What to expect as a volunteer

First you will need to fill out the form to sign-up as a volunteer (the Google Sign-Up Form is linked below). Our volunteer sign-ups will be open on November 1st and will close on November 15th

Once volunteer sign-ups close you will be matched with a recipient family (along with other volunteers) and you will be sent the family's Amazon wish list.

Volunteers will then need to buy items off of the family’s Amazon wish list. Volunteers are NOT responsible for buying all of the family's items on the wish list, we will be matching multiple volunteers to help each selected family! You only need to spend how much you indicated that you wanted to on the Google Sign-Up form!

Volunteers can choose to have the purchased wish list items delivered to their personal address (which will then need to be dropped off to Mainstreet Counseling, LLC) or may choose to ship the items directly to Mainstreet at 1717 11th Street, Monroe, WI 53566.

*We take care of all gift-wrapping and distribution of gifts!*

There is no donation amount too small to help a family in need this holiday season! The more volunteers we can accumulate, the more families we can help this year

Volunteer Sign-Ups will open on November 1st and close on November 15th!

What to expect as a recipient family

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must live in Green County, WI

• Must NOT have previously participated in our Christmas Program

If you meet the above requirements, and your family is in need, you are encouraged to apply!

First, you will need to fill out the recipient application (applications open on November 1st), which is linked at the bottom of this page. The application form will close on November 15th.

PLEASE NOTE: In order to complete the application, you will need to create and link your family’s Amazon wishlist. We ONLY operate via the Amazon platform, so this is a necessary step in the process. Your application will NOT be complete without the wish list. We have created a “How To Guide” to help you create your Amazon wish list. Please make sure you look through the guide and follow all instructions. Even if you know how to create a wishlist, this guide has important steps in it that we ask you to follow to ensure the list settings are all correct! The guide can be found below!

Once the form is closed, the program organizer will be in contact with you (between November 16th-20th) to let you know if your family has been selected to be a recipient this year and detail next steps in the process.

If selected, ~2-3 Volunteers will be matched with your family and will be provided with your Amazon wishlist. Volunteers will then purchase items off your wishlist and can choose to drop them off at the Mainstreet Counseling office or ship them directly to our office.

In the week leading up to Christmas, the purchased gifts will be wrapped and the program organizer will be in touch with you to coordinate pick-up of your items!

As a reminder, our program is not guaranteed to cover every family who applies. We will do our best to accommodate every family, yet our program is solely volunteer-based. Our ability to sponsor recipient families depends solely on the amount of volunteers we can accumulate!

AMAZON HOW TO GUIDE

New this year! We have created “How To Guides” to help you create your Amazon wish list! Please make sure you look through the guide and follow all instructions. Even if you know how to create a wishlist, this guide has important steps in it that we ask you to follow to ensure the list settings are all correct!

~ Disclaimer ~

Our program is not guaranteed to cover every family who applies. We will do our best to accommodate every family, yet this program is solely volunteer-based. Depending on volunteer availability, recipients may have to be randomly selected.