Getting Help

There is no way I could have done this project alone-- I would have logged an eternity into getting my blankets done!

I recruited volunteers basically the same way that I did for fundraising. I appealed to my church, family, and friends to help me any way they could, and for a bunch of them it was volunteering at my event. We had multiple stations for the blankets to go through, like cutting, pinning, and sewing, and just about everybody participated in the majority of them. This kept people engaged and also allowed them to learn; I personally taught five middle schoolers to sew during my event.

I think the most important part of gaining volunteers is coming up with a variety of jobs the need to be done to achieve your goal. That way, you can reach a wider audience: not just people who can sew, but those who don't know the first thing about sewing and want to help.

Be sure also to always talk about your project, there are lots of people that I recruited from references who had heard about my project. I got the word out to many people who I knew: family, friends, parents' friends, and that way I reached a wider audience of possible volunteers.

The more people you recruit, the smoother your project will run!