own if you don't want to develop the team approach. If volunteers are under age 18 then their parent or teacher/sponsor must bell ring with them. 

   Today Sign Up as a group and take an entire day 10AM to 8PM, Or, Sign Up for a couple of hours. Go to www.registertoring.com and schedule your bell ringing date/time and location. Or, to sign up or if you have any questions please contact Bridget Lenhardt, Volunteer Coordinator, bridget.lenhardt@uss.salvationarmy.org or 314-882-4972.

    Check out this brief video to see the impact you make while bell ringing:
https://www.facebook.co  m/watch/?v=366247467458030

   Bell Ringers are needed in: Arlington, Mansfield, Grand Prairie, Colleyville, Bedford, and Hurst. Remember - Bell Ringing is more FUN if you get a group together. Thank you for Bell Ringing and for Doing The Most Good! We Can't Wait For You To Sign Up! Thank you! 

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Joyful unto Him,

Bridget Lenhardt
Special Events & Volunteer Supervisor | Cell 314-882-4972 | 817-860-1836 ext. 78426
The Salvation Army Family Life Center and Youth Education Town
bridget.lenhardt@uss.salvationarmy.org

Sign Up Today and Bell Ring! 
www.registertoring.com