Take Action - Alzheimer's Association, Big Sioux Chapter

Volunteer opportunities

The following are just a few examples of volunteer needs. If you would like to become an Alzheimer's Association volunteer, please call the chapter office at (800) 272-3900 for more information, or contact us by e-mail.

Volunteers especially needed in these areas. If you're interested, contact Lisa Sitzman (lisa.sitzman@alz.org).

Support Group Facilitators	Speakers Bureau Volunteers
Cherokee County Dakota County Dixon County Sioux County Thurston County	Woodbury County Plymouth County Monona County Ida County Cherokee County Dakota County Dixon County Thurston County

First Contact Volunteers
First Contact volunteers provide support and assistance to their friends and neighbors in rural communities throughout six Iowa counties-so rural families can be connected to help and hope by people they know and trust. Volunteers needed in Carroll, Crawford, Sac, Buena Vista, Palo Alto, and Emmet counties.

Senior Day Services Volunteers
Senior Day Services volunteers assist in the implementation of activities, aide in providing nutrition and serve as a helper to Senior Day staff. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 7 am-6 pm. Volunteers are needed and utilized throughout the day. Volunteers need to be good- natured, patient and good communicators.

Respite Volunteers
Respite Volunteers provide brief periods of relief for 24-hour caregivers. Volunteers need to have good communication skills and be able to volunteer 2 to 4 hours each week. Orientation and regular in-services are provided.

Alzheimer ADvocates
Alzheimer ADvocates volunteer a few hours each month to do such things as testify before legislative committees, meet with officials, do policy research, or represent the Alzheimer's Association in coalition meetings. Volunteer ADvocates can work from home or at the Association's offices, organizing local activities, letter writing, or telephone campaigns. Legislative issues training is provided.

How would you
like to help?
Download our volunteer application (PDF) and send it in by mail, fax, or e-mail.
We appreciate your support!

Special Event Volunteers
Special event volunteers assist with the planning of the following annual fundraising events: Wine and Roses Festival, Siouxland Senior Open, and Memory Walk. Dollars raised at these different events benefit the Association's programs and services throughout the tri-state area.

Speaker's Bureau Volunteers
Speaker's Bureau volunteers give educational presentations throughout the Chapter territory educating community and civic organizations about Alzheimer's disease and the Association's mission of providing help and hope. Volunteers go through a extensive two week training and additional education as needed.

Specialty Advisory Volunteers
Specialty advisory volunteers serve on various subcommittees of the Board of Directors. Examples of different committees include Internal Affairs/Governance, External Affairs and Family Services/Advocacy. These committee volunteers serve as leaders in developing the Association's education outreach plan, innovative programming, marketing plan, fundraising strategies and the legislative agenda for the year. Committees meet once a month.

Support Group Facilitators
Experienced group leaders are needed to lead monthly support groups throughout the chapter area. Facilitators need to have a strong background in Alzheimer's disease, caregiving and advocacy issues, be familiar with community resources, and have prior work experience working with groups. Orientation and regular in-service training is provided.

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Donor support

Support from donors like yourself helps make possible not only research toward our mission of "a world without Alzheimer's", but also the Big Sioux Chapter's local services and support throughout northwest Iowa and northeast Nebraska.

Make your secure donation online.

For more information

Kim Drew
Development

If you would prefer not to donate online, you can do so either by phone (call us at 800.272.3900) or through the mail (see bottom of page). MasterCard and Visa are accepted. You can support the Chapter's programs and services in a variety of ways.

Direct contributions are tax-deductible and can be designated for general operating support, for Alzheimer research, or for specific programs and services. By naming the Big Sioux Chapter in your donation for Alzheimer research, the Chapter qualifies for operational credit from the national Alzheimer's Association.

Memorials and honoraria are a way for family or friends to celebrate the memory of loved ones, or to honor those marking a special occasion. Acknowledgements for memorials and honoraria are made both to the contributor and to designated individuals; these individuals are also listed in the Chapter's quarterly newsletter.

Employee giving programs can help contribute to the Chapter's mission and services by designating a fixed amount to be deducted from each paycheck. If your place of business doesn't have an employee giving program, we can help you design one. If you do have such a program, please consider the Big Sioux Chapter as your designated charity. Many companies also have matching gift programs that can help maximize the value of their employees' gifts.

Event sponsorships: Your business or organization can receive recognition and visibility by sponsoring a special event of the Chapter, either in whole or in part. The Wine and Roses Festival takes place in early April, the Siouxland Senior Open golf tournament in mid-May, and the Alzheimer's and Related Dementia Conference in August. Also, throughout the summer and fall, Memory Walk is held in communities across Siouxland, providing an excellent opportunity for individual or team participation.

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