Before you even begin thinking about volunteering, ask yourself – Am I well enough to volunteer?
Your safety and limiting the spread of COVID-19 is everyone’s main priority. We encourage you to review and adhere to the recommendations on the Buncombe County readiness site on how best to avoid COVID-19 and what to do if you think you might have it.
NC MedAssist seeks to ensure that no eligible person in North Carolina has to choose between purchasing food or their needed medication; improving the patient’s health and lowering uncompensated health care costs for all stakeholders.
The Mobile Free Pharmacy provides individuals and families with free over-the-counter medicine.
We are seeking volunteers to support the Mobile Free Pharmacy Drive-Thru Event in Asheville, NC on Friday, October 1st, 2021. While we do have roles for medical professionals, you do not need a medical background or knowledge of medicine to participate.
Volunteer Roles Include:
- Traffic Control, Greeting/Directing participants
- Locating and taking prefilled online orders to participants in their vehicles
- Collecting minimal data
- Distributing pre-made bags of medicine to participants in their vehicles
- Setup, breakdown, and cleanup of the event
- No medical knowledge needed to volunteer
Requirements:
- Good customer service skills
- Ability to stand/walk for 3-4 hours
- Maintain confidentiality of customers
Shifts:
- The link to sign up will be sent AFTER you respond to this opportunity
- Occur between 7:00 am and 1:30 pm
- Shift times vary between 3.5 hours and 6.5 hours
How To Sign Up For Available Shifts:
- "Respond" to this opportunity by clicking above to receive more information
- Check your email immediately after responding
- Review the Hands On "Thank you for responding" notification and look for the instructions for the Mobile Free Pharmacy Event 10/1/01
- Click on the link in the notification to view available shifts and select from the times/roles provided
- Show up, on time, to the shift you selected
Do NOT show up unless you follow the instructions listed above.
Event Location:
Abernethy United Methodist Church
1418 Patton Ave. #1722
Asheville, NC 28806
Health and Safety:
- PPE is provided
- Hand sanitizer/gel is available on site
- Asking volunteers to maintain a physical distance of 6 feet or more when possible
- Note: there are times when the volunteer task requires volunteers to engage closer than 6 feet. Please do not sign up if you feel uncomfortable.
Hands On Asheville-Buncombe is not responsible for opportunities managed by partner agencies. If you are onsite at a volunteer opportunity and don't feel safety guidelines are being followed, please connect with onsite project organizers and if not addressed, please let us know by completing our Volunteer Experience Form.
