Is there a special place in your heart for events like the Children’s TherAplay Hoe-Down or #Horsepower500? 

Check out the volunteering opportunities below to find something that appeals to you, then contact our events coordinator Breinne at (317) 872-4166 x3100 or blasley@childrenstheraplay.org to let her know you’re in!

• #Horsepower500 (May 2019 at Children’s TherAplay): Set-up and tear-down, welcome guests, man activity booths, sell t-shirts 
   
• Golf Event (June 2019 at Prairie View Golf Club in Carmel): Not a golfer but looking for an opportunity to spend the day outdoors? Come out and help with set-up, registration, taking pictures, and so forth. We would also love your help with publicity and finding sponsors and players for the event.
   
• Sibling Camp (June 28 at Children’s TherAplay): Would you like to help make this a day for the Children's TherAplay siblings to remember? We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help organize the event, serve as group leaders / camp counselors, oversee activity stations, and find restaurants that are willing to donate lunch and snacks for the kiddos. 
   
• Hoe-Down (September 22, 2018 at Children’s TherAplay)

Set-up volunteers help ensure Children's TherAplay is event-ready by hanging banners, cleaning, setting up tables and chairs, running last-minute errands, setting up displays, and decorating. 

“Night of” volunteers assist with tasks such as selling martini glasses, bartending (for those who have a bartender’s permit), registration and volunteer check-in, general clean-up, parking, live auc tion spotters, and directing traffic.

Silent auction – Do you know of a tax preparer or a hairdresser? Is there a store you patronize? All of these are great people and places to ask about donating products, services, and gift certificates to our silent auction. These individuals and businesses benefit from the attention of 600 eager pairs of eyes at the event, plus their donations are tax-deductible. Download the Silent Auction form.

Sound like fun?

Check out the volunteer program parameters to learn more. 

Wondering if volunteering at Children’s TherAplay is a good fit for you?

Here's some basic information about our volunteer program. 

• Age: Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age and able to work independently without close supervision. In some cases, volunteers may be required to be 21 or older.
   
• Location: With the exception of a few special events and weekend projects, volunteering takes place on-site at Children’s TherAplay and during regular office hours: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Fridays. 
   
• Equine experience: Most volunteering opportunities occur away from the horses – in the administrative office, common areas, meeting room, or outside. So no horse experience is required (unless you’d like to be a barn volunteer).
   
• Frequency: The majority of our volunteers come for a two- to four-hour shift once a week or every other week, but there are many who do not. Once you’ve completed your volunteer orientation, you are welcome to sign up for as many or as few volunteering shifts as you like. 
   
• The kiddos: Our therapists will occasionally request assistance from volunteers but, outside of sidewalking, volunteering generally takes place away from the kiddos. 
   
• Groups: We have space for a limited number of large groups but smaller groups of 5–10 adults are a better fit. Most group volunteering opportunities at Children’s TherAplay take place in the lead-up to our special events. 

I'm ready to get started!

We're so glad you’d like to join the volunteer family! 

Ready get started as an ongoing volunteer?

• Contact Katie, our volunteer coordinator, to schedule your 30- to 40-minute orientation.
• Read through the volunteer packet, complete the last four pages (contact information sheet, liability waiver, statement of confidentiality, and photo release), and bring them with you to orientation. 
   
• Once your orientation is complete Katie will send you the link to our easy online volunteer sign-up system, which is how you’ll sign up for your volunteer shifts. 
   
• If you are interested in sidewalking with the kiddos during on-the-horse treatment time, you may schedule a time for sidewalker training. 

All set?

Contact Katie at (317) 872-4166 x4600 or kstratman@childrenstheraplay.org 

What about special events?

Found something among the special events volunteering opportunities that interests you? Contact our events coordinator Breinne at (317) 872-4166 x3100 or blasley@childrenstheraplay.org

Medical treatments come with a price tag. In our case, each physical or occupational therapy treatment costs Children’s TherAplay $183; however, the average health insurance reimbursement is only $82.

Your contributions of time and talent help cover that $101 per-treatment funding gap so we can continue to provide life-changing therapies for Central Indiana children with special needs.