Opportunity Details
Water Station
Volunteers will assist with an annual walk and awareness event, NAMIWalks Virginia. The walk is the annual statewide event to raise awareness about mental illness and give hope that recovery is possible. It is a fun day for the community to come together and show support for those impacted by mental illness. HandsOn volunteers will help attendees make green awareness ribbons to wear during the event. The green ribbons will also be used throughout the year for other events to create mental health awareness. Once the walk starts, volunteers will help at the water station on the walk course.
Volunteers will:
All volunteers who plan to attend must be registered. This includes youth. If the post indicates adults must be present, youth and adults must register using the team functionality. To learn more about our team functionality, please view our Volunteer with a Group page.
If allowed on the project, any youth volunteers under the age of 18 must bring a parent-signed youth waiver to the project. The waiver can be found after sign up on the confirmation page or by visiting our Volunteer with Youth page.
Registration for this project will close 24 hours in advance.
Volunteers will:
- cheer on participants
- hand out water
- make ribbons
All volunteers who plan to attend must be registered. This includes youth. If the post indicates adults must be present, youth and adults must register using the team functionality. To learn more about our team functionality, please view our Volunteer with a Group page.
If allowed on the project, any youth volunteers under the age of 18 must bring a parent-signed youth waiver to the project. The waiver can be found after sign up on the confirmation page or by visiting our Volunteer with Youth page.
Registration for this project will close 24 hours in advance.
Family Services, Health & Wellness
People with Disabilities, People with Health-Based Concerns
Cleaning,Sports & Recreation,Caring for People,Collecting, Sorting & Packaging,Event Organizing
Age Minimum (with Adult): 10+, Minimum Age:15+
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