VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

with the not-for-profit Netherlands Association "Je Maintiendrai" (NAJM)

• Accordion Player

• Advertising

• Avondmaal

• Borrelavond

• Car Pooling

• Card Club

• Choir

• Coffee Club

• Dinner-Dances

• Distribution

• Displays

• Door Prizes

• Event Planner

• Executive

• Festivals

• Grants

• Interviews

• Klompen Dansen

• Membership

• Name Tags

• Newsletter

• Phoning

• Photographer

• Recruit New Volunteers

• Research

• Soccer

• Sponsorship

• Talent Scout

• Ticket Sales

• Web Site Assistant

• Zonnestraal

• 2015

ACCORDION PLAYER: Play Dutch songs during the band intermissions at a Dinner/Dance. And/or represent the Netherlands and play solo or in a group on stage for 20 minutes at the European Festival on the last Saturday of May.

CARD CLUBS: Get involved in any or all of the following: 1) Phone Klaverjas players to arrange seating at tables for monthly card games. 2) Recruit new Klaverjas card players. 3) Host a new Klaverjas card game event in your municipality. 4) Organize an annual or bi-annual Klaverjas Tournament. 5) Find sponsors for prizes &/or trophies.

View Card Club web page for >> more info.

CHOIR: Get involved with the formation of the Greater Vancouver Dutch Choir and sing Dutch songs at special events. Sing songs during the band intermissions at a Dinner/Dance. And/or represent the Netherlands on stage for 20 minutes at the European Festival on the last Saturday of May.

COFFEE CLUBS: Get involved with any or all of the following: 1) Assist with an existing weekly Coffee Club in Vancouver. 2) Spread the word about the Dutch-Canadian Coffee Clubs.

3) Host one or more of the 52 morning get togethers that take place in Vancouver each year. 4) Begin and/or host a new coffee club in a different Municipality.

View the Coffee Clubs web page for >> more info.

DINNER-DANCES: For a dinner-dance, assist with any or all of the following: 1) The advance preparation of the Dinner-Dance.

2) Entertainment for the half-hour band intermission. 3) Purchasing, making &/or bringing decorations to the dinner-dance.

3) Decorating the dinner-dance hall. 4) Name-tags on the evening of the dance. 5) After dinner-dance clean-up.

DISPLAYS: Demonstrate your artistic talents! Get involved in any or all of the following: 1) Design a display.

2) Gather the materials for the display. 3) Create the display. 4) Transport the display. 5) Set-up the display.

6) Host the display at an event such as a Dinner-Dance &/or Festivals such as the European Festival in May.

6) Take-down the display. 7) Store the display.

EVENT PLANNER: Enable your ideas to grow & develop into special events which are enjoyed by the community. Get involved in any or all of the following: 2) Organize one or more new events such as: barbeque, bicycle ride, billiards, bowling, bus tour, card tournament, chess, children's event, drawing contest, fund raiser, golf, hike, ice skating, movie night, photo contest, picnic, poster contest, pot-luck lunch/dinner party, restaurant dinner, road rally, trip, a walk or any other event you think might be fun to organize. 3) Recruit volunteers for a new event.

EXECUTIVE: Become a Director-At-Large and assist in various capacities of your choice.

View Board of Directors web page for >> more info.

FESTIVALS: Volunteer for Europe Day which will take place on May 9th.

Volunteer for the Netherlands Booth at the European Festival which will take place on the last Saturday of May.

MEMBERSHIP: Get involved with any or all of the following: 1) Recruit new Dutch-Canadian members of all ages. 2) Keep the membership records up-to-date.

3) Contact members via the phone, mail &/or e-mail.

View the Netherlands Association "Je Maintiendrai" (NAJM) web page for >> more info.

NEWSLETTER: Gain experience and skills in communication. Get involved with any or all of the following:

1) Gather information to the monthly electronic newsletter. 2) Type the newsletters.

RESEARCH: Survey what types of events the current Greater Vancouver Dutch-Canadian community is interested in.

Investigate new strategies to enable NAJM to grow and evolve.

SPONSORSHIP: Research, contact and correspond with businesses for funding &/or sponsorship-in-kind for the events hosted by not-for-profit NAJM.

Maintain a record of contacts and track the results.

TICKET SALES: Assist in the sale of advance tickets dinner-dances hosted by not-for-profit NAJM.

Collect payment (checks only), maintain a record of sales, and deliver payment to the treasurer. Tickets are not sold at the door.

ZONNESTRAAL: Get involved with any or all of the following: 1) Phone members to keep-up-to-date. 2) Send members get-well or sympathy cards.

3) Visit home or hospital-bound members. Gain the satisfaction of helping those in need.

Express Your Pride in Your Dutch Heritage ~ Volunteer Today!

Call 604-536-3394 or e-mail ediebijdemast@dutchnetwork.ca