Please raise your hand if you've ever struggled to adequately encourage and thank your volunteers. You want to begin the year on a positive note and maybe you've had helpers involved in a holiday program that you want to thank. But when you begin a new year, you're hit with so many organisational and planning tasks. It's daunting enough to deal with rosters, programs and newsletters- never mind putting time and effort into thanking and inspiring volunteers.
Well, there's good news: creating a unique gift of appreciation that also inspires your volunteers doesn't have to be that daunting. With the right ideas at your disposal, you could easily and simply create that unique gift-all without blowing the budget or taking hours to complete.
Download the free printable from DeliaCreates, and we'll walk you through how to use it right now. When you're done you'll know exactly how to create a gift that encourages your volunteers and focuses on the very real importance of volunteers. And, you can personalise the gift by adding the helper/volunteer's name to the printable.
1. First, you will need some bottles of sanitiser or handwash. You may have to remove the label but it's not crucial. You will also need some vellum paper. I found some with a small white hail-spot but plain vellum would be fine, too.
2. Open a page in Microsoft Publisher or similar program in landscape format. Next, measure the height of the bottle, not including the top dispenser pump. Also roughly measure the distance around the bottle.
3. Create a box in your Publisher page with these dimensions. Depending on the size of your bottles, you should fit a couple of these box shapes onto one A4 sheet. Insert the downloaded image of Clean hands etc in the centre of your created box re-sizing as necessary.
2. Open a page in Microsoft Publisher or similar program in landscape format. Next, measure the height of the bottle, not including the top dispenser pump. Also roughly measure the distance around the bottle.
3. Create a box in your Publisher page with these dimensions. Depending on the size of your bottles, you should fit a couple of these box shapes onto one A4 sheet. Insert the downloaded image of Clean hands etc in the centre of your created box re-sizing as necessary.
4. Place a text box at the top of the inserted image and add the name of your volunteer. Repeat for all your helpers/volunteers. Print the completed labels onto the vellum paper.
5. Cut out each printed label box and wrap around each bottle. Secure with a small piece of tape at the back.
I also downloaded the 'Hands Down- you are the Best Around' tags from eighteen25.
Print off these tags, punch a hole in each and thread through a bright ribbon.
Tie around the neck of your sanitiser bottles and give to your volunteers, not just to thank them, but also to highlight the importance of their helping hands/their role in kidmin.
5. Cut out each printed label box and wrap around each bottle. Secure with a small piece of tape at the back.
I also downloaded the 'Hands Down- you are the Best Around' tags from eighteen25.
Print off these tags, punch a hole in each and thread through a bright ribbon.
Tie around the neck of your sanitiser bottles and give to your volunteers, not just to thank them, but also to highlight the importance of their helping hands/their role in kidmin.
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