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ORGANIZATION: The 1911 Initiative

A group opportunity. Invite your friends.

Join us as a volunteer for our annual 5K Scholarship run/walk on Saturday, June 21, 2024, in conjunction with the Village of Matteson! We are seeking 50 enthusiastic individuals to assist with various tasks including registraion, cheer squad, hydration stations, swag stations, packet pick up, start/finsh line, and promoting the event through social media, local newspapers, and magazines.

As a volunteer, you'll have the opportunity to be part of an incredible event celebrating community and culture. In return for your dedication and hard work, volunteers will receive a souvenir to commemorate the event, delicious food to keep you energized throughout the day, and the chance to mingle with hundreds of community change-makers.

Don't miss out on this chance to contribute to an unforgettable experience and connect with like-minded individuals! Sign up now to be a part of the 1911 Initiative team and make a positive impact in our community as well as the minds of our future leaders.

4 Shifts

Fri Jun 20, 2025 - 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM CST - Spots available: 10+
pre event set up and logistics. shift times are optional to fit your schedules
Sat Jun 21, 2025 - 06:00 AM to 12:00 PM CST - Spots available: 10+
race set up and registration
Sat Jun 21, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 06:15 PM CST - Spots available: 10+
after race party
Sun Jun 22, 2025 - 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM CST - Spots available: 10+
after event cleean up and organization

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About The 1911 Initiative

Location:

430 E. 162nd Street #299, South Holland, IL 60473, US

Mission Statement

The 1911 Initiative provides support to local organizations that address the needs of Chicagoland youth and their families. We believe that success in education begins at home, and we ardently work to ensure that students’ basic needs and higher education goals are met and achieved. Our mission is to disrupt the inequitable social constructs that plague our disenfranchised Chicagoland youth and young adults, providing them opportunities to excel educationally, and to equip them as leaders who will further elevate our communities. We partner with local non-profits who directly address the needs of our young scholars by providing educational scholarships, mentoring opportunities and basic needs fulfillment. Through our social event fundraisers, we bring our brothers and sisters together to party with the purpose of uplifting future generations of positive social impactors through support of our community partners.

Description

The 1911 is a new non-profit, but not new to partnering with other local organizations who prioritize the educational needs of our community's youth and young adults. We curate social event fundraisers to support non-profits in the Greater Chicago Area that help students with scholarships, basic needs and mentoring. Over the past seven years, we've raised $20,000 and are working to meet that amount this year alone. With your help, we can host larger events that will allow us to raise more for the organizations that support our young people.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth, Education & Literacy, Health & Medicine

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

This opportunity has 4 shifts

WHERE

20642 Matteson AvenueMatteson, IL 60443

(41.514465,-87.73942)

DATE POSTED

October 16, 2024

SKILLS

Interactive/Social Media/SEO
Customer Service
Data Entry
Journalism
Mentoring

GOOD FOR

Teens
People 55+
Public Groups
Private Groups

REQUIREMENTS

Driver's License Needed
Must be at least 17
Orientation or Training
be prepared to stay at least 4 hours
volunteers will be required to be active and to participate with logistics and help along the runners' routes as well as with the after race events and entertainment such as registration, asking for donations and minor cleanup.

Private Group Details

Group Size Range 1 - 50+
Event can be held at organization location(s)
No Donation

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