Volunteers

We depend on people like you to keep our mission alive. While there are many ways to contribute to The I.D.E.A. Store, you have one thing we simply can’t keep on the shelves – your TIME! Our staff is comprised completely of volunteers – wonderful people who are in it for the earth, the art, and the big I.D.E.A. Our volunteers are fabulous, fun, and essential!

A great opportunity to meet and work with some of the area’s most creative artists, educators, parents, kids, friends, and “green thumbs,” volunteering at The I.D.E.A. Store is a great way to get involved in making the most of what we have. We provide a safe, open, and exciting work environment full of new challenges and receptive to new ideas. Whatever your specialty is, we’d love to incorporate it into our mission. And since all profits from The I.D.E.A. Store go directly to help the Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation, donating your human resources directly benefits the people we directly serve, the environment, and kids across the area.

Volunteer as much or as little as you’d like, and lend your individual talents to The I.D.E.A. Store in a huge number of ways. We are always in need of outgoing, caring individuals interested in:

  • Taking or sorting donations/stocking our shelves with the latest finds
  • Being a Store Guide or Party/Education Assistant
  • Working as a Cashier, helping make signs, cutting billboard discards
  • Anything else! Everyone has something to contribute – let us help you help us!

Get started by filling out our Volunteer Form or calling Claire at 217-352-7878 or emailing her at claire@the-idea-store.org. Or come by the store and see what we’re all about!

Volunteer Perks

There are as many reasons to volunteer at The I.D.E.A. Store as there are items in it. When you join us, you’re helping the Earth, the artistic community, local K-12 education, and yourself! It’s not all an I.D.E.A., of course – there are some other perks:

  • Right away, you’re bound to “earn” some chocolate and good company
  • For every 8 volunteer hours logged, you’ll earn 1 “buck” to spend on anything in the store
  • Log 24 volunteer hours and earn a spot on our Volunteer Wall of Fame
  • 40 volunteer hours gets you The I.D.E.A. Store T-Shirt, a special 20% discount, and your own shopping day!