Let's Play America has been holding annual Play Days in the City of Takoma Park for 11 years, and we're not going to let the necessary precautions around the coronavirus keep us from inviting our community to play together for the 12th year, so we're taking the Play Day online!
Join us on Saturday, September 26 for the 12th Annual Play Day online. Volunteers will sign up for a 5 hour shift: 10am-2pm on Zoom on Saturday, September 26 (with 10 min breaks every 15-30 min) and 1 hour for completing a feedback survey afterward.
As Americans continue to live in isolation during the pandemic, Let's Play America's mission of increasing opportunities for all people to enjoy play is more important than ever. Just like our previous Play Days, the 12th Annual Virtual Play Day aims to bring people together for a day of community play. We are interested in providing a connective, engaging, and fun experience for participants of all ages and abilities. This is where you come in!
Since this is our first attempt at a Virtual Play Day, we need your help. Volunteer duties will include signing up for each of our 7 free Zoom sessions, participating in full during each of the sessions, and providing feedback on your experience in a survey afterward. As we look at planning our Mid-Winter Play Day in 2021, your participation and feedback will help us develop an event that serves the needs of our play community near and far.
To sign up for the free Play Day activities, visit our website: http://bit.ly/12thplaydayschedule
Please help us spread the word. Everyone deserves to play!
Sign up to volunteer through MC Volunteer Center, and send us a completed copy of the attached Volunteer Form to info@letsplayamerica.org.
For volunteers seeking SSL Hours:
- A student’s parent/guardian must provide the nonprofit with written approval of the student’s participation in the virtual platform prior to the student serving/volunteering.
- Students must use personal/private accounts (not MCPS student accounts) to engage in the virtual platform.
- Students will only engage with others under the direct supervision of a nonprofit supervisor. The nonprofit supervisor will be directly present in the virtual space (including any breakout sessions) at all times.
- The nonprofit supervisor will initiate and host all virtual sessions. If the nonprofit supervisor is not available to initiate and host the virtual session, the session will not occur.
- Virtual sessions will not be recorded.
- Students should not share or upload any videos, pictures, or images of themselves, unless the nonprofit organization has obtained a signed form/waiver from the student’s parent/guardian authorizing permission/release.
- Students’ email addresses/home addresses or any personally identifying information will remain protected and not shared.
- All volunteers must participate in the full four (4) hours of virtual programming from 10am-2pm on September 26, 2020, and complete the volunteer feedback survey for which we will award one (1) additional hour of service for a total of five (5) service hours. A staff member from LPA will note the attendance of all registered volunteers on each virtual session and hours will be awarded upon receipt of the completed volunteer feedback survey. It is important that name on a volunteer participant's video feed reflects the same name found on their volunteer form.
Student participation in this service project is at the discretion of the student’s parent/guardian. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety and privacy. The nonprofit organization will determine the number of SSL hours awarded based on the evidence submitted. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns. This service activity is designed to be completed within the safety of the student’s home until schools resume normal status.
