Would you like to support us as a volunteer?

Our wide range of projects in the community provide a variety of volunteer opportunities that you can get involved with throughout the year. If any of the opportunities below appeal to you please do get in touch. Please click on the link shown on each opportunity to find out more about previous events.

Current Opportunities:

Love In A Box Christmas Shoebox Appeal

Volunteer roles availble October and November 2023: 

• Collecting shoeboxes from schools and businesses around Derby (locations around Derby)
• Sorting the boxes to ensure that they contain the recommended gifts (Alvaston)
• Helping to load the lorry when the boxes are collected (Alvaston)

Each year we support Teams4U with their Christmas Shoebox Appeal which provides boxes of gifts and essentials to children in poverty in Eastern Europe. Last year we collected 2838 shoeboxes from the Derby area and co-ordinated over 7000 shoeboxes in total from our HQ. Please see the link below to read about last year's campaign.

https://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page.php?PgID=855042&ClubID=1301

Pensioners Christmas Tea at St Alkmunds Church, Kedleston Road

Volunteer roles available 7th December 2023:

• Support to make refreshments tea,coffee, sandwiches
• Support with entertainment

We provide an afternoon of refreshments and entrertainment for pensioners from local live at home schemes at St Alkmunds Church. We would welcome a couple of volunteers to support with refreshements particularly.

https://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page.php?PgID=864343&ClubID=1301

Charity Christmas Tree Sale at Royal Derby Hospital Staff Car Park

Volunteer roles available in December 2023: (dates to be confirmed)

• Support to set up the sale
  
• Support with the sale of Christmas Trees throughout the three days
• Support to clear the site
  

Our hugely successful Christmas Tree Sale raises money for the Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity and other causes with all proceeds going to charity. This is a great team event so would be perfect for support from local businesses or from individuals.

https://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page.php?PgID=861336&ClubID=1301

Santa and Sleigh Charity Collections

Volunteer roles available from Monday 4th December 2023, Weekday evenings between 5.30pm and 7.30pm:

• Support our team of Elves with our walking bucket collection

Our Santa and Sleigh routes around Chellaston, Mickleover and Littleover are great fun and bring a huge smile to the community. We will be raising money for two local children's charities.

https://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page.php?PgID=861301&ClubID=1301

Other Volunteer Opportunities coming soon

Please register your interest in advance

The Park events include supporting a range of games to entertain the community including:

• Human Fruit Machine
• Knock the Sock (Bat the Rat)
• Tin can alley (knocking cans down with bean bags)