The Salvation Army begins to schedule holiday volunteers in September. People who enjoy helping others to have a bright holiday season like that experienced by their families should consider becoming a Salvation Army holiday volunteer. Individuals, groups, companies — everyone is welcome. Time is flexible and you can share as little as one hour or many, many more.

What does a Salvation Army holiday volunteer do?

REGISTRATION VOLUNTEERS

Assist with the registration of people seeking holiday assistance for their families. This is done from 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. the first two weeks of November.

DRIVERS

Become a driver and assist in the pick up and delivery of canned goods, kettles, and toy donations. Drivers may also pick up gifts from the special mall projects.

Various area toy drives begin in mid-November.

Hours for all of these projects are 8:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. daily.

SPECIAL DRIVER REQUIREMENTS

Driver volunteers must have valid driver's license, proof of insurance, and have a vehicle appropriate for merchandise collection.

SPECIAL MALL PROJECT VOLUNTEERS

Work at the booth and assist shoppers in adoption selections, record names of their adoptions, and package all gifts for each adoption together as they arrive. These projects begin in mid-November and conclude December 24. There are 3–4 hour shifts available each day.

BELL RINGER VOLUNTEERS

Individuals, families, civic and church groups and companies are all welcome. Bells begin to ring mid-November through December 24 at various locations throughout the metro-Tulsa area. Shifts vary and schedules can be coordinated with each volunteer's availability. Hours are from 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. No bells ring on Sunday.

SORTING TOYS

Help in setting up the Christmas Toy Shop which begins in late November and continues through December 23 from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. daily.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Volunteers must be 18 years and older, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.

FOOD BASKET PACKING/CANNED GOOD SORTING

Sorting of canned goods donated from area schools, individuals, groups and company food drives. This is done on a Saturday in early December from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. It is an excellent project for Scout groups and children. Anyone under 16 years of age is welcome, but all must be supervised.

Assistance with packing the baskets before they are distributed to families. This is accomplished on a Saturday in mid-December from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Assist with the distribution of food baskets by a vehicle drive-through service, in mid-December from 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT

There is heavy lifting required on distribution days.

TOY SHOP DISTRIBUTION

Assist with the distribution of toy donations, and help parents in making appropriate gift selections for their children. Parents make these selections the week before Christmas from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT

All Toy Shop distribution volunteers must be 16 years and older.

THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER VOLUNTEERS

This is a very popular area of volunteerism. Therefore, anyone wanting to help in holiday meal service should contact us beginning mid-September.

HOLIDAY MEAL SERVICE VOLUNTEER RESTRICTIONS

Persons must be 18 years or older unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.

If you would like to volunteer in any of these areas, please call 918-587-7801, Ext 120.

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