ARE Volunteer Hnadbook
A.R.E. VOLUNTEERS AND "ACTIVE STATUS"
Handbook Contents

A new volunteer does not have to have “Active Status” in order to work at the A.R.E. Brand new volunteers begin to work at zero hours. “Active Status”, is achieved by a volunteer only after 72 hours of service have been given to the A.R.E.

Volunteer service hours are recorded in the “Volunteer Log Book” by volunteers, and those hours are then recorded by staff on “Pink Sheets” or e-mail which are submitted to the Volunteer Program Office by the 25th day of each month. The hours are entered into the Volunteer Program Data Base.

The H.Q. Volunteer Program provides 2 monthly reports, one based on 72 hours of service and another based on 36 hours of service within the last 12 months. These reports list the volunteer names and their hours. The reports are distributed monthly to all areas within the A.R.E. presently extending perks to volunteers for the purpose of verification only.

All the names of volunteers registered with the H.Q. Volunteer Program DO NOT appear on the two reports. The “Active Status” report based on 72 hours of service (aka Level 2) is the only list the Conference Registrar and Conference Registration Staff assigned to conduct registration of conferees should use in order to extend “Active Status” volunteers their conference discount.

The Conference perk does not apply to “Basic” volunteers (also known as Level 1) who have given 71 hours of service or less to the A.R.E.

"The Headquarters Volunteer Program” is made up of two smaller programs:
The In-House Program
Its purpose is to provide the organization with volunteer support in order to help the staff members achieve their goals. A large portion of this work is accomplished in the A.R.E. Volunteer Workroom.
The Outreach program
Its purpose is to connect with people outside of the A.R.E. community by partnering in service and friendship.
CONGRESS EXECUTIVE TEAM
The A.R.E. Congress Executive Team is made up of the following elected and appointed positions:
  • The Coordinator
  • The Assistant Coordinator
  • The Activities Coordinator
  • The Assist. Activities Coordinator
  • The Youth Coordinator
  • The Assistant Youth Coordinator
  • The Regional Representative
  • The A.R.E. Staff Representative

A.R.E. Congress requires the service of 120-140 volunteers annually. The H.Q. Volunteer Program Manager is required to structure volunteer support for the entire Congress. The A.R.E. Congress Executive Team must be registered with the Volunteer Program as soon as they are voted into office at the end of June each year in order to be qualified for “Active Status.”

All members of the Congress Executive Team give a minimum of 1,000 hours of service, which qualifies them to receive perks within Level Two of the Volunteer Incentive Plan.

The Youth Congress Coordinator and the Assistant Youth Congress Coordinator structure four different age level Youth Congresses. Additionally, there are a total of: 8 Facilitators-2 per program

Two Youth Congress Facilitators give 168 physical hours to the A.R.E. Youth Congress Event, plus 1,000 hours each of planning time.

Six Youth Congress Facilitators give six physical hours to the A.R.E. Youth Congress Event, plus 140 hours each of planning time.

7 Workshop Leaders for young adults. Each workshop leader gives five hours of preparation time and three hours of presentation time, followed by a question and answer period.

3 Workshop Leaders for children’s groups. Each workshop leader gives five hours of preparation time and three hours of presentation time, followed by a question and answer period.

Congress Planning Team

Congress 2006 officers
The Planning Team for Congress 2006 is: (left to right) Team Coordinator Joy Quinn Blum, East Greenwich, RI; Region Representative Toni Romano, Virginia Beach, VA; Youth Coordinator Laney Kaydan, Brecksville, OH; Assistant Youth Coordinator Daniel Davis, Louisville, KY; Assistant Team Coordinator Rita Schafer, Hilton Head, SC; Financial Coordinator Patty Stone, Colbert, Georgia; Activities Coordinator Dianne Stanford, Nashville, TN; and Staff Liaison Leslie Cayce of Virginia Beach.
Congress 2006 will take place June 18-23.

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (R.S.V.P)

Senior Volunteers 55 and older may wish to register with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, which is sponsored by Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia. R.S.V.P. Volunteers are eligible for supplemental accident and liability insurance at no cost to them. Also, limited transportation reimbursement is available to R.S.V.P. volunteers at the rate of $10.00 per 50 miles driven in a month. This is a stipend. Do not report it as income when filing your personal taxes.

Forms for R.S.V.P. registration are available in the HQ Volunteer Program Office/Workroom. Look for R.S.V.P. on the web at http://www.ssseva.org/services-volunteer.html#4

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