Also needed: Volunteers for our Graffiti Removal Team. Equipment provided.

Store To Door Volunteers using Tablets for Shopping and Updated Online Ordering

Store to Door (S2D) partners with 500 volunteers a year to take client grocery orders over the phone and enter it online, shop customer grocery orders, and provide administrative support.  In an effort to stream line their systems and improve their customer service, Store To Door has made updates to it’s online order taking system and has added tablets to shopping. Store To Door is a nonprofit grocery shopping and delivery service for senior 60+ years old in the seven county metro area.

Store To Door recently updated its online order taking system -Volunteer Order Takers are assigned four seniors, calling two one week and two the next week. Order Takers use their own phone and computer/tablet to connect to S2D’s online/internet ordering system. The grocery ordering system has comprehensive list of Cub grocery items. Orders are entered into the system while the senior tells their grocery order over the phone. Volunteer Order Taker Julene notes “S2D staff listened and learned what is needed to make this [the order taking] process even better.”  This Virtual Volunteering makes it easy to volunteer at home, during a lunch break or in any other location where you have online access. Because of the dangers of snow & ice, Store To Door adds over 200 clients in the winter months which means they need 50 additional volunteer order takers.  Order Taker Training is scheduled for Monday, November 9  1-2:30 p.m. or Thursday, November 19  6-7:30 p.m. at Store To Door’s offices in Roseville.  There is a current need for Order Takers who can call clients on Sundays, Mondays and Fridays.

Store To Door is also busy training volunteer shoppers to use tablets as they shop client orders – Volunteer Shoppers use an electronic tablet to fill individual grocery orders during a shift at one of five Cub Foods locations (Bloomington, Crystal, Maplewood, St. Anthony, or St Paul).  Shopper shifts begin at 6AM and end about 10AM, Tuesday-Friday.  Volunteers do not pay for groceries nor do they deliver them to clients.

If you are interested in attending an order taker training or would like to learn more about volunteer shopping and other volunteer experiences at Store to Door please contact Carolyn Swenson, Volunteer Program Coordinator at 651-642-1892 or [email protected].

 

 

 

 

 

Sheridan Memorial Park Raingarden Tending

Thursday, September 10 — 6-8 p.m.
Sheridan Memorial-Above the Falls Regional Park, Northeast Minneapolis

Help maintain the riverfront raingarden in Minneapolis’ newest park. In addition to beautifying this memorial park, the raingarden provides bee, butterfly and bird habitat while reducing the amount of polluted runoff flowing into the Mississippi River.

Learn more and sign up via the event page, or sign up now with Amy at [email protected] or 651-222-2193 x31.

 

Native Wetland & Green Infrastructure Planting

Thursday, September 17 — 6-8 p.m.
Crosby Farm Regional Park, St. Paul

Near the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers, volunteers will work in a raingarden, a runoff-reducing berm and in a demonstration prairie, planting a variety of native plants in each. This “green infrastructure” reduces erosion, filters water pollution and provides much-needed pollinator and wildlife habitat in the urban river corridor.

Learn more and sign up via the event page, or sign up now with Amy at [email protected] or 651-222-2193 x31.

 

Woodland Seedling Tending

Thursday, September 24 — 6-8 p.m.
Whitetail Woods Regional Park, Farmington

Join us in Dakota County’s newest park, 456-acre Whitetail Woods! Working alongside FMR and Dakota County staff, volunteers will install and repair tree tubes to protect seedlings recently planted by local volunteers from Dakota Electric. In addition to protecting the young trees from rabbits and deer, the tubes will shelter the seedlings from high winds and create a sort of microclimate to help them make it through their first winter.

Learn more and sign up via the event page, or sign up now with Amy at [email protected] or 651-222-2193 x31.

 

Community Spirits Night

Thursday, September 24 — 6-9 p.m.
Wander North Distillery, 771 Harding St. N.E., Ste. 150, Minneapolis

FMR is the nonprofit of the night at this new local distillery! Enjoy a tour (8 p.m.), drink raffles and craft libations in the cocktail room. Plus a dollar of every drink sold goes towards FMR, and it’s a great way to introduce friends or family to your favorite local nonprofit. Rusty Taco food truck will also be there. No RSVPs necessary!

 

Seed Collection in the Sand Coulee/Rare Prairie

Saturday, October 3 — 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Sand Coulee Scientific & Natural Area, near Hastings

After a brief training, volunteers will help collect much-needed native prairie seed while enjoying this rare sand-gravel prairie in full fall bloom. All seed will be used for further habitat restoration. Large quantities —— of volunteers and seed alike —— are needed!

Learn more and sign up via the event page, or sign up now with Amy at [email protected] or 651-222-2193 x31.

 

Showy Demonstration Prairie Planting

Thursday, October 8 — 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Ole Olson — Above the Falls Regional Park, Minneapolis

Join us as we break ground on FMR’s newest restoration site in north Minneapolis! Working with FMR Ecologist Alex Roth and Stewardship Coordinator Adam Flett, volunteers will install a demonstration native prairie garden along the bike trail — beautifying the park and providing much-needed pollinator habitat.

Learn more and sign up via the event page, or sign up now with Amy at [email protected] or 651-222-2193 x31.

 

Hayride + Buckthorn Blast — Join one or both!

Saturday, October 17 — 8:30-1 p.m.
3M-Cottage Grove bluff top woodlands and prairie, Cottage Grove

Thanks to community volunteers and a long-term partnership with 3M, FMR has had the privilege of helping to preserve and restore a rare prairie and oak woodlands at 3M’s Cottage Grove facility just above the Mississippi River. Former invasive species thickets are now home to wildflowers and wildlife, and help connect adjacent natural areas to create a green corridor in southern Washington County. Come help celebrate our success and continue this important restoration project!

This special event kicks off with a light breakfast followed by a prairie nature walk and hayride with FMR Lead Ecologist Karen Schik. Next, volunteers are needed to work with FMR Ecologist Alex Roth and River Stewardship Coordinator Adam Flett to help restore the oak woodlands by hauling pre-cut brush, primarily buckthorn, and then enjoy a catered lunch. You can sign up for the walk and hayride (8:30-10:30 a.m.), the buckthorn blast (10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.), or both!

Learn more and sign up via the event page, or sign up now with Amy at [email protected] or 651-222-2193 x31. Don’t forget to let Amy know if you’re planning to join the nature walk and hayride, the buckthorn blast — or both!

 

Restore Habitat at Pine Bend Bluffs

Saturday, October 24 — 9 a.m.-noon
Pine Bend Bluffs, Flint Hills Resources restoration area, Rosemount

Join FMR, Flint Hills Resources and Great River Greening as we return to the Flint Hills property within the Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area along the Mississippi River —— one of the largest and most diverse native ecosystems remaining in the metro area. The site is only accessible to the public for special occasions such as this annual restoration and celebration event.

Learn more and sign up via the event page, or sign up now with Amy at [email protected] or 651-222-2193 x31.

Minneapolis Police Department Crime Prevention presents:
Block Leader Training & Property crime prevention

Join other residents throughout the 2nd Precinct to develop skills for effectively working with your neighbors and securing your property.

When: October 8th, 2015, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Where: MPD 2nd Precinct, 1911 Central Ave NE

Topics to be covered:

• Introduction to Community Crime Prevention
• How to organize a block/apartment club
• Services of Community Crime Prevention
• Responsibilities of a crime prevention block leader
• How and when to use 911
• How to solve problems effectively
• Meet your crime prevention specialists
• Best practices of property crime prevention

Please RSVP
Call 612-673-2874 or email
[email protected]

 

 

 

 

On Site Volunteer Order Taker Training Available

When:  Tuesday, July 21 or Thursday, August 6, 6-7:30 p.m.
Where:  Store To Door office, 1935 W County Rd B2, Suite 250, Roseville 55113

Would you like to help seniors have access to food resources? Store To Door, a nonprofit grocery shopping & delivery service, serves seniors, (60+) who wish to remain at home.

Would you like to make a difference for seniors? Volunteer Order Takers are critically needed.  Order Takers volunteer about one hour each week from home, calling clients and entering grocery orders in an online system.

For more information about this valuable program, click here.

 

The City of Minneapolis’ demographics are changing rapidly, and it is more important than ever to ensure that the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) is meeting the needs of its diverse stakeholders. Therefore, the MPRB has embarked on a critical effort to develop a plan – RecQuest – for the next generation of recreation centers in Minneapolis.  And you can be a part of it!

Applications are now being accepted for potential members of the RecQuest Community Advisory Committee (CAC) to be appointed by the MPRB Board of Commissioners.  The charge of this CAC is to:

• Work collaboratively and provide input toward final project recommendations for approval by the Board of Commissioners.
• Become knowledgeable about the project and its scope and advise MPRB staff and consultants throughout the planning process.
• Contribute to broad community outreach and engagement by enhancing the project’s interaction with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Understand and represent the needs of all community members.
• Apply equity principles in decision-making based on training provided by staff and project consultants
• Report back to appointers or appointing bodies, as requested, on the plan process, information presented, and possible recommendations.
• Evaluate potential scenarios and deliver a preferred, actionable alternative for recreation centers and programs to the Board of Commissioners.

Application deadline is Friday, July 31 at 4pm.

More information can be found here.  Online application can be found here.

Store To Door is a nonprofit grocery shopping and delivery service to seniors, age 60+, delivering groceries throughout the seven county metro area.  They are committed to giving seniors personal, reliable access to their choice of food and household essentials so they can continue to live in their homes. With the support of volunteer Order Takers and Shoppers they are able to provide essential services to 1800 clients per year.

Volunteer Order Takers are critically needed.  Order Takers volunteer about one hour each week from home, calling clients and entering grocery orders in an online system.  They are assigned four seniors and call two one week and two the next week. Order Takers use their own phone and computer/tablet to connect to our online/internet ordering system. This grocery ordering system has Cub grocery items in it and orders are entered in it while the senior tells you their grocery order over the phone. Store To Door provides online training modules. This volunteer position can be done at home or during a lunch break as you have online access. Every fall/winter we add over 200 clients which means we need 50 new volunteer order takers each year. It’s fun and rewarding.  Visit www.storetodoor.org  to learn more!

Volunteer Shoppers work with a Store To Door store coordinators at one of six Cub locations (Bloomington, Chanhassen, Crystal, Midway-St Paul, Maplewood, St. Anthony). Volunteer Shoppers shop individual client orders, (6 a.m. to 10 a.m.) shopping the grocery orders, checking out orders and boxing grocery orders into totes. This position does not require driving as a paid Store To Door driver delivers groceries and collects client payment for groceries.

Volunteering inquiries for both positions can be made to Carolyn Swenson, Volunteer Coordinator, via email at [email protected] or by calling (651) 642-1892 and asking to speak with Carolyn.