Category: volunteer opportunity

Volunteer Opportunities in November 2025

Spread the word about the awesomeness of community acupuncture and meet your neighbors by volunteering with Boston Acupuncture Project (BAP) at one of our November events: the Community Acupuncture Fundraiser for Hyde Park Food Pantry on Friday, November 14, 4-6 PM and/or BAP’s 7th Birthday Celebration on Saturday, November 29, 10 AM-2 PM!

What will volunteers do?

  • greet guests
  • show them around the clinic space
  • chat about acupuncture at BAP and answer questions
  • offer consent forms for a free treatment
  • keep track of a waiting list, if needed
  • restock refreshments (at the Birthday Celebration)
  • show people how to sign up for visits on our website
  • help Ren clean up at the end of the event

Who can volunteer?

Anyone who is a current or former participant in community acupuncture at BAP is welcome to volunteer! All volunteers get a voucher for a free return treatment on another day.

Where? When?

Boston Acupuncture Project, 74 Fairmount Ave – you know, our usual spot.

Friday, November 14 we need volunteers only from 4:00-6:00 PM.

Saturday, November 29 we need volunteers from 10 AM-2:30 PM.

Helping for one hour is great, you don’t need to stay the entire time.

How do I sign up?

Email, text, call, or talk to Ren!

Volunteer opportunity Sunday, August 10 at Open Streets

Spread the word about the awesomeness of community acupuncture and meet your neighbors by volunteering with Boston Acupuncture Project (BAP) at Open Streets – Hyde Park.

What will volunteers do?

  • help Ren set up the tent and table
  • greet people and talk about acupuncture at BAP
  • offer consent forms for a free treatment
  • keep track of a waiting list, if needed
  • show people how to sign up for visits on our website
  • help Ren clean up at the end of the event

Who can volunteer?

Anyone who is a current or former participant in community acupuncture at BAP is welcome to volunteer! All volunteers get a voucher for a free return treatment on another day.

Where? When?

Exact location TBA – outside Boston Acupuncture Project, on Sunday, August 10, 2025 from 10:00 AM-3:30 PM.

Helping for one hour is great, you don’t need to stay the entire time.

How do I sign up?

Email, text, call, or talk to Ren!

Volunteer Opportunity on Friday, Feb 21, 4-7 PM

Do you want to spread the word about the awesomeness of community acupuncture, meet your neighbors, AND support another great local non-profit? This is your chance! Volunteer for our Friday Fundraiser benefiting Afrimerican Culture Initiative! (And be sure to check out their Black History Month event series, Boston Redline 87.)

What will volunteers do?

  • greet people and welcome them to BAP
  • offer consent forms if they’re new
  • explain policies and forms
  • give tours of the clinic

Who can volunteer?

Anyone who is a current or former participant in community acupuncture at BAP is welcome to volunteer!

One hour is great, you don’t need to stay the entire time. All volunteers get a voucher for a free treatment on another day.

Where? When?

At Boston Acupuncture Project, 74 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park, MA 02136 on Friday, Feb. 21, from 4:00-7:00 PM/

How do I sign up?

Email, text, call, or talk to Ren!

Volunteer Opportunities September 2024

We have 3 events in 3 different neighborhoods this month!

What do volunteers do?

  • ask people at the event if they’d like a free sample treatment
  • talk about their experience getting acupuncture at BAP
  • offer a consent form for people to sign
  • direct people to available recliners
  • if possible, help Ren set up and break down the 10×10 pop-up tent

Who can volunteer?

Anyone who is a current or former patient of BAP (or Ren’s) is welcome to volunteer!

If you have an hour or two of time during one of these events, please consider volunteering.

Why would I do this?

  • meet your neighbors, make connections
  • help spread the word about BAP’s services
  • help more people feel better because they’ll be getting acupuncture
  • the more people know about BAP, the more the clinic will thrive
  • chatting with people about acupuncture is fun!

When? Where?

  • Saturday, September 21, 2-4 PM at UFI, 487 Norfolk St, Mattapan
  • Thursday, Sept. 26, 4-7 PM at Loring Greenough House, 12 South St, Jamaica Plain
  • Friday, Sept. 27, 2-6 PM at Ashmont Friday Market, Ashmont Station, Dorchester

How do I sign up?

Email, call, or talk to Ren!

two smiling volunteers at Roundhead Brewing Company

Volunteer Opportunities in August 2024

Sunday, August 11: Hyde Park Open Streets

If you’re a current or former participant in community acupuncture at BAP, we could use your help! Boston Acupuncture Project offers free sample sessions at Hyde Park Open Streets on Sunday, August 11. 

BAP could use help for an hour or two with any of the following.

  • Set up tent, bring materials out of the clinic: 8:30-9:30 AM
  • Watch all the stuff while Ren takes a break: 9:30-10:00 AM
  • Signing people up for free treatments, chat about acupuncture: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
  • Breakdown, put things back inside: 4:30-6:00 PM

Please let us know if you can help by emailing Ren.

NOTE: River Street will be CLOSED on August 11 from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM along the event route, 1219 River Street to 1266 River Street.

Saturday, August 17: HELP Founders Day

Boston Acupuncture Project will be tabling at HELP by AMG Founders Day in in Roxbury from 4-7 PM on Saturday, August 17.

Details TBD. Please get in touch if you’d like to help with set up and/or tabling.

Volunteers needed for May 5!

Hi everyone, Ren here. I’m looking for volunteers for our big May Day Celebration coming up on Sunday, May 5. Can you help out with any of these things?

Set up tent, chairs, tables, etc. (9:30-10:30 AM)

Model for clinic photoshoot (10-11 AM)

Sign people up for free treatments and/or give clinic tours (anytime from 11 AM – 2 PM)

Clean up from event (anytime from 2-4 PM)

Since we’re offering everyone free acupuncture treatments on May 5 – if you’re helping out that day, you can get a free treatment at another time! Please reach out to me at 617-506-3868 (or in person) if you’re interested in helping or want more information.

Thanks so much!

Give us a hand

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Have you had a good experience at Boston Acupuncture Project? Would you like to help more people find out about Boston Acupuncture Project, and the benefits of acupuncture? One of the best ways to spread the word – and help us out – is to review BAP online!

When you sit down to write a review, here are some questions you can think about:

  • What got you to try acupuncture at Boston Acupuncture Project?
  • How did you feel when you started coming to acupuncture?
  • How did you feel after getting a few treatments?
  • What was the main benefit you experienced from getting acupuncture at Boston Acupuncture Project?
  • Who do you think should come here to get acupuncture?
  • What would you say to someone who is hesitating about coming to Boston Acupuncture Project?

Another way you can think about writing a review is:

“I started getting acupuncture because [your health concern]. After [a number of] treatments, [here is what changed.]”

For example, you might name an activity that you stopped doing but could start again after getting acupuncture, like a hobby. You can also talk about more basic things that acupuncture helps you with, like taking a walk without pain, or sleeping through the night.

Most people come here because someone in their life told them to come get acupuncture with us. But an online review is the next best thing. You can review us anonymously on our own form, or find Boston Acupuncture Project on any of the following sites:
Thumbtack
NextDoor
Yelp
Facebook
Google <— our preference!

Thanks for reading and thinking about writing a good review!

(If you did not have a good experience here, please talk to us – or leave anonymous feedback by clicking here.)

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