Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Lighthouse. Before reviewing the different roles that you can serve in, take a few moments and read our 2010 Sample Support Letter, 2010 Covenant and Retreat Guidelines. Listed below are different ways that you can serve as a volunteer. Please note if you are interested in serving at a retreat, and you have not been approached by Lighthouse staff to serve in a leadership role, you will be serving as a Family Partner.
Family Partners:
Prior to serving at a retreat you will attend two Pre-Retreat team meetings with your Family Partner Coordinator(s). The first meeting will be one month before your retreat and the second will be the week before your retreat begins. After the retreat begins, serving as a Family Partner, you will be paired with a retreat family and given duties to help care for that family’s needs. Family Partners anticipate the needs of their family and meet them before their own. Some of your responsibilities will include: greeting the family when they arrive, answering questions, carrying bags, cleaning, helping children through the meal lines and serving the family so that they are free to focus on each other and have fun. Family Partners will also be assigned to a breakfast, lunch, or dinner team. Kitchen teams are responsible for helping prepare the meals and cleaning up afterwards.
All volunteers are asked to raise $750 / per adult and $250 / per child to cover retreat expenses. Ages 20 and older are considered an adult and are asked to raise $750 even if you are serving with your parents.
If you are interested in serving with a small group or school team that you lead or coach, please contact our office for information on guidelines, support etc.
Leadership Team:
Family Partner Coordinator:
Trains and equips the Family Partners to serve and acts as the liaison between the Family Partners and Lighthouse staff.
Production Coordinator:
Along with a Production Team, the Production Coordinator is responsible for creating and producing the environments at the retreat.
Common Ground Leaders :
Communicates with the retreat families while they're in Florida, and facilitates the parent group.
Emcee:
The host of the retreats.
Worship Leader:
Leads the retreat in worship.
Kitchen Lead:
Oversees the preparation of every meal during the retreat.
Prayer:
Provides prayer and emotional support for both Retreat Families and Volunteers. Sits in on Common Grounds.
Local Florida Volunteers:
Here are some ways that local volunteers can help, if you are interested in volunteering please call our office at (678) 290-2955:
• Donate your home! If you own a vacation home or know someone that does along the beach communities of 30-A in Florida, The Lighthouse is seeking homeowners who are willing to donate or discount their home in the Florida communities of Seaside, Watercolor, Rosemary, Gulf Trace and Grayton Beach for our 2009 retreat season.
• Host a meal (est. 120 people)
• Host a Parent's Night Out (dinner at local restaurant for 30 people)
• Host an ice cream party (est. 100 people)
• Help with retreat setup/cleanup (day before retreat starts and last day of retreat)
• Help with Mom's spa/pampering
• Prepare a special snack for Mom's spa/pampering (12-14 adults)
• Prepare breakfast for parents (25 - 30 adults)
• Sponsor/support a retreat family ($2500)
• Sponsor/support a volunteer ($750)
• Donate retreat supplies (paper goods, cleaning products, etc.)
• Serve as a runner (to the Donut Hole, grocery store, airport, etc.)
• As a Family Partner (raise support/$750) apply on full volunteer application
• During Beach Olympics
• During Flip Flop
Local Atlanta Area Volunteers:
Lighthouse also has several volunteer opportunities away from the sand– at our Norcross, Ga headquarters. From helping with a fundraising event to assisting with a project, we’ve got plenty of duties to delegate. If you live in the Atlanta area and would like to consider volunteering your time, please view our Upcoming Events page to see how you can help!
