Preface:
We offer four opportunities for those that have a requirement to do Volunteer Community Service hours. You must fill out the form below to signup for one of the programs.  Please note the restrictions for each program.  All programs listed below require an initial interview during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 5 PM.

Program 1 - Volunteer work in KPB plastic recycling center. 
Duties:  The sorting and processing of plastic household containers by PET classification.  The percentage of items consists of plastic bottles.

Requirements:  Volunteer must be 14 years old or older, have dependable transportation to KPB Office and be able to work after school (be to the office no later than 3:00), Monday through Friday and on some Saturdays depending on work and KPB staff availability.

Program 2A– Litter Removal  
Duties:  Participate in a KPB scheduled litter cleanup event for a minimum of 2 hours.  The cleanups are normally scheduled on Saturday.
Requirement:  Must be 14 years old or older, have dependable transportation to and from scheduled events and must coordinate with KPB office before and after performing volunteer time at an event. Volunteer must be sure to sign in with the cleanup event coordinator to receive credited hours.

Program 2B – Litter Removal
Duties:  This program involves scheduling of a special litter cleanup program custom planned for the volunteer.
Requirement:  Volunteer must have their own transportation, be 16 years old or older and sign a planned cleanup program outline, be responsible for issued supplies and comply with all requirements of the program outline.

Program 3 - Office Administration
Duties:  This is working in our office doing sorting, filing and other general office administrative duties.
Requirement: Must be 16 years old or older and have dependable transportation during our normal business hours above and must be able to plan head and be available for a minimum of 3 hours per work period.

Note:  KPB has limited volunteer office administrative work available. Volunteers are normally needed at the start up of a major project.

Program 4 – Collecting Plastic Bottles (PET1) for recycling.   10% of volunteer time must be done under Program 1) .This program is only available for hours required for school or Bright Futures.  Not available for Courted Ordered Community Service.
Duties:  Volunteers under this program can collect plastic bottles (PET1) for recycling and receive one (1) hour community service time for every 32 bottles collected, Processed as outlined in requirements below and turned into KPB office.  This program is open to Community Service volunteers of all ages.

Note:  This program was designed to assist those with transportation problems, conflicting school/work schedules and applies to all ages.  It is a proven volunteer effort that can be fairly measured, accomplished during a volunteer’s available hours and contributes to the improvement of the environment.
Requirements: 

Step 1
Community Service volunteers, when registering for this program, will received a program briefing and be credited with ½ hour volunteer time.
Step 2
Based on the program briefing, the volunteer will collect plastic drinking bottles from home and their community.  Consider wearing gloves depending on the selected source from which you are collecting the plastic bottles.
Step 3
Removed the bottle caps and place them in a plastic shopping bag.
Step 4
Empty all liquid from the bottle and properly dispose of the liquid, such as, pouring on a lawn, garden or down a drain. Consider using a bucket or pail when processing several bottles at one time.
Step 5
Place the uncapped and empty plastic bottles in a trash bag(s) and hold for turn in at KPB office.
Step 6
Plastic bottles are to be turned into KPB office only and volunteer will receive one (1) hour Community Service credit for every 32 bottles processed as outlined above and turn into KPB Office during normal duty hours. Counting the plastic bottles will be a joint effort between a KPB Staff member and the Volunteer.

Note:  Plastic bottles caps are PET 2 and should be turned in with the plastic bottles. No hourly credit will be given for the plastic caps.