Contact
Call Jim Roessler
at 707.523.7900, ext
23
Email
Jim Roessler at jroessler@refb.org
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Volunteer
Opportunities
Warehouse
.
repack food
.
label
cans
.
drive
bread truck
.
pick
up or deliver food
Special
Events
.
help
with annual event
.
organize
food drives
.
public
relations
.
speak
to groups about the
REFB
.
fund
raiser
Office
.
answer
phones
.
data
entry
.
general
office work |
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Other
Areas
.
coordinate
bringing a group of
12 or more for an
evening volunteer
activity
schedule
a tour for group,
club, service org.,
etc.
.
be
a Senior Gleaner:
55 or older who sort
food on Tues. and/or
Fri. from 8:00am to
11:30am.
.
serve
on Board of Directors
.
schedule
a Hunger 101 course |
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"There
is nothing stronger
than the
heart of a volunteer."
Colonel James H. "Jimmie"
Doolittle,
Famed WWII Aviator |
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Click
on Volunteer Now
to
schedule a special
volunteer event.
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It is important that you call
ahead to schedule your involvement.
We are also open on the fourth Saturday of the month from 8:00 am to noon.
There are many other volunteer opportunities, including: bread van drivers and
helpers, helping at distribution sites on weekday mornings, front office receptionist,
computer data input, special event support, evening boxing of food activities
and bagging of meals with groups of 12 to 20 people. Call for more information.
Thank you.
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The
REFB is open for volunteers
Monday through Friday from
8:00 am until 3:30 pm. Wear
closed toed shoes.
Volunteers must be 14 years
of age or older to work in
the warehouse.
Parking: We invite you to
park in the parking area behind
the Food Bank office space
at 3330 Industrial Drive.
Just go down the drive way
that is to the north of the
Food Bank and when you get
to the end of the driveway,
turn left. (Do not park directly
behind the Food Bank). Thank
you.
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Whether
you're looking for a new challenge,
new friends, or a fun way
to participate while giving
back to your community, please
consider volunteering at the
REFB. |
- You,
our volunteer partners,
are the reason we can
provide food to over 60,000
people in Sonoma County
each month.
- Volunteers
fill many roles that otherwise
would require over 30
full time staff to accomplish.
- The
REFB appreciate you and
your valuable contribution
to our mission of ending
hunger in our community.
- Whether
you're looking for a new
challenge, new friends,
or a fun way to participate
while giving back to your
community, please consider
volunteering at the REFB.
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by Jill Boynton January
6, 2010
Volunteering your time
for charitable work is a worthwhile and commendable
effort. But don't overlook some tax advantages too.
While your time spent
working on behalf of a charitable organization is
not tax-deductible, your travel expenses are. On
your 2009 tax return you may deduct the miles you
spent driving to and fro, or on behalf of, your volunteer
duties at 14 cents per mile. This rate stays the
same for 2010. Keep a log of your mileage as proof
for the IRS. You can do this by keeping a mileage
log in your car (available at Staples for a couple
of bucks) or jot it down on your calendar after every
trip.
In addition to mileage,
uniforms necessary solely for your volunteer job,
and meals and lodging are deductible (if the majority
of the trip was spent on the volunteer effort - expenses
for personal vacation or recreation, while part of
the trip, are not deductible.)
The organization for
which you volunteer must be a religious organization,
federal, state or local government, non-profit organization,
public park or recreation facility or public charity.
War veterans' groups qualify too. More information
is available in IRS
Publication 526. |
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