Volunteer
Change a mother's life by becoming a Volunteer Support Coordinator or TFP Volunteer.
Serve Program Mothers & Program Volunteers
by Volunteering at Events!
The Finley Project hosts various events internally for Volunteers and Program Mothers. Some of these events include Father’s Day Bowling, Buff City Soap and soap making, plus more! Community Partners can set up, serve food/drinks and engage directly with our families and volunteers. For more information on volunteering for these events and others, please contact Traci at traci.keene@thefinleyproject.org or click the button below to sign up.
quarterly events
Quarterly Participation in Volunteer & Program Mother Social Events
Description: The Finley Project hosts various events internally for Volunteers and Program Mothers. Some of these events include: a Mother’s Day Event, Christmas Cookies with Santa, Community Easter Egg Hunt, plus more! Community Partners can set up, serve food/drinks and engage directly with our families and volunteers. These are Quarterly internal events.
Occurrence/Frequency: These opportunities are available quarterly. The following events are hosted internally and volunteers are welcome to come and participate as guests. They can also serve by bringing a meal or in set-up/clean-up of events.
February Event Name: Favorite Things Party
Date of Event: February 17, 2024
Time: 6PM
Location: Sanford, Fl
Opportunity to serve: Providing a meal or help with set-up/clean-up
May Event Name: Mother’s Day Event
Date of Next Event: May 2024
Time: 5 pm to 7 pm
Location: Hammer and Nail in Deland
Opportunity to serve: Providing drinks or snacks
May Event Name: Jaxon’s Cornhole Tournament
Date of Event: May 2024
Time: TBD
Location: Kissimmee
Opportunity to serve: Participate as a guest, help during event, or help with set-up/clean-up
October Event Name: Lift for Lucy
Date of Event: TBD
Location: TBD
Opportunity to serve: Participate as a guest, help during event, or help with set-up/clean-up
Event Name: Breakfasts
Date of Event: January, February, March, May, October
Opportunity to serve: These breakfasts are open to moms and volunteers in a comfortable environment where women can share their feelings. They are typically held at a park with no children or in someone’s home. There is an opportunity to help with breakfasts by providing a meal for the mothers/Volunteers. Volunteers can drop off meal before event.
January 2024
Serving Volunteers at the “Volunteer Thank You” Event
Description: The Finley Project honors Volunteers at an event entitled the “Volunteer Thank You” Event. At this Event, the Volunteers are honored and appreciated for all their help in serving families. This Event gifts the Volunteers with a special meal, thank you gifts and time with other Volunteers. This opportunity allows for Community Partners to attend, help, set-up, tear down, and engage directly with our families and volunteers.
Occurrence/Frequency: This opportunity is available annually
Number of Volunteers needed: 10-15
Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024
Time: 5 pm – 9 pm
Location: 616 Pony Court, Winter Springs FL 32708
March 2024
“Poker Tournament Fundraiser”
Description: The “Poker Tournament Fundraiser” Event includes many ways for Community Partners to be involved and volunteer including: helping solicit table sponsors, attending the tournament, meet and greet, serving guests, helping get auction items and prizes as well helping at the tournament at registration, selling raffle tickets, etc. This opportunity would allow for Community Partners to attend, help, set-up, tear down, and engage directly with our families, volunteers, and sponsors.
Occurrence/Frequency: This opportunity is available annually
Date: March 8, 2024
Number of Volunteers needed: 10-15
Time: 4:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Winter Park Country Club, 761 Old England Ave. Winter Park, FL 32789
april 2024
“Community Easter Egg Hunt”
Description: The “Community Easter Egg Hunt” Event includes many ways for Community Partners to be involved and volunteer. Ways to help include – Having fun at the activity tables and crafting with kids, face painting, helping coordinate pictures with the Easter Bunny, attending the event, meet and greet, serving guests with food and drinks, setting up for the egg hunt, and clean-up after event. This opportunity would allow for Community Partners to attend, help, set-up, tear down, and engage directly with our families, volunteers, and community partners. This event also allows those in the community to learn more about The Finley Project.
Occurrence/Frequency: This opportunity is available annually
Date: Date TBD in April 2024
Number of Volunteers needed: 20
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Hidden Acres Sanford
july 2024
“Father’s Day Bowling Event”
Description: The Finley Project hosts an event for the whole family (mothers, fathers, kids, friends, ect.) to come together the week before Father’s Day. This is a special event because we include kids so there is a wonderful opportunity to serve by helping kids with bowling and other activities.
Occurrence/Frequency: This opportunity is available annually
Date: Week before Father’s Day
Number of Volunteers needed: 5
Time: 6 pm – 9 pm
Location: “Bowlero” in Altamonte Springs.
august/september 2024
Annual Fundraising Gala Preparation Team
Description: The Finley Project Annual Fundraising Gala hosts 250+ attendees. Serving with this opportunity will allow Community Partners to help with preparations of table favors.
Occurrence/Frequency: This opportunity is available annually
Date: 1st week of September 2024
Number of Volunteers needed: 10-20
Time: Daytime
Location: TBD
august/september 2024
Annual Fundraising Gala Welcome Team
Description: The Finley Project Annual Fundraising Gala hosts 250+ attendees. Serving with this opportunity will allow Community Partners to showcase their company name by welcoming guests as they arrive to the Gala. This is a chance to welcome and greet the various attendees as they enter the venue, while sharing your companies’ commitment in serving the nonprofit Community.
Occurrence/Frequency: This opportunity is available annually
Date: September/October
Number of Volunteers needed: 10-15
Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: TBD
november 2024
November Mailing: End-of-Year Fundraising
Description: The Finley Project mails out 700 letters to donors and friends of The Finley Project for an end-of-year mailing seeking donations. Volunteers would help stamp, fold and stuff envelopes to be sent out the week before Thanksgiving.
Occurrence/Frequency: This opportunity is available annually
Number of Volunteers needed: 10-15
Date of next Event: Week of November 11th – 15, 2024
Time: Daytime
Location: The Finley Project Office, 941 W. Morse Blvd., Suite 100, Winter Park, FL 32789
December 2024
“Christmas Cookies with Santa”
Description: The “Christmas Cookies with Santa” Event allows families a special place to have their angel child’s picture taken with Santa while connecting with other families in The Finley Project Program. The Finley Project will provide stockings for siblings (passed out by Santa) along with cookies and coffee served by our Community Partners. A professional photographer will take photos of the families, sending them pictures free of charge. This opportunity allows for Community Partners to prepare stockings for children, set-up of the Christmas tree and décor for backdrop of pictures, serving cookies and coffee at the event, doing crafts with kids, and helping clean up afterwards.
Occurrence/Frequency: This opportunity is available annually
Date: Friday, December 1, 2024
Number of Volunteers needed: 5
Time: 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: Palate Coffee, 105 W. Second St., Sanford, FL 32771
december 2024
The “Primary Recruiting Services” (PRS) Annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser
Description: The Finley Project is a proud recipient of support raised at the Annual PRS Golf Tournament. There are many ways for Community Partners to be involved and volunteer at this event: helping solicit sponsors, attending the tournament, and helping at the tournament at registration, selling raffle tickets, running a hole sponsored game, etc. This opportunity would allow for Community Partners to attend, help, set-up, tear down, and engage directly with our families, volunteers, and sponsors.
Occurrence/Frequency: This opportunity is available annually
Number of Volunteers needed: 10-15
Date of next Event: Fall (November or December)
Time: TBD
Location: Eagle Creek Golf Course, 10350 Emerson Lake Blvd., Orlando, FL 32832
*EVENTS THAT INCLUDE CHILDREN WILL REQUIRE A BACKGROUND CHECK ON VOLUNTEERS.*
Volunteer to be a Support Coordinator
In order for our organization to grow and to be able to serve many mothers, we need your support! We need volunteers to walk alongside grieving moms and work with them through The Finley Project’s® 7-Part Holistic Healing Program.
If you feel called to become a Volunteer Support Coordinator or TFP Volunteer, please click below to submit an application form.