Serve Sugar Land

Objectives

Serve Sugar Land is dedicated to:

• Providing positive and enriching volunteer opportunities to enhance citizen participation in City government
• Developing a reliable and varied skill network of citizen resources to support the delivery of services to the community
• Increasing public awareness of municipal services, functions & responsibilities
• Enhancing the delivery of City services by using volunteers to complement paid staff throughout City departments
• Enhancing the effectiveness and quality of public services beyond tax support limitations
• Supporting innovative ways of solving community problems through volunteer organization and coordinated efforts
• Recognizing those individuals within the community dedicated to serving their City
• Fostering an atmosphere of service and community within the City of Sugar Land

 

Why Volunteer

Participation as a volunteer in the City of Sugar Land's volunteer program benefits both the City and the citizen. As a volunteer, individuals will experience countless benefits. To name just a few, they will have the opportunity to:

• Gain valuable experience
• Share your talents & abilities
• Learn new skills
• Investigate new areas of interest
• Meet new people and network
• Build teamwork skills
• Develop leadership skills
• Stay active after retirement
• Fulfill a sense of responsibility
• Learn about the issues facing your community and help to solve them
• Develop a greater knowledge and understanding of your City government
• Improve the quality of life and make Sugar Land a better place to live
• Set a positive example and encourage others to do the same
• Help the City of Sugar Land to remain "One of America's Best"
• Make a difference & have fun!

 

Application Process

The Citizen Volunteer Application Process goes through 5 steps.

1. Interested citizen wishes to enroll in the City's volunteer program or finds a specific opportunity posted on the City's Serve Sugar Land web site that they wish to sign up for
   
   
2. Citizen completes and submits the Volunteer Application to the Volunteer Program Office electronically or by mail
   (Please note: if applicant is under the age of 18, the application must be filled out, signed by a legal guardian and then mailed into the office)
   
   
3. Once application is verified, the Volunteer Program Office enters the citizen into the City's volunteer database and passes along the name and contact information of the interested citizen to the departmental contact for the specific opportunity referenced or keeps their name on file for future opportunities as they become available
   
   
4. The departmental volunteer supervisor contacts the citizen directly and coordinates the volunteer's activities and time commitments
   
   
5. Each volunteer records their time as instructed in the volunteer handbook and submits their time sheets to their volunteer supervisor

 

Volunteer Opportunities

If you see a specific volunteer opportunity you are interested in please note it on your application, or if

you have already submitted your application please email the Volunteer Office with your request

at volunteer@sugarlandtx.gov or call 281-275-2329.

Note-    E= All ages welcome                       Y= Youth, may say +over a certain age       

            HS= high school & older, adults        A= Adult/College only volunteers

Specific Dates:

Day	Date	Time	Location	Opportunity
Tues	7/15/08	4:30-10pm	Senior Center	E-All Star Baseball Game Watch Party- help w/games, refreshments
Friday	7/18/08	1pm-3pm	Senior Center	HS-Hi Tech- help seniors with digital cameras, cell phones, computer questions
Friday	7/18/08	10am-Noon	Senior Center	E-Assist with Bingo Game
Tuesday	7/22/08	1pm-4pm	Senior Center	E-Assist with Ice Cream Social
Tuesday	7/29/08	10am-noon	Senior Center	HS-Hi Tech- help seniors with digital cameras, cell phones, computer questions
Friday	8/1/08	10am-Noon	Senior Center	E-Assist with Bingo Game
Monday	8/4/08	4:30-9pm	Comm. Center	E-Summer Bash Dance- help w/ setup, clean up, refreshments
Friday	8/8/08	10am-Noon	Senior Center	E-Anyone with a flair for the dramatic, take part in a murder mystery play
Friday	8/15/08	10am-Noon	Senior Center	E-Assist with Bingo Game
Weds	8/20/08	1pm-4pm	Senior Center	E-Assist with Ice Cream Social

                                                                                           

 Senior Center is located on Matlage Way   Community Center is located next door closer to softball fields                                                                                       

                                                                                           

Ongoing Opportunities:

Days	Times	Location	Opportunity
Mon-Fri 2 days a week	1-3 hrs Flexible	Permit Office, City Hall	A/HS-Organize files, photocopy, some lifting may be required
Mon-Fri, Any day	Flexible	City Hall or your home	E-Requires good typing skills, need help transcribing historical videos
Mon-Fri, Any day	Flexible	Communications, City Hall	A-1-2 week assingment, catalog photos, baisic computer skills needed
Mon-Fri, Any day	Flexible	Senior Center	E-Receptionist, help answer phones
Mon-Fri	Hours Flexible	Senior Center	E-Computer Buddies-partner with seniors to help them with computers
Wed/Fri	Noon	Senior Center	A-Conduct Health related class for seniors
Mon-Fri any day	Flexible	Senior Center	A-Conduct Leisure classes for seniors
Mon-Fri 1 day a week	AM, flexible	City Secretary, City Hall	A-Organize files, photocopy, some lifting may be required
Mon-Fri 1 day a week	2-3 hrs day flexible	Public Works, Gillingham Dr.	A-Organize files
Mon-Fri Any day	Hours Flexible	Communications, City Hall	A/HS-Video and meeting production, need indepth knowledge of software
Mon- Fri 1 day a week	PM, flexible	City Secretary, City Hall	A-General office, typing, filing, copying