VOLUNTEER UPDATE

Bottomless Closet Volunteer Survey
Be on the lookout for Bottomless Closet’s Volunteer survey! We depend on our volunteers to keep BC running, and we also look to you for feedback about how effective we are. Your participation helps to guide us in many aspects of our operations and programming. When you receive the survey, please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us!

Spring Sale – Sign Up to Volunteer
Bottomless Closet’s Annual Spring Sale is being held on Saturday, May 1, and we are looking for volunteers to help out! Volunteers are needed to fill the following time slots:

Pre Sale Set Up – ONLY volunteers experienced with sale set up to lead corporate teams
Friday, April 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Friday, April 30 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Day of Sale – assist clients, work the registers and clean up
Saturday, May 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 1 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Post Sale – restock boutique and set up for client operations
Monday, May 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Please email me at jland@bottomlessclosetnyc.org to sign up for a shift!

Buy Tickets Now for the Annual Spring Luncheon
The Bottomless Closet Annual Spring Luncheon is coming up on Monday, May 17. For more information or to purchase tickets visit our website at www.bottomlessclosetnyc.org and click on Spring 2010 Luncheon Tickets. Feel free to forward this link on to your friends, relatives and neighbors encouraging them to participate!

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
Evening Workshop Support
During our evening workshops, we are in need of volunteers to sit at the front desk to check in clients, handle some light administrative tasks and close up shop at the end of the night. There will be a staff member on hand to answer your questions and provide any guidance you might need.

Monday, April 12, 5:30 p.m.to 8:00 p.m. – Mentoring: How to Get the Most from your Professional Network
Thursday, April 15, 5:30 p.m.to 8:00 p.m. – Introduction to Resumes
Tuesday, April 20, 5:30 p.m.to 8:00 p.m. – Retirement Planning 101
Wednesday, April 21, 5:30 p.m.to 8:00 p.m. – Men and Women in the Workplace
Monday, May 3, 5:30 p.m.to 8:00 p.m. – Book Club Discussion: Love in the Time of Cholera
Thursday, May 6, 5:30 p.m.to 8:00 p.m. – The Business of Etiquette
Monday, May 10, 5:30 p.m.to 8:00 p.m. – The Art of Differentiating Your Image
Thursday, May 20, 5:30 p.m.to 8:00 p.m. – Fundamentals of a Successful Job Search
Monday, May 24, 5:30 p.m.to 8:00 p.m. – Retirement Planning 201
Wednesday, June 2, 5:30 p.m.to 8:00 p.m. – Buying a Home
Thursday, June 3, 5:30 p.m.to 8:00 p.m. – Branding You!
Monday, June 14, 5:30 p.m.to 8:00 p.m. – Introduction to Resumes
Tuesday, June 15, 5:30 p.m.to 8:00 p.m. – Pixies Did It! Organization

On-Going Evening Opportunities
These opportunities are available on an on-going basis. Please contact us to set up a time that will work for you!
· Phone calls to recent clients to follow up on their job search and employment status
· Excel data entry of client workshop survey information

Evening Client Appointments
Sign up to dress clients who have recently been hired!
Tuesday, April 13, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 27, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 11, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 25, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 8, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 22, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

If you would like to sign up for any of these opportunities, please contact Jessica at jland@bottomlessclosetnyc.org

Did you know?
We have heard from volunteers who are interested in learning more about the organizations who refer clients to Bottomless Closet. Below is the third installment in our series of short write ups on some of our most important referral partners.

FEGS
For 75 years, F·E·G·S has been a leader in helping thousands of individuals each year achieve dignity through work by providing innovative career, employment, and workforce development initiatives. Many of the populations that are helped by F·E·G·S are hard-to-employ groups including refugees and immigrants, individuals age 50 or older, and those with physical and mental health disabilities transitioning from welfare to work. F·E·G·S programs help individuals prepare for and obtain all types of jobs – managerial, professional, technical, skilled, and non-skilled and many of these clients are referred to Bottomless Closet for pre-Interview appointments making F·E·G·S one of Bottomless Closet’s top 5 referral agencies.

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