Back to School! Store

Planning for the Back to School! Store event is a year-round project.

Whether you are interested in joining the steering committee, holding a fund-raising event, assisting during set up week, break down week or on the big event day, we can use your help!

Volunteer to Help at the Store:

In order to pull off this event for the kids, we need over 400 volunteers on Sunday, July 22, 2012. Morning, midday and late afternoon shifts are available.

• Personal shoppers – Work 1 on 1 with a few children to help them select their items in the store. This is the best 3 hour volunteer experience you will ever have! Volunteers must be at least 18 years old. We need about 300 personal shoppers throughout the day. Male volunteers are also really needed to help the little guys!
• Behind the scenes - We need people to help on the event day in a variety of functions – traffic control throughout the store, dressing room attendants, shoe fitters and more. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old.
• Teenagers can help too – We can use teenagers too! On the store day, teens can help keep the store well stocked and organized. We also need people to entertain the preschool siblings in the family waiting area. We will happily complete any forms teenagers need to give them credit for community service hours required by their schools or Scouts.

Setup and Breakdown Weeks:

• Setup week – The week before the store we need volunteers Monday – Thursday to help us with setting up the store. We will be un-boxing items, cutting price tags off of clothing, arranging the items by size on racks plus more. Morning and afternoon shifts are available. Lunch is provided for all volunteers who work an entire day.
• Breakdown – The week after the event we need volunteers on Tuesday – Thursday to help us box up the extra items. Morning and afternoon shifts are available. Lunch is provided for all volunteers who work an entire day.
• Teenagers can help too – We can use teenagers too!  We will happily complete any forms teenagers need to give them credit for community service hours required by their schools or Scouts.

All volunteer activities will be located at Central Reform Congregation in the Central West End off Kingshighway just north of Forest Park. Online volunteer registration will be available soon. In the meantime, email Nancy at NCJW to be added to our volunteer email mailing list.

Spread the Word:

Invite your friends and family to volunteer with you! It’s a great opportunity for parents and teens to give back to the community together.

If you agree that this sounds like a worthy event, ask people you know to help out with a donation or to sign up as volunteers! Don’t forget your Facebook friends too!

Join Us!