Opportunities From: Mercy Mall of Virginia

Hello Box Cutters!  

You are the ones that cuts upon boxes from Walmart or digs for treasure in a box of random items!  Thank you for your servants heart to serve by helping in one of the most random areas at Mercy Mall!  You will take direction from the Receiving Coordinator and the Walmart Crew Lead! 

Host a Drive Coordinator Role is an important part of building a community partnership between individuals, churches, organizations and businesses to meet the needs of the clients of Mercy Mall.  

In this role, a volunteer will manage the scheduling of drives, communicate with individuals and groups that wish to host a drive and build relationships with new and prospective community partners.  THIS IS A BIG DEAL!  

History Moment: We created Host a Drive after the Covid-19 pandemic closed down our donations center.  We had to create a new way to receive donations.  So we put our thinking caps on and our praying hands together and BOOM, BANG, BOP..... we figured it out!  We'll just ask people we know to ask their friends, neighbors and families to donate stuff to them and then they can bring it over when done collecting.  Host a Drive was born!!  

As the volunteer coordinator of Drives...you will spend your time on spreadsheets, emails, and working alongside other Team members to continue to receive goods, to build connections and grow our reach in the community!  This role doesn't require the coordinator to physically receive each drive...but to handle the responsibility of organizing them! You will also work to organize our On the Move box truck donation drives alongside our Dispatcher and On-site volunteer for those events!  So many fun possibilities in this role!  

Since Mercy Mall is a place that gives out clothing, baby gear, household items, cleaning products, hygiene and more...it must come from somewhere!! You are right! 

Our WONDERFUL Receiving Team works together to manage the process of receiving donations, goods and more to getting it out on the floor so our Personal Shopper teams can pack it up. 

The Receiving Team works with every department facilitating a team approach in order to efficiently meet the needs of our clients.

While there are specific jobs to be accomplished here, the overall mission is best achieved by remaining flexible, being willing to pitch in where needed.

There are several ways that items arrive at Mercy Mall here are a few:

You will be asked to help in the following ways:

It does take time to learn how to sort through the different items we receive at Mercy Mall but we keep this idea in mind:

Is it something you would wear, use, sleep on? Even more importantly, is it something we know our clientele would use?  Remember that our clients are real people made in the image of God. We want to communicate that God sees them, loves them, and values them. With that in mind we want to give the best that we have to give!

Volunteering in this area is a great place to make friends, be a part of a TEAM that see Miracles happen everyday!  There are many days when a donor drops off an item that is NEEDED the SAME DAY!  That is a very cool thing to witness.  JOIN US!

Welcome to be an Off-Site Volunteer!  Thank you for your interest in hosting a drive! This remote volunteering initiative is a big part of how we currently provide for our individuals and families overcoming the obstacles to life and home stability.

You may have visited this area before requesting to Host a Drive HERE: Host a Drive Request Form but this area will help you keep track of how many hours you spent collecting and organizing. You may wonder why this is important.  Here are a few reasons to track your time:

The Host a Drive coordinator will reach out to you regarding your request to Host a Drive. A drive is typically a 2 week commitment, but we will provide you the flyers and information you will need for a successful drive.

THANK YOU!