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Volunteerism has been an
important part of the Foxwood Springs community since the first
residents moved here in June, 1978. As the community has grown, more
volunteer jobs in a wide variety of areas have developed.
Residents may
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Following is a list of volunteer opportunities available
to residents. This is only a list. The activities are covered in
greater detail on the various pages of our site. The list is broken
down into 4 categories, depending on the degree of responsibility
residents have for the activities. |
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Resident Organizations
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Foxwood Springs Residents’ Association
– Open to
residents in homes, apartments, and assisted living. It has 9 Board
members with three year terms. Some additional FSRA members serve on
committees supervised by the Board
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Foxwood Springs Residents’ Council
– Administers
Fellowship of John – 5 Administrative officers, Board of 15 members with
3 year terms
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Bargain Barn – Manager, 12 Assistant Managers, Sub-venue
Managers, Sorters, Scheduler
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Thrift Shop – 2 Managers, 6 Assistant Managers,
additional cashiers and other workers, 42-45 residents
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Furniture Garage – 2 Managers, 6 Assistant Managers,
additional workers
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Gift Shop – Manager, Seamstress, Cashiers, volunteers
who make items for sale
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EBay – 2 Sellers
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Fall Festival
– In addition to venues named, other workers
manage venues, such as Bake Shop, Jewelry, Holiday Shop,
Silent Auction, etc., for Fall Festival weekend in
September
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Brookdale Organizations Directed By
Residents
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Parish Council – Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, 1-2
leaders for 23 Parishes
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Social Committee – Chairman with committee to plan
social events for resident activities
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Spiritual Life Committee –
Chairman and committee responsible for vespers and other
religious programs, workers who assist in Vesper
services, such as worship leaders, song leaders,
organists, Communion preparation and serving
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Recreation and Physical Fitness Committee
– works with
Life Style Coordinator to plan activities
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FSTV – Producer, 10 cameramen, 2 per day working once a
week, 5 Rolling News Readers, 5 Rolling News Operators, Hosts who work
for a week 1-4 times a year, 5 technicians or engineers who work one
week per month
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Library – 25 workers who staff Library from 12:30 to
3:00 M-F, data entry workers, display manager
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Computer Club – Officers, Technical Supervisor,
producer of slide shows, 3 repair techs for house calls, Open Lab
Manager, Chat and Genealogy SIG Leaders, Teacher Coordinator, Fox Bytes
Editor and Columnist, Web site Committee Chairman and committee members,
Program Chairman, Publicity Chairman
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Liaison Action Committee – Chairman and 4 members to
represent resident concerns to Executive Director
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Corner Office – 6 volunteers to help residents with
correspondence, bank statements, package wrapping
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Diabetes Support Group Leader
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Brookdale Organizations Not Directed
By Residents
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Transportation Office – 7-10 Schedulers to work three
hour shifts weekly
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Corner Store – Some clerks
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Dining Room – Some servers
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Ambassadors – Assist Marketing Department in some
programs
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Swimming
– Callers for water exercise
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Outside Organizations
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AARP Tax Office
– tax preparers from January to April
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Midwest Computer Genealogists
– Officers, Newsletter
Editor, Program Chairman, Publicity Chairman
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For more
information about Foxwood,
please call during work hours (816) 318-2200
or CLICK HERE to use the
Message Form on the opening page
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