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Hello 2016 Wyland Foundation Volunteers!
Thank you for your interest in volunteering for the Wyland Foundation for the year of
2016-2017. Volunteers will be working all over, ranging from being a docent inside our Mobile
Learning Center to helping children paint murals during the community events. Your
assistance will be a great asset to the environment and the children and adults who come to
the events to learn about how we can all work together to help conserve our ocean and
sustain the world we live in. Volunteering at the Wyland Foundation is a fun and beneficial
way to support our Earth and have a good time along the way!
Please fill out all forms in this packet and email to: info@wylandfoundation.org
Or mail it to us at: 6 Mason, Ste. B, Irvine, CA 92618
Thank you for your interest in the Wyland Foundation, and we can’t wait to start working with
you!
-Wyland Foundation
Phone: 949-643-7070 Toll free: 800-WYLAND-0
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About the Wyland Foundation
Service Mission
Founded in 1993, theWyland Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofitpublic
charity, is dedicated to promoting, protecting, and preserving the
world’s ocean, waterways, and marinelife. The foundation encourages
environmental awareness by bringing communities together through
public education programs and community events. Though innovation
and creativity, the foundation inspires thousands of people each year
to become morepositive, solution-oriented stewards of our global
marine resources.
Vision
Bringing people together for clean water and a healthy ocean
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“The ocean stirs the
heart, inspires the
imagination and brings
eternal joy to the soul.”
- Wyland
Volunteer Information
Below you will find Q&A’s that many new
volunteers may have. This should provide you
with a sufficient amount of information to help
your volunteering experience be as smooth as
possible. We hope you find this useful.
However, if you do have any questions, we are
always happy to help. You can contact us by
email: info@wylandfoundation.org or reach us
by phone at 949-643-7070.
What will you be doing at the event? While every event is different, the main purpose is always
to educate the attendees about the foundation goals and different ways to conserve water. We
strive to promote clean water and a healthy ocean. Depending on which event you volunteer for,
you could be helping children paint a mural, promoting other events we put on throughout the
year, and etc.
Where will the events take place? Most community events happen in Southern California, with
the exception of the Mobile Learning Center, which can take place all across the nation. When
you become a volunteer, you will be notified of the event location.
What’s expected of a Wyland Foundation Volunteer? We expect all volunteers to arrive on
time to an event and be prepared to interact with all different walks of life.
What should I wear to an event? Depending on the event, we encourage volunteers to dress in
dark colors (navy or black). These events are not formal, so any form of casual clothes are
allowed as long as they are appropriate. For any event that requires painting, volunteers should
wear clothes that they would be comfortable getting paint on.
Do you offer volunteer opportunities for high school students or children? Yes, we welcome
all ages to help with the events. In this packet you will find a form for volunteers under the age
of 18 that will require a parent signature. We also sign off for High School and College
community service hours.
What information do I relay to the attendees? The next page explains what information we
expect to be relayed to participants.
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This is an example speech to help you be prepared as a
volunteer and provide you with the information that we expect
volunteers to relay to participants.
“Have you heard of the Wyland Foundation?
Do you want to hear a little 1-minute summary?
Well we are all about keeping our ocean healthy and our water clean.
We work with kids and adults to keep pollution out of our water and
to conserve water and conserve everything that it takes water to
manufacture, which is pretty much everything from food to gas to
electricity, you name it, it takes water to make it.
We get our message out through art programs for kids and community
events for both kids and adults. We have 3 major programs: An Art
Challenge, A Mayor’s Challenge, and The Mobile Learning Center. Our
founder is marine life artist Wyland, famous for 100-life size whaling
walls.
(If appropriate: “today we are giving away this signed piece of art, if
you want to sign up to win just do that here, and we will email you if
you won and ship to your address”. If asked what else do with info,
“once in a while we send out information on the foundation”)”
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Clean Water Mobile Learning Center
Assist as a coordinator or docent aboard our
clean water mobile learning center, a 1,000
square foot science museum on wheels. The
MLC contains a theater and hands-on learning
stations to teach people about current water
issues and conservation. Educational or
interpretive background is a plus, but not
required.
Community Events
The Wyland Foundation participates in many fun
community events throughout the year. For
example, Earth Month Heroes and our Paint n;
Pledge event. Event volunteers should be
comfortable interacting with the public and
speaking to small groups.
National Mayor’s Challenge for Water
A national outreach program
(www.mywaterpledge.com) to engage cities across
the United States in water conservation and
promoting water quality. Volunteers are
responsible for contacting city and community
leaders to build program participation.
Office
Assists with social networking, administrative,
marketing, grant writing or research.
The Wyland Foundation is dedicated to bringing people
together for clean water and healthy oceans. The mission
is to inspire adults, as well as children, a change in
behavior to become passionate stewards of our ocean,
lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands. Below of some of the
different programs offered that need volunteers.
7. These next few pages will depict how to set-up for the different events you may be
involved in. Please use the pictures for reference, they should help you understand
how we want the final set-up to look.
Follow these steps to set-up for a Mural Painting Event
1.Set up the frame for the canvas. The straight
bar goes on the bottom, the hat shaped one
goes on top. Stretch the canvas across the frame
and attach with bungee cords or zip ties, loosely
at first then slowly tighten. Put drop cloths all
around the mural.
2.Set up the paint kitchen. Use one of the dark
blue, compostable tablecloths. Put drop cloths
under paint kitchen.
4.Fill compostable cups with about an inch
of paint and do two of each color. There
should be around 30 cups. Put a paintbrush
in each cup. Set up the pop up over the
paint kitchen. Make sure cups are not in the
sun as they will melt. Keep paint from
drying by spraying with water.
3.Set up the info table.
5. The final set-up should look
similar to this.
8. W hen the kids arrive, a few things to tell them:
Paint one under the sea thing the size of their hand. They have to leave room for other
kids later to paint. If the canvas is pretty empty and the event is nearing the end, then it
is okay to let them at it.
NO SPONGEBOB
Tell them to fill in their paintings. No ghost fish.
No writing of any kind, names, etc.
Take the cup of paint up with them, one cup per kid. Swipe the paintbrush on the
side of the cup to get rid of excess paint.
Make sure every kid has an apron, and make it clear that although the paint will
wash off skin, it will not wash off clothes.
There will be plenty of baby wipes, but make sure the parents/guardian/teachers
are okay with the kid using them in case of allergies.
If you are taking pictures, make sure to take pictures of the photo release sign and
a sign indicating what event you are at. When taking close ups of kids, be sure to
ask for parental/guardian/teacher permission.
Lay mural out in the sun to dry while breaking down.
Dispose of gray water responsibly.
9. Follow these steps to set-up for a Paint n’ Pledge Event
* The set-up will be similar to the last example.
*All events will have the same information table set-up
1. Setup info table with nice tablecloth.
2. For the lithograph, tell people that they can put
down their information (aka sign up for our email list
but better to not say email list) for a chance to be
entered for a chance to win a signed Wyland
lithograph. The winner will be chosen from a pool of
all the people who signed up that day through a
random number generator. If they ask if they need
to fill out all the information, you can tell them
name and email are the only ones really needed.
Winner will be contacted through email.
3. Set-up the information table
4. Set up the paint table with a plastic tablecloth
first and then the dark blue compostable
tablecloth on top. Set out at least 5 different
shapes, the dotters, Sharpies, and the
informational handout.
Additional Notes: When the kids arrive, explain the handout to them. Explain to them
that when they paint the shapes, they are promising to help save water and keep the
earth clean. Ask them to read through the environmental pledges on the paper and circle
the one they plan on doing.
If the kids want to do more than one shape, give them 3 shapes to take home with them.
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Volunteer Interest Form!
Our dedicated group of Wyland Foundation volunteers, who through their involvement, contribute to
raising environmental awareness and promoting conservation! Please email your form to
info@wylandfoundation.org with a subject line of “WYFO Volunteer”.
Phone: 949-643-7070 Toll free: 800-WYLAND-0
Name: ______________________________________________Date: _____________________________________
First Name Last Name
Mailing Address: ______________________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip _____________________________________________________________________________
Date of Birth: _______________________________________
(Month/Day/Year)
Cell Phone: ____________________________________________________________________________________
Secondary Phone: ____________________________________________________________ ! Home ! Work
Email: ____________________________________________________________________________________
Preferred Method of Communication: ! Email ! Phone ! Cellphone
I am interested in volunteering in the following activities: (please check all that
apply)
! Administrative
! Community Events
! Grant Writing / Grant Research
! Virtual Volunteering (online research projects and other tasks as needed)
List your specific days / times of the week and/or general
availability: ________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tell us a little about yourself! Please tell us a little about yourself and why you would like to help. Describe any skills,
strengths, and experience you have: _____________________________________________________________________
To ensure you have a pleasant volunteer experience, please list any special health considerations that need to be taken into
account: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
About Wyland Foundation: For over twenty years, the Wyland Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization, has brought
people together for clean water and a healthy ocean through classroom education, live events, and traveling exhibitions.
Art and science programs like the Wyland National Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation, Earth Month Heroes, Wyland
National Art Challenge and our Clean Water Mobile Learning Center are helping millions of people each year become
solution-oriented stewards of our blue planet.
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Volunteer Interest Form!
Our dedicated group of Wyland Foundation volunteers, who through their involvement, contribute to
raising environmental awareness and promoting conservation! Please email your form to
info@wylandfoundation.org with a subject line of “WYFO Volunteer”.
Phone: 949-643-7070 Toll free: 800-WYLAND-0
Name: ______________________________________________Date: _____________________________________
First Name Last Name
Mailing Address: ______________________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip _____________________________________________________________________________
Date of Birth: _______________________________________
(Month/Day/Year)
Cell Phone: ____________________________________________________________________________________
Secondary Phone: ____________________________________________________________ ! Home ! Work
Email: ____________________________________________________________________________________
Preferred Method of Communication: ! Email ! Phone ! Cellphone
I am interested in volunteering in the following activities: (please check all that
apply)
! Administrative
! Community Events
! Grant Writing / Grant Research
! Virtual Volunteering (online research projects and other tasks as needed)
List your specific days / times of the week and/or general
availability: ________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tell us a little about yourself! Please tell us a little about yourself and why you would like to help. Describe any skills,
strengths, and experience you have: _____________________________________________________________________
To ensure you have a pleasant volunteer experience, please list any special health considerations that need to be taken into
account: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
About Wyland Foundation: For over twenty years, the Wyland Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization, has brought
people together for clean water and a healthy ocean through classroom education, live events, and traveling exhibitions.
Art and science programs like the Wyland National Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation, Earth Month Heroes, Wyland
National Art Challenge and our Clean Water Mobile Learning Center are helping millions of people each year become
solution-oriented stewards of our blue planet.
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Check this box if you will be volunteering for High School or College community service hours
Parent or Guardian Signature: ________________________________________________________________________
Minor Signature: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Volunteer Interest Form for Minors
