Volunteer
There are many different ways to volunteer for Gilda's Club. Key areas of volunteer activity inclue helping out on our front desk, teaching a class in an area of expertise in our Program, and helping out in our Family Cancer Support Program.
Volunteers are an important part of our community and program.
Many Gilda's Club activities are facilitated by volunteers. Credentialed and Certified professionals provide classes, workshops, and lectures. Such professionals include artists, craftspeople, exercise therapists, meditation, yoga, and tai chi instructors, nurses, doctors, nutritionists and other experts. This program volunteering is our current biggest need.
Other volunteer opportunities include: 1) being trained to work on our front desk, 2) baking for special events, and 3) assisting with special programming in our Family Cancer Support children's program (requires additional training).
- Clubhouse Volunteer - Clubhouse Volunteers have a wide variety of activities and tasks that they can participate in including, but not limited to: putting together special mails, taking care of our plants, setting up for our lectures, write thank you notes, teach classes, helping with cleaning projects around the clubhouse, baking goodies for our special events (in-house), cooking for our special events (in-house) as well as staffing and planning special events (in-house).
- Front Desk Volunteer - Front Desk Volunteers are the face and voice of Gilda's Club to everyone that walks through our red door or calls on the phone. You'll help people sign up for activities, gives them tours, help them find community resources, and get to know many of our wonderful members and other volunteers. You must have a friendly personality and sensitivity in responding to people who are experiencing the emotional impact of cancer. If you're able to work a regular schedule it's preferred, but not at all required.
- Noogieland Volunteer - Noogieland is the name of the children and family program and the playroom for the children and teens that come to Gilda's Club Seattle. Supervised play for children 3 and up is available while parents or family members are attending member activities. Whether facing cancer first hand, or as a family member, Noogieland ensures that everyone in the family has the opportunity to seek the emotional and social support of others facing a similar situation. We invite kids to have fun! Noogieland Volunteers assist with summer camps, supervised play in Noogieland, cooking classes, outreach, and special events like our annual Halloween party. In order to become a Noogieland Volunteer, volunteers need to attend a Noogieland training.
- Outreach Volunteer - Outreach volunteers help us get the word out about Gilda's Club so that people know that we're here. Volunteers help with outreach at community and health events and by distributing flyers in their neighborhoods, making phone calls to organizations, and helping with projects in our office.
- Teaching Classes - All of our classes are taught by volunteers - if there is something that you feel you are an expert in, you don't need a degree and you would like to teach others, then this is the volunteer opportunity for you. Class schedules are a compromise of your availability as well as ours; they can be weekly, monthly, or a one time event.
Become a Volunteer
- Sign Up Online
- Call us at 206-709-1400
- Email Us
Volunteer Training
Look for the next volunteer training date and become a Gilda's Club Volunteer
Did You Know?
“Gilda's Club is a treasure and has quickly become an integral and vital part of the fabric of Seattle. The fact that Gilda's Club is free to the whole community is a tribute to what you have been able to accomplish and a wonderful resource and comfort to all of us.”
Greg Nickels
Former Mayor of Seattle