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The mission of Accessible Arts, Inc. is to champion the arts for children with disabilities and advocate access to the arts.
Accessible Arts values children and the arts. Above all, access to the arts for children with disabilities is our core principle. Advocacy, education and collaboration are essential components in accomplishing our objectives.
We believe that through the arts, children develop critical thinking skills, take risks in a safe environment and experience successes. The challenge of creating something of value instills hope and self-confidence in children.
Event/Description:
99 Drums
Time Period: Sunday April 27. About 2:30-5:30 or 6:00pm + setup/teardown.
Before & after public performance at close of 99 Drums
Volunteer Needs: Group to provide bake sale & punch. Include baking,
setup, teardown. Negotiable to split profit. About 250 attending (excluding
performers)
Event/Description:
99 Drums
Time Period: Sunday April 27. About 2:30-3:30
Volunteer Needs: Greeters/ushers for public performance.
Event Description:
99 Drums (Multicultural Drumming & Dancing
Time Period: Friday-Sunday, April 25-27, 2003
Volunteer Needs: Group leaders (4-hour shifts, to accompany small groups
of students to/during workshops plus monitor table for 1 meal. (Meal included)
Assist in preparation, serving and cleanup of meal (4-hr. shift)
Chaperone children overnight in gymnasium
Event/Description:
Art classes at Kansas State School for the Blind
Time Period: Tuesdays (3 classes). Some art/disabilities/teaching experience
helpful
Volunteer Needs: Assist teacher assembling art supplies and making ready
in art room; student assistant as needed.
Event/Description:
Art Supply Management
Time Period: Periodic. 1/2 day per week or to be arranged.
Volunteer Needs: Organize donated art supplies, label, sort, etc. Review
materials such as dried-up markers.
Event/Description:
Construction: Construction
Time Period: Probably a one-time need
Volunteer Needs: Build 'cubicles' for paper storage and to divide existing
shelving or replace with more user-friendly shelving in existing spaces. Paint
& minor repairs on wooden sign outdoors.
Event/Description:
Database
Time Period: Weekly 1-4 hours at a time. Would require some training.
Ongoing commitment.
Volunteer Needs: Updates and periodic confirmations.
Call artists to confirm phone/fax, specialty; get e-mail address & web site
URL.
Add media e-mail addresses to our e-mail address books. (Will require some research
to get the information).
Event/Description:
Folding & copying, assembling
Time Period: Periodic (and as needed)
Volunteer Needs: AAI Brochure inserts.
Training materials
Special Event flyers/brochures.
Event/Description:
Library Assistance Time Period: Periodic (monthly or weekly) 2-4 hours at a
time. Would require some training. Ongoing commitment.
Volunteer Needs: Use computer program to check-in/check-out materials.
Accession new books/magazines,
Send reminders of past-dues.
Restock shelves.
Event/Description:
Mailings, Bulk
Time Period: As needed (Refer to Major Events/Programs
sheet)
Volunteer Needs: 2 Newsletters per year
Awards porgy
Major program
Event/Description:
Mailings, Miscellaneous
Time Period: As needed
Volunteer Needs: Folding, affixing address labels, postage, etc.
Event/Description:
Office Assistance
Time Period #1: 4 hrs. per week
Volunteer Needs: Removing old staff from mailing lists of other
organizations, or canceling our entry from their database
Time Period #2: Periodic a needed (perhaps 2 times per aunt for 1/2 day.
Volunteer Needs: Filing (Primarily Newsletters, Magazines that come in
mail, Remove oldest and insert newest. Enter new into spreadsheet or perhaps
export into database.
Event/Description:
Painting
Time Period: One-time need
Volunteer Needs: Trim in bathrooms and computer room; repaint hallway;
paint over brightly colored mural.
Event/Description:
Photo storage
Time Period: Periodic
Volunteer Needs: Place in albums and label.
Event/Description:
Public Gelatins
Time Period: Periodic as needed. Could be a one-time job or ongoing commitment.
(Refer to Major Events/Programs sheet)
Volunteer Needs: Staff information tables at various AAI public events.
Distribute flyers, put up posters in strategic places."
Event/Description:
Special Events Volunteers
Time Period: Periodic, as needed.
Volunteer Needs: Past Examples: Supervise fabric weaving; assist children
assembling birdhouse from kit, manage and supervise children with art projects.
Event/Description:
Videotape Maintenance
Time Period: 4 to 5 afternoons
Volunteer Needs: Videotapes need to be played periodically. Could read
or do handwork while fast-forwarding.
Event/Program:
2 newsletters per year - Bulk Mailing (Back to Mailings-bulk)
Description: Usually February and September
Event/Program:
Awards program (Educator of the Year and Distinguished Service of the Year—both
in Arts and Disabilities, for the State of Kansas
Description: Takes place the second Wednesday of March. Mailing and other
needs.
Event/Program:
Heart of America Wind Symphony (HAWS) (Back to Public Relations)
Description: Usually March or April. Fundraising arts event usually featuring
wheelchair dancing, dramatic sketch, collaboration with the deaf community,
and art exhibit by local artists with disabilities. Bulk mailing, plus other
volunteer needs
Event/Program:
John Tait Foundation Art Event (Back to Public Relations)
Description: Usually first or second week of November. This is an evening
when John and some of his Chiefs friends paint art, followed by an auction.
Volunteers would be welcome at the payment/pickup desk for auction as well as
other tasks.
Event/Program:
Holiday Appeal - Bulk Mailing
Description: Early December 600+
Event/Program:
Major program (such as 99 Drums in 2003 or play, The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel,
in 2002 and 2004)
Description: Usually April 2,000+ bulk mailing, plus other numerous volunteer
needs.