Events Calendar
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Interested in adding an event to our calendar? Please click the green “Post Your Event” button below.
Apply to volunteer with CAC today by emailing us at [email protected]!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
The Children’s Advocacy Center could not accomplish our mission without our volunteers. Several volunteers this year have supported our mission by sharing their talents and dedication.
Our volunteers help in the following areas:
-
Help at reception desk
-
Address and stuff envelopes
-
Keep play/waiting area neat
-
Sanitize the waiting room toys
-
Help with various organizational projects
-
Help display and take down holiday decorations
-
Organize donation drives
-
Volunteer with Special Events and Fundraisers
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, you must:
-
Be at least 18 years old
-
Complete an application
-
Consent to a background check
-
Sign a pledge of confidentiality
-
Provide felony and misdemeanor conviction information
For more information, email [email protected]
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Children’s Advocacy Center also provides unpaid internships for bachelor’s and master’s level students that may include the following experiences:
-
Observe licensed clinicians within the professional setting
-
Participate in multi-disciplinary team staff meetings
-
Visit with partnering agencies, such as Project R.E.S.T., the Solicitor’s Office, the Department of Social Services, or the Guardian ad Litem Office
-
Attend family or criminal court hearings and observe Children’s Advocacy Center staff as expert witnesses
-
Participate in agency projects/research as assigned
-
Assist with administrative tasks
Internships will require:
-
An in-person interview
-
Completion of background checks
-
Current enrollment in a master’s level program in Psychology, Social Work, or other related field at an accredited university
-
Current enrollment in a bachelor’s level program in Psychology, Social Work, or other related field at an accredited university
-
The intern must not require direct client hours
For more information about master’s level internships, contact Makeya at [email protected]
For more information about bachelor’s level internships, contact Jalisa at [email protected]
Meals on Wheels of Greenville is looking for help with our 30th Annual Sweetheart Charity Ball on Saturday, February 22, 2025. This is our largest fundraising event of the year with a goal of raising $500,000 to support our homebound clients.
Join our Sweetheart Charity Ball committee
We are looking for volunteers to help solicit auction items for both live and silent auctions, as well as sponsorship recruitment. The committee meets monthly from August to December and then bi-monthly in January.
If you are interested, please contact Alyssa Blocker by Monday, July 29 at either
864-233-6565 or [email protected]. Thank you!
Bring hope to the homebound.
DELIVERY VOLUNTEERS
INDIVIDUAL
VOLUNTEERS
No matter what your schedule is like, we can find a route for you—whether you want to deliver daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or just occasionally. Ready to deliver? Fill out an application today!
ROUTE
SUBSTITUTES
Sometimes our scheduled volunteers are unable to make their routes due to illness or other commitments. If you are interested in becoming a substitute, sign up for emails to get notifications on open routes!
ROUTE
PARTNERS
We have nearly 150 Route Partners who deliver meals regularly to our homebound clients. Learn more about this program now!
OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
MEAL PACKAGING
We need volunteers to pack nearly 1,500 meals every Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until approximately 10:00 a.m. The food is prepared by our kitchen staff and set-up in an assembly line for packaging.
PET FOOD PACKAGING
Meals on Wheels also strives to help the pets of the homebound in Greenville. We need volunteers to package dog and cat food for monthly distribution and to organize pet food drives.
MEAL DISTRIBUTION
Volunteers are needed Monday through Friday from 10:30 until 12 pm to greet in-coming volunteers, hand out route sheets and answer questions.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Our annual events are great fundraising opportunities. They’re also a lot of fun, whether you get involved as a participant, committee member, volunteer or corporate sponsor.
On exhibit Saturdays and Sundays from 12 – 4 p.m., Rocky Cove Railroad is a G-Scale (garden scale) model train that demonstrates the coming of trains to western North Carolina at the turn of the 20th century. The exhibit is located below the Grand Promenade. Please note, Rocky Cove Railroad will not operate in rainy or wet conditions.
Meals on Wheels of Greenville is looking for help with our 30th Annual Sweetheart Charity Ball on Saturday, February 22, 2025. This is our largest fundraising event of the year with a goal of raising $500,000 to support our homebound clients.
Join our Sweetheart Charity Ball committee
We are looking for volunteers to help solicit auction items for both live and silent auctions, as well as sponsorship recruitment. The committee meets monthly from August to December and then bi-monthly in January.
If you are interested, please contact Alyssa Blocker by Monday, July 29 at either
864-233-6565 or [email protected]. Thank you!
Bring hope to the homebound.
DELIVERY VOLUNTEERS
INDIVIDUAL
VOLUNTEERS
No matter what your schedule is like, we can find a route for you—whether you want to deliver daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or just occasionally. Ready to deliver? Fill out an application today!
ROUTE
SUBSTITUTES
Sometimes our scheduled volunteers are unable to make their routes due to illness or other commitments. If you are interested in becoming a substitute, sign up for emails to get notifications on open routes!
ROUTE
PARTNERS
We have nearly 150 Route Partners who deliver meals regularly to our homebound clients. Learn more about this program now!
OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
MEAL PACKAGING
We need volunteers to pack nearly 1,500 meals every Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until approximately 10:00 a.m. The food is prepared by our kitchen staff and set-up in an assembly line for packaging.
PET FOOD PACKAGING
Meals on Wheels also strives to help the pets of the homebound in Greenville. We need volunteers to package dog and cat food for monthly distribution and to organize pet food drives.
MEAL DISTRIBUTION
Volunteers are needed Monday through Friday from 10:30 until 12 pm to greet in-coming volunteers, hand out route sheets and answer questions.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Our annual events are great fundraising opportunities. They’re also a lot of fun, whether you get involved as a participant, committee member, volunteer or corporate sponsor.
On exhibit Saturdays and Sundays from 12 – 4 p.m., Rocky Cove Railroad is a G-Scale (garden scale) model train that demonstrates the coming of trains to western North Carolina at the turn of the 20th century. The exhibit is located below the Grand Promenade. Please note, Rocky Cove Railroad will not operate in rainy or wet conditions.
Meals on Wheels of Greenville is looking for help with our 30th Annual Sweetheart Charity Ball on Saturday, February 22, 2025. This is our largest fundraising event of the year with a goal of raising $500,000 to support our homebound clients.
Join our Sweetheart Charity Ball committee
We are looking for volunteers to help solicit auction items for both live and silent auctions, as well as sponsorship recruitment. The committee meets monthly from August to December and then bi-monthly in January.
If you are interested, please contact Alyssa Blocker by Monday, July 29 at either
864-233-6565 or [email protected]. Thank you!
Apply to volunteer with CAC today by emailing us at [email protected]!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
The Children’s Advocacy Center could not accomplish our mission without our volunteers. Several volunteers this year have supported our mission by sharing their talents and dedication.
Our volunteers help in the following areas:
-
Help at reception desk
-
Address and stuff envelopes
-
Keep play/waiting area neat
-
Sanitize the waiting room toys
-
Help with various organizational projects
-
Help display and take down holiday decorations
-
Organize donation drives
-
Volunteer with Special Events and Fundraisers
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, you must:
-
Be at least 18 years old
-
Complete an application
-
Consent to a background check
-
Sign a pledge of confidentiality
-
Provide felony and misdemeanor conviction information
For more information, email [email protected]
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Children’s Advocacy Center also provides unpaid internships for bachelor’s and master’s level students that may include the following experiences:
-
Observe licensed clinicians within the professional setting
-
Participate in multi-disciplinary team staff meetings
-
Visit with partnering agencies, such as Project R.E.S.T., the Solicitor’s Office, the Department of Social Services, or the Guardian ad Litem Office
-
Attend family or criminal court hearings and observe Children’s Advocacy Center staff as expert witnesses
-
Participate in agency projects/research as assigned
-
Assist with administrative tasks
Internships will require:
-
An in-person interview
-
Completion of background checks
-
Current enrollment in a master’s level program in Psychology, Social Work, or other related field at an accredited university
-
Current enrollment in a bachelor’s level program in Psychology, Social Work, or other related field at an accredited university
-
The intern must not require direct client hours
For more information about master’s level internships, contact Makeya at [email protected]
For more information about bachelor’s level internships, contact Jalisa at [email protected]
Meals on Wheels of Greenville is looking for help with our 30th Annual Sweetheart Charity Ball on Saturday, February 22, 2025. This is our largest fundraising event of the year with a goal of raising $500,000 to support our homebound clients.
Join our Sweetheart Charity Ball committee
We are looking for volunteers to help solicit auction items for both live and silent auctions, as well as sponsorship recruitment. The committee meets monthly from August to December and then bi-monthly in January.
If you are interested, please contact Alyssa Blocker by Monday, July 29 at either
864-233-6565 or [email protected]. Thank you!
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We need volunteers to make our dance happen Please go to oldfarmersball.com and sign up to help – and you can dance for free!
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Early Host (Board members preferred)
- Arrive by 7pm
- Greet the sound tech, band, and caller
- Count money
- Complete pay-out sheet
- Supervise volunteers
- Time commitment: 30 – 60 minutes
Benefits: Dance free the same night
Opener
- Arrive by 7pm
- Check in with Early Host
- Sweep the hall
- Set up chairs
- Clean / stock bathrooms
- Time commitment: 15 – 20 minutes
Benefits: Dance free the same night
Door Person
- Arrive by 7pm
- Check in with Early Host
- Work when needed to take money at the door
- Alternate with other Door People and Early host to switch off who sits and who dances
- Slots available: 2
- Time commitment: goes until break
Benefits: Dance free one whole night
Closer
- Arrive by 9:15pm
- Check in with Late Host
- Fold and store chairs and tables
- Sweep the floors
- Empty and take out trash
- Confirm completion of tasks with Late Host
- Time commitment: 15 – 20 minutes
Benefits: Dance free the same night
Late Host (Board members preferred)
- Arrive by 9pm (unless other arrangements have been made with Early Host)
- Complete payout
- Supervise Closers
- Close the hall
- Slots available: 1
- Time commitment: 10 – 15 minutes
Benefits: Dance free the same night
Upcoming Dances |
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Three dances in July will be hosted by Swannanoa Gathering July 4, July 18 and July 25 The July 18 dance will be a special Ceilidh Dance. A reminder – We are NOT dancing on Aug 1 and 8 Be sure and save the date for our NYE dance
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Apply to volunteer with CAC today by emailing us at [email protected]!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
The Children’s Advocacy Center could not accomplish our mission without our volunteers. Several volunteers this year have supported our mission by sharing their talents and dedication.
Our volunteers help in the following areas:
-
Help at reception desk
-
Address and stuff envelopes
-
Keep play/waiting area neat
-
Sanitize the waiting room toys
-
Help with various organizational projects
-
Help display and take down holiday decorations
-
Organize donation drives
-
Volunteer with Special Events and Fundraisers
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, you must:
-
Be at least 18 years old
-
Complete an application
-
Consent to a background check
-
Sign a pledge of confidentiality
-
Provide felony and misdemeanor conviction information
For more information, email [email protected]
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Children’s Advocacy Center also provides unpaid internships for bachelor’s and master’s level students that may include the following experiences:
-
Observe licensed clinicians within the professional setting
-
Participate in multi-disciplinary team staff meetings
-
Visit with partnering agencies, such as Project R.E.S.T., the Solicitor’s Office, the Department of Social Services, or the Guardian ad Litem Office
-
Attend family or criminal court hearings and observe Children’s Advocacy Center staff as expert witnesses
-
Participate in agency projects/research as assigned
-
Assist with administrative tasks
Internships will require:
-
An in-person interview
-
Completion of background checks
-
Current enrollment in a master’s level program in Psychology, Social Work, or other related field at an accredited university
-
Current enrollment in a bachelor’s level program in Psychology, Social Work, or other related field at an accredited university
-
The intern must not require direct client hours
For more information about master’s level internships, contact Makeya at [email protected]
For more information about bachelor’s level internships, contact Jalisa at [email protected]
Join us for Empower Hour, a one-hour program and facility tour where you will experience firsthand the YWCA’s work to bridge gaps in earning power, education, health & wellness and access to childcare.
Empower Hours take place twice a month on the first and third Tuesday at 11:30 am.
Lunch is served as part of our Empower Hour, so reservations are required.
To make a reservation: contact Elizabeth Alvandi, Advancement Assistant, at (828) 254-7206 ext. 103 or [email protected].
Meals on Wheels of Greenville is looking for help with our 30th Annual Sweetheart Charity Ball on Saturday, February 22, 2025. This is our largest fundraising event of the year with a goal of raising $500,000 to support our homebound clients.
Join our Sweetheart Charity Ball committee
We are looking for volunteers to help solicit auction items for both live and silent auctions, as well as sponsorship recruitment. The committee meets monthly from August to December and then bi-monthly in January.
If you are interested, please contact Alyssa Blocker by Monday, July 29 at either
864-233-6565 or [email protected]. Thank you!
|
We need volunteers to make our dance happen Please go to oldfarmersball.com and sign up to help – and you can dance for free!
|
Early Host (Board members preferred)
- Arrive by 7pm
- Greet the sound tech, band, and caller
- Count money
- Complete pay-out sheet
- Supervise volunteers
- Time commitment: 30 – 60 minutes
Benefits: Dance free the same night
Opener
- Arrive by 7pm
- Check in with Early Host
- Sweep the hall
- Set up chairs
- Clean / stock bathrooms
- Time commitment: 15 – 20 minutes
Benefits: Dance free the same night
Door Person
- Arrive by 7pm
- Check in with Early Host
- Work when needed to take money at the door
- Alternate with other Door People and Early host to switch off who sits and who dances
- Slots available: 2
- Time commitment: goes until break
Benefits: Dance free one whole night
Closer
- Arrive by 9:15pm
- Check in with Late Host
- Fold and store chairs and tables
- Sweep the floors
- Empty and take out trash
- Confirm completion of tasks with Late Host
- Time commitment: 15 – 20 minutes
Benefits: Dance free the same night
Late Host (Board members preferred)
- Arrive by 9pm (unless other arrangements have been made with Early Host)
- Complete payout
- Supervise Closers
- Close the hall
- Slots available: 1
- Time commitment: 10 – 15 minutes
Benefits: Dance free the same night
Upcoming Dances |
|
Three dances in July will be hosted by Swannanoa Gathering July 4, July 18 and July 25 The July 18 dance will be a special Ceilidh Dance. A reminder – We are NOT dancing on Aug 1 and 8 Be sure and save the date for our NYE dance
|
| OFB Schedule |
|
|
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|
||||||||||||
Apply to volunteer with CAC today by emailing us at [email protected]!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
The Children’s Advocacy Center could not accomplish our mission without our volunteers. Several volunteers this year have supported our mission by sharing their talents and dedication.
Our volunteers help in the following areas:
-
Help at reception desk
-
Address and stuff envelopes
-
Keep play/waiting area neat
-
Sanitize the waiting room toys
-
Help with various organizational projects
-
Help display and take down holiday decorations
-
Organize donation drives
-
Volunteer with Special Events and Fundraisers
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, you must:
-
Be at least 18 years old
-
Complete an application
-
Consent to a background check
-
Sign a pledge of confidentiality
-
Provide felony and misdemeanor conviction information
For more information, email [email protected]
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Children’s Advocacy Center also provides unpaid internships for bachelor’s and master’s level students that may include the following experiences:
-
Observe licensed clinicians within the professional setting
-
Participate in multi-disciplinary team staff meetings
-
Visit with partnering agencies, such as Project R.E.S.T., the Solicitor’s Office, the Department of Social Services, or the Guardian ad Litem Office
-
Attend family or criminal court hearings and observe Children’s Advocacy Center staff as expert witnesses
-
Participate in agency projects/research as assigned
-
Assist with administrative tasks
Internships will require:
-
An in-person interview
-
Completion of background checks
-
Current enrollment in a master’s level program in Psychology, Social Work, or other related field at an accredited university
-
Current enrollment in a bachelor’s level program in Psychology, Social Work, or other related field at an accredited university
-
The intern must not require direct client hours
For more information about master’s level internships, contact Makeya at [email protected]
For more information about bachelor’s level internships, contact Jalisa at [email protected]