Dear Children's Aid and Family Services Volunteer:

May is Volunteer Appreciation month at Children's Aid and Family Services. Please join us at the Volunteer Appreciation Evening on Thursday, May 20th. Details are below.

The agency also has some new volunteer opportunities from the Barclays PGA Tour to helping at the Paramus Park Mothers Day Baby Basics Drive, to getting to know your neighbor to conducting workshops for The Center for Alcohol and Drug Resources.

If any of these opportunities interests you and you want to volunteer, please call Karen Winick at 201 261 2800 x 222 or email at kwinick@cafsnj.org.

Also, please complete the Annual Volunteer Satisfaction Survey. This survey can be completed online and the details are below.

Whether you have one day or just a few hours, your help is always very much appreciated. Please help make a difference in the lives of the children we serve.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you,

Karen Winick

Sr. Manager - Volunteer and Community Relations

Children's Aid and Family Services cordially invites you to join us for a special evening to pay tribute to our dedicated volunteers. Volunteer Appreciation Evening Planting the Seeds of Kindness Thursday, May 20, 2010 (Rain date : Monday, May 24) 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. in the Healing Garden at Children's Aid and Family Services' Family and Adoption Services Center 148 Prospect Street, Ridgewood Light refreshments will be served Please RSVP by May 14 to: Karen Winick at (201) 261- 2800 x222 or by email to: kwinick@cafsnj.org

Paramus Park Mothers Day Baby Basics Drive Saturday, May 8, 2010 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Volunteers are needed to help the day of the event to accept donations For more information visit www.cafsnj.org community events section.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR PGA TOUR August 24-29, 2010 Ridgewood Country Club Paramus, New Jersey We are delighted to announce that Children's Aid and Family Services will once again be a main beneficiary of proceeds from this years Barclays Classic PGA Tournament. This is a tremendous opportunity for us to raise money to help the vulnerable children and families we serve. For more information or to register as a volunteer visit www.cafsnj.org. When registering please indicate your affiliation with Children's Aid and Family Services.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? Volunteers are needed one day per month to post flyers in local businesses in the following towns: Glen Rock, Ridgewood, Fairlawn, HoHoKus, Washington Township, Midland Park.

If you have a background in substance abuse training or education, The Center for Alcohol and Drug Resources is looking for volunteers to conduct workshops for students during the school day and after school. Training will be provided.

To ensure that your volunteer experience with the agency is the best it can possibly be, we'd like to ask you to please take a few minutes to complete our annual Volunteer Satisfaction Survey. Your responses and feedback are important to us and we greatly value your opinions. To make it easier, this survey is electronic. Simply click here to take the survey and submit your responses online by May 15, 2009. Thank you for your time. The results will be tabulated and we hope to email them to you by September.

Throughout the year there are on-going needs for volunteers within these programs: Baby Basics Teach Piano to child(ren) in the group homes Tutor a Child Administrative Help in our Offices Working at The Depot Gift Store

If you are interested in volunteering or have any questions Please contact Karen Winick Sr. Manager - Volunteer and Community Relations 201 261 2800 Ext 222 kwinick@cafsnj.org