Thank you for partnering with us to bless our community by giving gifts, empowering parents during the holiday season. We have several volunteer teams available and to help you choose, here are some brief descriptions of the tasks for each team.
In case your first choice is not available, we have included an option 2 below, where you can select your second preferred role.
1. Fundraising/Marketing (Leads: Pastor Andrev/Lois Aspillaga)
Raise funds and goods from internal/external groups and donors.
2. Family Application and Registration (Leads: Angie Candelas & Cathy Quidachay, Rajani Banoor)
Assist with family application process and follow-ups. Before the event, the registration team will assign the approved families into groups, print list of approved applications. During the event, team will check in parents, give handouts and tickets, welcome families, and facilitate raffle.
3.Volunteer Station (Lead: Stephanie Moreno & Maggie Navara)
They assist in checking in volunteers and preparing their food, snacks, and refreshments during the event. They also act as floaters if needed.
4. Pre-event Shoppers (Lead: Alden Octia & Lois Aspillaga)
Shop for toys and goods before the event.
5. Merry Hour (Lead: Matthew Colter & Stephanie Short)
Prepare food and snacks for parents to enjoy before they go shopping. Replenish as needed.
6. Santa Squad (Leads: Stephanie & Argel Macarandang, Angela Galicia)
Shop for toys before the event. Staff the booths, set up and replenish the inventory, take tickets from parents as they shop.
7. Gift Wrapping (Leads: Jinky Filoteo & Beki Darrow, Kiana Benjamin)
Wrap each gift that parents shop for their kids. Set up and tear down the gift wrapping station.
8. Santa Helpers (Leads: Joy Marchbanks and Luis & Bella Candelas)
Set up signs, welcome and direct the families, provide concierge services and assist the parents in shopping, help families havethe best experience from the moment they arrive, shop, and help load gifts to their car.
9. Parking and Safety (Leads: Danny Herrera and Sean Pili)
Assist and direct people to park in the designated areas. Help with the overall security of the event.
10. Decor (Leads: Gabi Porter & Ericka Torres)
Set up and tear down decorations in the used areas for the event.
11. Media (Leads: Sydney Lima & Yana Ramos)
Take photos, stories, reels and recap of the event, set up speakers and mic, make sure there’s fun music playing throughout the event.
12: Facility (Leads: John Rod Catagan & Mikee Macarandang)
Set up and tear down the booths, tables, different stations and make sure all areas are clean before, during and after the event. (Set up for Sunday to be considered during tear down.) May need to assist with decorations which will be done before the event date.
We hope these descriptions help you choose the team that suits your interests and skills. Please note that some groups have limited spots available.
Excited to share the love, joy, hope, peace that only comes from Jesus, with you, this holiday season!