Volunteering at Insight PV

A Gift of Time and Skills
Insight PV is able to serve the community because so many take delight in donating their time and efforts. Volunteering to help with the daily tasks of running the Center is an invaluable form of dana.

Tasks include serving on a committee, managing a class or event, offering administrative help, etc. If you would like to volunteer with us, please click here to fill out a volunteer application form, and email it to: general@insightpv.org.

Volunteer Staff
Although there are others who also help the Center, the following volunteers have an ongoing work commitment:

Adam Cohen – Email Newsletter Editor, Technology Guru
Nancy Bair – Retreat Manager
Freda Brackley – Brochure Editor
Jennifer DeLozier – Housekeeper
Tim Donahue – Handyman
Mari Gottdiener - Brochure Editor
Frances MacDonald – Voicemail Manager
Audrey Morse – Assistant Housekeeper, Greenery
Ann Lewis - Class Manager Trainer
Barbara Quinn – Office Manager, Head Housekeeper, Bodhisattva-in-Chief
Martin Urbel – Rideshare Coordinator
Kim Weeber – Retreat Manager
Tomasin Seabright – Website Manager, Class Manager Coordinator, Special Events

Development Committee: Hal Fales, Ann Lewis and Tomasin Seabright

Publicity Committee: Andrew Berger, Freda Brackley, Adam Cohen, Mari Gottdiener and Tomasin Seabright

Community Service Committee: Rick Hart, Rebecca Bradshaw, Jean Esther, Barbara Quinn, Maya Liebermann and Ginny Christenson

At our Visioning Meeting, a number of folks expressed interest in helping the sangha do community service.  Our first project is having a group contribute, prepare and serve several dinners over the winter and spring at the Interfaith homeless shelter in Northampton.  Anyone who would like to contribute food and drink and/or help serve them, please contact Rick Hart at: rshart3@verizon.net, or call him at (413) 320-1886. Our next meal date in 2011 will be in February/March, please let us know if you want to help.

Multicultural Affairs Committee: Maya Liebermann and Emilie Woodward
 
Aware of the particular suffering generated by racism and ethnocentrism, Insight PV is developing an initiative to take action to help make the Center a more accessible and inclusive sangha to people of color and cultural groups that are underrepresented at IPV.  We have a Multicultural Affairs Committee that meets regularly. We have made available at the Center copies of Making the Invisible Visible: Healing Racism in Our Buddhist Communities, and we also encourage you to read Unpacking the Knapsack of White Privilege. Please contact the Center if you are interested in being involved with this committee by emailing: general@insightpv.org.

Event Managers: Tara Balch, Lisa Colt, Paul Coombs, Leah Esrick, Mark Hatch, Maya Liebermann, Rachel Rahn, Jamie Smith, Kim Weeber, Tomasin Seabright and Emilie Woodward

May our efforts benefit all beings.