VOLUNTEERS
The Rock is a faith-based, non-profit organization established in 2017 and founded by Rondo and Toby Fernandez. The Rock provides local students with counseling, clothing, food, school supplies, personal hygiene products, toiletries and more.
The Rock volunteers and the Rock School Volunteers are the heart of the Rock. What is accomplished at the Rock Rooms would not be accomplished without a dedicated community of volunteers.
The Rock School Volunteers staff The Rock Rooms located at several Middle and High Schools in Marion and Lake County. The Rock Volunteers collect, sort, and distribute the donations provided by the donors, the Friends of the Rock.
A Rock School Volunteer works directly with the students. When a student comes to the rock a Rock School Volunteer helps them find what they need and lend a kind ear. A Rock School Volunteer is mentor and a cheerleader, always open and ready to help. Remember you may be the only person the child has to reach out to.
If you are interested in volunteering fill out a Rock Volunteer application. The Rock School Volunteers also need to fill out a Marion County School District Volunteer Application for each school you wish to work at. Once the Marion County School District Volunteer Application is filled out deliver it to each school. If it is more than one school, an application is filled out and delivered to each school.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us!
They are responsible to prepare everything that is stocked at the Rock Room. They pick up the donations, prepare the donations and then deliver the donations. Toiletries and school supplies are separated and safely stored. Food supplies are separated, and expiration dates are checked.
Each school will have a Rock Site Coordinator, who will ensure that their assigned school is properly stocked, and volunteers are scheduled to ensure proper coverage. The Rock Volunteers will have a Supplies Coordinator whose responsibility will be to work with the Rock Site Coordinators to ensure that each Rock Room is properly stocked.
There are many levels in The Rock – Join us and see where you fit. This is a an organization that is growing and open for development.