Hand In Hand Hero Of The Year 2024
Meet Greta Rosler. She was nominated for the 2024 Hand in Hand Hero Of The Year award. Greta volunteered her time and skillset to bring the iCan Bike Camp program to our community in June 2023 and 2024. She spearheaded the program's planning, development, organisation, scheduling, fundraising, and implementation.
The first camp hosted 11 riders who had the opportunity to learn and ride a bike at their own pace with state-of-the-art equipment and specialized trainers.
The second camp will host 15 riders. Greta plans for everything; each rider has 3 to 5 volunteers to help them navigate the experience, and lunch is provided for all volunteers, riders, and camp counselors.
Hand in Hand Family Resource Center is solely run by the passion and dedication of its volunteers—volunteers like Greta, who want to make our community a better and more inclusive place for everyone. We cannot thank her enough for her incredible work; we are forever grateful! She truly is a Hero!
We are always looking for volunteers! Volunteers are the backbone of our organization, as everyone involved thus far has shared their free time, skills, and knowledge to make Hand in Hand what it is today!
We need individuals who would be willing to help with:
Childcare at parent events
Fundraising events
Community events - handing out information, supervising the Sensory Tent, making crafts, etc
Educational Committee
Various Dates and Locations throughout Columbia, Montour and Lower Luzerne Counties.
The Sensory Tent is provided at community events as a place for people to come and relax if they feel overwhelmed by the sights, smells, and sounds of the event. It has a giant bean bag chair, a rocking pod chair, soft lights, and a few toys. The tent is for children and adults and offers a place to calm and relax so they can return to the event refreshed.
Volunteers are needed to set up and stay at the tent to ensure it is used properly, educate the community on its purpose, and tear it down.
Clearances are required.
Sensory Tent
Hand In Hand Family Resource Center relies heavily on Fundraising Campaigns and Events. We throw several fabulous fundraising events each year, where opportunities can be the day of the event or the entire planning process! Bring your skills to the table with us (we always have food at our meetings - and great camaraderie)!
