Volunteer
Volunteer with Feet First!
Volunteer with Feet First
Feet First is always looking for enthusiastic volunteers to assist our staff. Here are some different ways YOU can help!
Upcoming Events
When: Thursday, May 24, 5 - 8 pm
Where: 8102 161st Ave NE, Redmond
What: Interested in helping us prepare and set up a Walk & Talk event? Our next upcoming Walk & Talk in Redmond on May 24th is mostly ready to go, but we really need someone to help us prepare for the day in the coming weeks. This would involve helping setting up, taking photographs and/or video of the walk, assisting the walk leader, and helping clean up after.
More Information: Feet First quarterly Walk & Talk events are designed to showcase area redevelopment that incorporates features to promote walking and to make people more aware of the importance of walkable communities. Every person has the power to affect change; neighborhood Walk & Talk events are opportunities to connect community members with city leaders while introducing helpful resources and tools for creating change in their own neighborhoods.
Photographer Needed for Walk to School Event
When: Wednesday, May 30th, 8 am - 9:30am
Where: Dearborn Park Elementary School
What: Feet First will be holding a walk to school event which the media has been invited to. We are looking for a volunteer with basic photography skills to photograph the Walking School Bus and subsequent press event outside Dearborn Park Elementary.
What is a Walking School Bus? A Walking School Bus is a group of children walking to school with one or more adults. It can be as informal as two families taking turns walking their children to school to as structured as a route with meeting points, a timetable, and a regularly rotated schedule of trained volunteers.
Beacon Rocks! Music and Performance Festival
When: Sunday, June 24, 1 - 5 pm
Where: Seattle's first Festival Street, the Roberto Maestas Festival Street. This is the block of South Lander Street adjacent to the Beacon Hill Light Rail station.
What: ROCKiT Community Arts, a non-profit organization committed to bringing arts and culture to the Beacon Hill Neighborhood in Seattle, is putting on an outdoor summer music and performance series called "Beacon Rocks!".
We will be at this event to hand out maps and other Feet First literature, host a craft activity, and talk about all the great work we do---the chicken will also be at this event, so if you have always dreamed of being the famed Feet First mascot (or tabling just isn’t your thing), be prepared to suit up in some yellow feathers!
Pedestrian Research
Campaign Development
Blog Writing
Event Tabling
Photography
Walking Event Assistance
Website Writing
Salesforce Assistance
GIS Assistance
Data Entry
Filing
Monthly Mailings
Walkabouts!
Our Mapping Specialist Gia is going to conduct a series of walkabouts and pedestrian safety education events this month. She could really use some of our amazing volunteers to help with preparing and setting up the events, facilitating the discussion about walkable communities, taking notes, photographing, and packing up. A ride to and from the event will be provided from the Feet First office.
Will YOU be her Walkabout Hero?
Seahurst Elementary School Walkabout
When: 5/23/12, 2:00 - 5:00 pm
Where: Seahurst Elementary School - Seahurst
Around the Office
Website Writer/Editor
When: Flexible
Where: Flexible
What: We are looking for a part-time volunteer to help us clean up our website a little bit---edit the wording, placement, and organization of our information and pages, maybe add some resources, pictures, or suggest more interactive content---creativity and new ideas welcome!
Interested in volunteering with Feet First, but don’t see anything up there that strikes your fancy? Email our Volunteer Coordinator Darcy at darcy@feetfirst.org or call 206-652-2310 ext. 5 to discuss setting up a volunteer project more suited to your interests and skill set!
Feet First Committees
In addition to the volunteer opportunities listed above at Feet First, we have two committees meeting monthly focused on marketing and policy. If you are interested in learning more about these committees, please send an email to the chair of the committee and you will receive additional information.
Feet First Communications Committee
Lee Warnecke, Development Officer
lee@feetfirst.org
Feet First Policy Committee
Jim Davis, Board Member
jimdavis444@msn.com
