Volunteer

Year-Round Opportunities

We have many opportunities for you and/or your group to make a difference!

Sidewalking: Walk alongside the horse during a therapy session to stabilize and ensure client safety.
Events: Help with planning, set-up, or tear-down at our special events throughout the year!

Individuals: Attend a volunteer orientation to get trained. A minimum of one (1) hour per visit is required.
Groups: We are able to accommodate groups throughout the year and around our special events.
Companies: "Own a slot" with your co-workers! Set a date/time and frequency for you and your team to rotate coming in to serve.

Special Event Opportunities

We have many special events that need volunteer support throughout the year. If you see something that interests you, contact McKenzie!

#Horsepower500 (May 2021 at Children’s TherAplay): Set-up and tear-down, welcome guests, man activity booths, sell t-shirts
Golf Event (June 2021 at Wood Wind Golf Club): Come out and help with set-up, registration, taking pictures, or tear-down.
Sibling Camp (June 2021 at Children’s TherAplay): We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help organize the event, serve as group leaders / camp counselors, and oversee activity stations.

Hoe-Down (October 2021 at Children’s TherAplay) : Set-up volunteers help hang banners, clean, set-up, and decorate. “Night of” volunteers assist with bartending (for those who have a bartender’s permit), registration and volunteer check-in, general clean-up, parking, live auction spotters, and directing traffic.

Program Parameters

Age: Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age and able to work independently without close supervision.
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: No previous experience needed, however if you are interested in sidewalking you must be comfortable walking alongside our horses in the arena.

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.

Get Started

Flowers planted by volunteers Ready to get started as an ongoing volunteer?

Contact McKenzie to schedule your hour-long orientation.
Read through the volunteer packet
Once your orientation is complete, McKenzie 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 McKenzie at mland@childrenstheraplay.org

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