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    REST DAY

    What is Rest Day?
    Rest Day has become one of Grace’s largest outreaches to the community.  This dream to give parents of children with disabilities an afternoon of rest started 8 years ago and we served just 15 families.  It has now grown to serve over 70 families every REST Day.  Families will drop off their kids (18 & younger), and then leave for an afternoon of rest or errands or even a date!  Then volunteers spend the afternoon preparing dinners in the kitchen, playing games with kids, running activity rooms or helping the kids have a wonderful and safe time.   

    Additional information for families, donating food or volunteering can be found below the sign up links. Please do not hesitate to email or call us anytime with questions.

    WATCH THIS VIDEO TO SEE WHAT REST DAY IS ALL ABOUT!

    Attention:
    **Beginning September 1st, 2018 to the cut off age of 18 and under for our Rest Days.**


    2018 Rest Day Dates
    October 6th
    December 1st
    February 2nd 
    April TBD


    Sign ups for the October 2018 Rest Day will open in early September.

     
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    Family Liaison - Sarah McCullough & Linda Osborne, restdaykids@gfc.org

    Families signing up receive a day of REST     – THANK YOU for reaching out to Rest Day and we can’t wait to provide you with an afternoon of Rest.  To sign up your children, please complete a separate form for each child by clicking on “KIDS”.  You will receive an email the week of Rest Day with your child’s color group and other details for the day.  Feel free to contact us with any additional questions prior to Rest Day.  If you are new to rest day, please be on the look out for a call from one of our family liaisons.  They look forward to discussing your children and going through their forms with you so we make sure they have a wonderful and and safe time while you enjoy some rest!

    FOOD DONATIONS


    Meal Coordinators - Mary Martin & Amy Lopez, rest.day.volunteers@gmail.com

    We need 75 meals to send home for our families to enjoy.  By clicking on the “FOOD” box, you can view our menu for the day, the recipes and all our FOOD needs.  Fill in the google doc to let us know what you want to donate.  All donations can be dropped off the Friday before Rest Day and that Saturday morning by 11am.  You do not need to fill out the volunteer link to donate food.  Only complete the FOOD form.



    VOLUNTEERS

    Volunteer Coordinator - Amanda Wolfe, restday@gfc.org 

    WHAT DO VOLUNTEERS DO AT REST DAY?

    Volunteers are needed from 11:30-4:30PM. From 11:30-12:45 we will feed you lunch and have a training session.  We will answer any questions you have and provide you all the information you will need for the day, so you are prepared.  

    Our friends will be there from 1-4. After the families head home, we do a quick clean up of the church and a debrief.

    We typically have around 125 friends participate and need many volunteers to make this day happen.  

    Groups: We need most of our volunteers to serve in groups alongside our friends with disabilities and their siblings to take them around to our planned activities.

    Activity Rooms: We need volunteers to serve in our 7 activity rooms to help execute all the fun our friends will have!  We do crafts, games, face painting, a rumble room, music and the surprise “fun” room.  

    Medical Team: We need nurses and medical staff to support our friends so this day of REST is possible! If you are in the medical profession, we would love to connect with you!

    Kitchen: We need volunteers to serve in the kitchen preparing meals to send home with our families.

    We want to remind everyone that we love families serving together.  Any age can serve at Rest Day but kids under 16 need to be serving with an adult. When registering online, there is a place to include any minors serving with you.
     

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    WHAT ABOUT TRAINING?  WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE OF THE DAY?

    We provide all your training that day.  We ask every volunteer to serve from 11:30 - 4:30 because of this.  From 11:30-12:45 we will give you lunch and have a training session.  We will answer any questions you have, provide you all the information you will need for the day, and do a training on disabilities as well so you don't feel unprepared, afraid or worried.  The families come from 1-4. Then at 4, after the families head home, we do a quick clean up of the church and a debrief.  

    HOW DO I SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER?

    Click on the “VOLUNTEER” box above, and complete your registration form.  If you do not complete this form, you will not be able to serve. We require this form for all volunteers at Rest Day. Upon submission of this form, we will email your personal reference and then send you the background check information.  If you have any questions about why we do these 2 steps, we would love for you to read our screening policy. You can contact us anytime with questions.

    Learn more about our background check policy.