Special Opportunities:

• Advocacy Phone-a-thon (September 27th & 28th): 

Volunteers are needed for calling, set-up and tear-down, supplying baked goods & snacks, praying over prayer requests at the event, and envelope stuffing.  Callers will be calling our existing donors who haven?t responded to a previous mailing. Please call Elizabeth Whitehead at (630) 584-2222 x221 to sign up yourself, your small group, your friends...

• Grounds Volunteers

With 85 acres, there's always a project to keep yourself, your small group, your family etc. busy. All skill levels and all size groups are welcome!  Work groups run practically every Saturday of the year.  Please call Dennis Loppnow at (630) 584-2222 x209 or email Dennis@RiverwoodsChristianCenter.org to let him know when you can come out!

• Fall Golf Classic: (Monday, October 4th)

It will be tough to think you are "working" when you find out you'll be out on the beautiful Royal Fox County Club golf course in St. Charles all day.  Volunteers will be needed for a variety of things including; set-up & tear down, gift bag assembling, registration, auction coordination and the prestigious Refreshment Cart Driver...  Please call Elizabeth Whitehead at 630-584-2222 x221 or Elizabeth@RiverwoodsChristianCenter.org for more information.

General Opportunities:

Riverwoods requires a signed waiver for adults & children who participate in work programs while at Riverwoods facility.

CLICK HERE TO PRINT OUT YOUR WAIVER!

Facilities: God has blessed Riverwoods with an incredible facility including 20 buildings, 85 acres of property, 4 miles of trails, and a variety of vehicles and equipment.  All of these need maintenance and improvement year-round.   Volunteers are needed for every aspect of maintenance including painting, cleaning, plumbing & electrical work, vehicle & equipment repairs, mowing lawn, raking leaves, and clearing trails. 

Once A Year

• Participate in an annual work day
• Great Day of Serving at Riverwoods
• Riverwoods Annual Spring Work Days
• Organize a one day serving project in an area of interest.

Monthly Opportunities:

• Commit to coming out once a month on a week day or Saturday to work on a variety of facilities projects.  We have projects available Mon-Sat all year round.  
• Coordinate a team from your Church to come out once a month to work on facilities projects.

Weekly Involvement

• Commit to coming out one day a week to work on a variety of facilities projects. We have projects available every day, Mon-Sat, all throughout the year.

Once A Year:

• Throughout the year Riverwoods holds several fundraising events including an annual banquet, two telethons and a golf outing.  We need volunteers to serve on the day of each of these events.  We also need volunteers to help plan and coordinate in the months preceding these events.  This includes volunteers to help with mailings, phoning, coordinating other volunteers, etc. 
• Periodically throughout the school-year we hold weekend retreats for our community leadership teenagers.  A great way to serve and to interact with the teens is to come out and serve in our kitchen during the weekend and share in the meal times.  Come for one meal, or stay for the whole weekend!

Monthly Opportunities

• Come spend a day each month working in our office.  We always need volunteers to answer phones, help with copying, filing, mailings, help with special projects, etc.  It's a fun way to interact with our staff and use your clerical skills to help serve local families.
• Use your professional skills- the families served by Riverwoods often do not have the resources they need for professional services such as healthcare, financial services, tax preparation, legal services, vehicle maintenance and many other professional services.  Let us know what your skills are and when you're available and we?ll connect you with some families who need your specific service.

Weekly Involvement:

• Come spend one day each week working in our office.  We always need volunteers to answer phones, help with copying, filing, mailings, help with special projects, etc.  It's a fun way to interact with our staff and use your clerical skills to help serve local families.

Once A Year:

• Drive a van or a bus for a special outing.  Take part in the outing and interact with our youth.
• Give a tour of your business to our leadership teenagers.
• Teach a life-skills class for teenagers on money management, college applications, resume creation, job search, computer skills, etc.

Monthly Opportunities:

• Teach Bible Study once a month for one of our weekly "Teen Night Together" meetings with our Junior and Senior High School students.
• Teach a life-skills class for teenagers on money management, college applications, resume creation, job search, computer skills, etc.

Weekly Opportunities:

• Be a weekly volunteer for one of our young kids clubs in Elgin (Wednesdays) or Aurora (Thursdays).  This is for children ages 6-12 and involves activity time, large group lessons and small group time.
• Drive a van or a bus for weekly meetings.  Take part in the meeting and interact with our youth.
• Lead a small group for our weekly "Tuesday Night Together" meetings with our Junior and Senior High School students.
• Help mentor a Teenager - (this area of service requires a long-term commitment and initial training)  Mentor a teenager throughout a school year and help them with college and career preparation.  This includes helping a teen to register and prepare to take the ACT, assisting with high school tutoring, assisting with college research, application and financial assistance application.  This takes an ongoing commitment and is a great way to make a lifelong impact on the life of a teenager.
• Be a weekly volunteer just to assist with adult supervision for our weekly teen meetings.  You don't have to prepare, just come and help where needed.