Volunteer
Call Tim at (919) 215-3292 for an exploratory, friendly discussion of our needs and of your creative ideas on new ways to join us as a volunteer. We want every volunteer to have a great, stress-free experience.
Some Roles & Responsibilities
Display Builder / Leader
A miniature craft person willing to make a finely-detailed display. Designing a "world", then carving styrofoam to hide figurine and tree bases, creating fun scenes and some simple hills or staircases, inseet animated pieces. The charity will provide/procure all of the contents. This would be done at your home. Use lots of creativity and work at your own schedule! You can also guide / lead qualified others to do this.
Display Rotation
Every three months we need a helper for two days to go with Tim in his van and rotate displays. This is easy, fun work where you'll see joyful kids and families around the cases. 8 hour fun job.
Social Media and Marketing
Spend as little as 30 minutes a week. Periodically add a post to our blog or Facebook or Instrgram. Twice a year, create an online report (with some pictures) to donors. Help update a trifold brochure every other year.
Model Railroad Show Volunteer
We'll run a huge (12 trains), free show at Raleigh North Regional Library and Durham Main Library in December. This is fun volunteering! We need (a) lots of muscle to transport and set up the many train tables and (b) lots of fans of children and trains to help "run the railroad" (many days/shifts to choose from and no skill required).
Board of Directors
Volunteer to join our 100% volunteer Board of Directors. We only meet twice a year for an hour, but we also either donate or chip in time to do bookkeeping, web design, and several other smaller tasks. Bring your passion and skills and join us!
How to Sign Up a School, Library or Medical Location
As of 2023 we've grown to serve twenty locations, and we're always looking to grow our good work. Call (919) 215-3292 for a friendly discussion. There are no contracts or obligations. Recently, we launched a program of inviting schools to have students make small arts/crafts pieces for display in the school and elsewhere.
Support as a Volunteer
As a volunteer, you’d have Tim’s complete support and help since we are such a small organization. We want any volunteers to have a wonderful experience that leverages their skills and interests, and that provides meaningful progress for Little WORLD Charity.
How to Build a Display
If you want to exercise your creative side, you can volunteer to help create a display. The charity will provide the funding for the materials/content, and will also guide the selection of a theme to ensure the resulting display is child-friendly and inclusive. You don’t need to be an artist but you should take pride in your workmanship, trying to make the work realistic and beautiful. See the video.
How Cases are Rotated
Every three months we need a helper to assist in rotating displays from one location to another around the Triangle. The purpose is to give kids something new to look at each given hospital or library. Tim uses his personal van so you would just ride along and help him move displays in and out, using a dolly. A display can weight up to 80 pounds so if you can hold 40 pounds for a half a minute, you’re capable.