Come and help us grow our St. Jude garden. Garden volunteers assist in the planning, construction, planting, mulching, weeding, watering and harvesting of vegetables used in the Kay Kafe. Grab your gloves and sunscreen and join us in the garden!
Seasonal Garden duties include:
Fall & early winter
- Remove spent summer crops
- Weeding
- Start seeds in trays / directly into rows
- Soil remediation: filling beds with compost/mulch
- Turn compost
- Build frost-protective structures for some beds
Late winter & spring
- Remove fall / winter crop
- Bed preparation - shoveling, adding compost
- Start seeds indoors
- Transplant seedlings
- Water and mulch beds
- Harvest and weigh produce
Summer
- Bed preparation - shoveling, adding compost
- Transplant seedlings
- Start new seed trays
- Weeding
- Harvest and weigh produce
Requirements
A love for gardening and working outdoors is a must for all volunteer volunteers. Must be physically able to stand, walk, kneel, sit, bend and lift repetitively. Must be able to communicate effectively with staff and follow specific instructions. Shifts are available Tuesday-Saturday. Time varies based on season.
Other volunteer opportunities
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Bakery Volunteer Opportunities
Bakery volunteers assist lunch customers by answering questions about bakery items and lending a helping hand to the bakers when needed.
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Beverage Cart Volunteer Opportunities
Beverage Cart volunteers deliver beverages to all inpatient areas and the medicine rooms in the evening, after the cafeteria closes at St. Jude.
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Blood Donor Center Volunteer Opportunities
Blood Donor Center Volunteers are responsible for helping staff and donors of the center by unloading kits, organizing and distributing videos, giving out beverages to donors, and assisting with special projects as needed.
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Child Life Play Room Volunteer Opportunities
Child Life volunteers help with recreational activities and play opportunities in group and one-on-one situations by providing a comfortable environment under the direction of a Child Life Specialist. (Please note: Must be 18 or older to serve in this role and at least 26 to serve in the Teen Room.)
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Doggy Daze Volunteer Opportunities
(Dogs and volunteer must be pre-approved by Child Life staff before applying to volunteer) Doggy Daze volunteers help relieve stress by providing a break between treatments for patients to get a unique experience with a man’s best friend.
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Eucharistic Lay Minister Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers are needed to assist the Department of Chaplain Services in providing sacramental needs to Catholic patients and families at St. Jude. (Please note: To serve as an ELM volunteer, one must provide a copy of the Extraordinary Minster of the Eucharist license signed by the Bishop and must complete the Ministry of the Sick training program from the Catholic Diocese.)
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Happy Cart Volunteer Opportunities
Happy Cart volunteers provide crafts, activities and distractions to the patients of St. Jude via a cart.
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Helping Hands Volunteer Opportunities
Helping Hands go wherever they are needed in the hospital and offer the valuable service of sitting with children whose parents need a break. (Please note: Must be 26 or older to serve in this role.)
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Imagine Room Volunteer Opportunities
The Imagine Room features a large interactive video screen that covers one wall and curves into the ceiling. In addition to playing games with the inpatients, a team of volunteers will lead arts and crafts, play movies, and assist patients in reaching friends and family through a webcam.
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Kay Kafe Companions Volunteer Opportunities
Kay Kafe Companions assist families by helping them through the Kay Kafe, acting as a host/greeter.
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Ready Runner Volunteer Opportunities
Ready Runner volunteers assist staff and families by being a family assistant, general lobby helper, and wagon/wheelchair rounder.
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Rehabilitation Services Volunteer Opportunities
Rehabilitation Services volunteers serve a vital role by assisting staff during treatment sessions, such as playing with siblings while patients receive therapy.
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Simulation Center Volunteer Actor
The Simulation Center is a simulated clinical environment designed for training all healthcare providers.
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Snack Bag Volunteer Opportunities
Snack Bag volunteers help put together “on the go” food bags that are given daily to each outpatient and help wrap items used to restock inpatient nutrition centers.