We are seeking fun-loving and dedicated volunteers to help support our Special Events throughout the year. We have a lot of fun working to raise funding for Learn to Read's programs and services. Join our Special Events team of volunteers and help support our mission!
Duties will include assisting the Executive Director and the Board of Directors in planning and coordinating special events throughout the year. Activities may include data input, contacting sponsors or potential sponsors, helping with donor acknowledgements, supporting event setup and take down. These are a few of the many ways our special event volunteers help support LTR's success.
All of our services are offered free of charge to our adult students who are seeking to improve their literacy and lives. Our Special Event volunteers help us to raise funds that support this mission.
Requirements:
- Cheerful, friendly personality
- Willingness to pitch in and help where needed
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- Capability of taking on special task assignments and working independently
- Enjoy meeting and greeting new people!
- Experience assisting with special events is ideal, but not required.
Training
- Training and instruction will be provided
Special Events
- Student Appreciation Day @ Learn to Read Office (Annually - September)
- Rubber Ducky Regatta (Fundraiser - Sunday November 4 - Nocatee Splash Water Park)
- Holiday Shop Book Fair (December 1 - Barnes & Noble in St. Augustine)
- Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday (Held Annually - February)
- Kiss the Pig Contest (Annually in conjunction with the Rhythm & Ribs Festival - April 7, 2019)
- Public Outreach Booths - where we share information about our mission and services
About Learn To Read of St. Johns County
Learn to Read of St. Johns County, Inc. is a 501-(c) (3) non-profit organization partially funded by Christ Episcopal Church in Ponte Vedra Beach and Serenata, United Way of St. Johns County, individuals, businesses, civic organizations and special events.
Our volunteer-based organization provides free literacy skills assessment and instruction in St. Johns and Putnam Counties to individuals 16 years of age and older. In addition to one-on-one literacy tutoring, Learn to Read has recently expanded its services throughout the counties to help people learn English as a second language (ESOL) through personal tutoring and group conversation courses.
Learn to Read believes literacy skills are vital for people to find work and to participate in their community. We tutor our students to pass the GED, the Adult Basic Education Test (TABE), and to achieve advancement in the workplace. Learn to Read depend on your support to purchase the books and other necessary teaching materials, as well as maintain the facility in which we operate. Your support is paramount to helping decrease barriers to employment and higher education that prevent our students from moving forward.
