Volunteer
We need you! Call Tim at (919) 215-3292 for a friendly exploration of joyful volunteering that matches your interests and schedule. We want every volunteer to have a great, flexible, stress-free experience. Scroll down for details.
Some Roles & Responsibilities
We need a little bookkeeping and, separately, grantwriting help.
These separate roles are much simpler than they sound since they average less than one hour a week. The bookkeeper reconciles our small monthly spending and donations to the bank account and paypal account. And we need a grantwriter to spend whatever time they want trying to get us one or two grants a year.
Display Rotation
Every three months, on a weekday and a Saturday, we rotate the displays around our 22 locations. It takes two people and our van. Would you be the second person on one of these days? This is easy, fun work where you'll see joyful kids and families around the cases.
Local Marketing
This role averages only one hour a week. Call or visit some libraries and clinics to get locations to agree to let us put a display in. Prepare for and attend a few volunteer / fundraising events each year..
Model Railroad Shows: Set Up
We'll run a huge (12 trains), free show at Raleigh North Regional Library and Durham Main Library in December. We need a little muscle to join our teams that transport and set up the many train tables. In total this takes us about four days of work. Can you join our fun crew for a day? Two days?
Model Train Shows: Running the Trains
Each train show runs for about 12 days with 3.5-hour morning and afternoon shifts. We need lots of cheerful volunteers—no experience needed—to help run trains and share the fun with visiting families.
We’re also looking for help coordinating volunteers in Raleigh and Durham. Don’t worry—we’ve got your back!
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.