VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

They are the vital connection between our organization and the communities we serve, helping us bring our mission to life. Our volunteers offer more than just time—they offer compassion, encouragement, and hope to those facing cancer. Their impact is both powerful and lasting, often forming deep, life-long friendships with the patients they serve and fellow volunteers alike. When you join Angel Wings as a volunteer, you become part of something truly meaningful—a community of kindness, purpose, and support.

Volunteers can help in the following areas...

Transportation & Direct Support

• Serve as a transport driver for the Wheels to Recovery Program (gas / meal compensated). We need drivers in all rural areas of SW Idaho and Eastern Oregon.
• Deliver Comfort Goody Bags to clients (at home or to hospitals)
• Make wellness calls for the Cancer Care Pals (CCP) Program (remote support)
• Housecleaning for cancer patients and caregivers
• Spanish speaking volunteers for translating to Spanish speaking clients

Office & Administrative

• Data entry in Argenta computer software
• Filing paper files
• Make copies for various projects
• Tech support
• Assemble mailings
• Assemble resource packets
• Organize supplies

Events & Fundraising

• Join planning committees
• Event set up, check-in, and clean-up
• Solicit donations or sponsorships from local businesses
• Pass flyers around town and local rural communities
• Host your own fundraiser (Ideas:  Yard sale, book sale, jewelry sale, etc)
• Make homemade pies for the annual Pi-Day fundraiser (March 14)
• Solicit businesses for auction package donations
• Create auction packages

Outreach & Community Engagement

• Represent Angel Wings at fairs, chamber luncheons, and other community events
• Distribute informational resources to local businesses and organizations
• Coordinate a meal train
• Assist in our promotions through public relations and social media (share posts)
• Assistance with annual Horsin' Around event (set up, booth help, horse leading)
• Face painters are needed for 2 of our annual events
• Horse riders to join the Angel Riders Equestrian Outreach Group
• Church liaisons

Program Development & Special Projects

• Make fleece tie prayer blankets (material can be provided)
• Offer specialized skills (marketing, grant writing, photography, graphic design, etc.)
• Lead support groups, workshops, or classes (e.g., journaling, book club, health and wellness, informational, etc)
• Volunteer coordinator to recruit, track, and organize new and current volunteers
• Blanket inventory manager needed to track and organize fleece blankets 
• Beauticians needed to provide free hair cut and styling for cancer patients as well as wig care, if needed
• Gift bag assemby 
• Home companion to sit and visit with a client while a caregiver is taking a break
• Wig care and wig inventory manager

Misc Volunteer Opportunities

• Weeding the parking lot of the Angel Wings Network office
• Plowing our parking lot in the winter to keep it safe for clients and staff
• Class Presenters:  do you have a specialty like nutrition, yoga/meditation instruction, art, or something you could offer to our cancer clients? We'd love to find more opportunities for classes and presentations but we need your help!
• Photographers for events
• Massage Therapists: to provide free massages at our annual Walk/Run Event in October
• Hairstylists to wash and style wigs upon request
• Teen service group projects

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