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Tomorrow 4/16 Page One Pajama Storytime Volunteers Needed
Page 1 has another pajama storytime at Ilsley Library (in downtown Middlebury) and we’d love some volunteers to help us out. We’ll have books, games, and crafts for kids of all ages, and the theme is “nighttime animals.” The event is from 6:00 – 7:00 pm (a very short time commitment!) tomorrow, Tuesday, April 16th. Interested? Email pageone@middlebury.edu.
Teen Center Dance Chaperones Needed: Friday, April 19th
Addison Central Teens (ACT) is looking for dance chaperons this coming Friday, April 19th for its annual Spring Fling dance at the Middlebury Municipal Building Gym (right down the road from the college). There are two shifts, 7:45 – 9:45 p.m. and 9:30 – 11:00 p.m. It is fun and we encourage volunteers to mingle and dance as well. To sign up email Jutta Miska, jutta@addisonteens.com.
Volunteer Services Organization Co-Chair Application
The VSO co-chair application is due TODAY (3/15) at 5 pm. If you would like to help organize community service events for next year, we encourage you to apply to be a VSO co-chair for 2013-14. Duties of this position include: plan and coordinate weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly community service worksites; collaborate with other group leaders, and students who are interested in service; volunteer as a part of the set-up worksites; and handle the VSO email, account ledger, website, and promotional materials. If you are interested, please submit this application and a resume to vso@middlebury.edu by Monday, April 15, 2013 by 5pm.
Volunteer Services Organization Event: Arts and Crafts with the children at COTS!
Friday, April 19th, Meet at the Adirondack Circle at 4:20 p.m., back on campus by 7:30 p.m.
Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) in Burlington –we provide transportation
COTS provides emergency shelter, services, and housing for people who are homeless or marginally housed in Vermont. This Friday we will be going to COTS in Burlington and doing arts and crafts with children such as cookie decorating, coloring, game activities, and/or origami. Email Syeda Habib, vso@middlebury.edu (include your cellphone number) to reserve a spot. If you have a seven passenger van license and are over 21 or if you can drive volunteers with your personal cars (you will be reimbursed), please let us know.
Service Cluster Board Flex Fund Reviewer Application Open!
Passionate about supporting and promoting service? Excited to participate in some creative ways to facilitate community engagement? Apply to be an SCB Flex Fund Reviewer! Check out all the details in this application, and return your application to scboard@middlebury.edu by next Friday April 26th.
Leader Applications Open: Middlebury Alternative Break Trips (MAlt) February Break 2014 service-learning trips!
Find the leader application and more information at go/malt, applications due Wednesday, April 24th.
MAlt trips can be domestic or international; this past year MAlt traveled to El Paso, Puerto Rico, The Dominican Republic, New York City, and Tennessee. Here’s how some MAlters described their trips in one word: community, warmth, eye-opening, growth, intense, challenging, humbling, real, soulful, marvelous, robust, refreshing, fantastic, and unforgettable. Questions? Visit or contact co-chairs Charlotte Zelle and Maya Neria at middalt@middlebury.edu.
Addison County Parent Child Center Volunteer Info Session
Tuesday April 23, 5:00PM Adirondack House, EIA Library
Have an interest in child psychology and development? Come to this info session to learn about the Addison County Parent Child Center. Excellent opportunities are available for anyone interested in social work, play therapy, counseling, and alternative education. The center is seeking volunteers to help with child care, cooking, the new greenhouse, and teen mentoring. Internship opportunities for credit are available as well. Opportunities are flexible! To find out more or with questions please contact Nestor Martinez, Youth and Mentoring Programs Coordinator, at 802.443.3010 or at nmartinez@middlebury.edu.
Charter House Benefit Dinner
Wednesday, April 24th 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 51 Main
Event information here
Stop by to enjoy a great meal, music, company and, most of all, to support the Charter House at this benefit dinner. The Charter House, transitional winter housing located in downtown Middlebury, has been in operation since 2007. Over the past five years, the housing has provided over 60 individuals and families (including children) with shelter and security during the harsh winter months and has served thousands of free lunches. In addition to providing a secure place to stay, the Charter House also actively works with residents to utilize the community services in Addison County, be it seeking employment, childcare, counseling or housing.
SENIORS: Looking to stay in Middlebury another year? Like to make a difference and help others? Consider joining us at the Center for Education in Action as an AmeriCorps*VISTA! Civic Engagement in EIA is now recruiting for a new Youth and Mentoring Programs Coordinator for the 2013-2014 academic year. The primary role of this position will be to manage and coordinate programs and events for youth and education-related student organizations and initiatives, as well as work with community partners to enhance and strengthen programs both on campus and off. To find out more, please contact Nestor Martinez, current AmeriCorps*VISTA member at nmartinez@middlebury.edu or at 802.443.3010. Read more on our blog and visit go/mojo to apply!
Register today for Relay for Life!
The 10th annual Middlebury College Relay for Life is coming up this year on April 26th-27th. Picture yourself walking around a track, surrounded by hundreds of family and friends, encouraging each other to make another lap as you celebrate those who’ve fought cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against a disease that has taken too much from too many. All of us have been touched by cancer, all of us should be there on April 26th. The money raised through Relay For Life events support the American Cancer Society’s lifesaving work, like Hope Lodge facilities, which offer cancer patients a free place to stay, comfort, and support when they have to travel far from home for treatment. Too many people, including possibly someone you or I know, will be diagnosed with cancer this year. A Relay For Life event is our opportunity to inspire hope by raising funds and awareness to help those facing the disease. Register your team NOW online here.
MOJO Opportunity Highlight: Manna Project Program Director, Nicaragua
For the second year, Lacrosse the Nations is partnering with Manna Project International to recruit a new program director for July, 2013. This is a 13-month position. The LtN Program Director’s responsibilities include inspiring the youth in Nicaragua to love lacrosse and learn valuable life skills through the game, visiting our lacrosse program in Chiquilistagua (daily), overseeing our lacrosse program in Villa Guadalupe (weekly), and supporting evaluation procedures of all our coaches. Learn more by visiting the job positing on MOJO.
Apply to the Flex Fund to finance your initiatives!
Whether it is transportation expenses, pumpkins to carve with Porter hospital residents, or turkeys to cook at the local shelter, we want to help you serve others. Visit go/funding to find our application under Civic Engagement Funding. Email scboard@middlebury.edu for more information.
Questions? If you have questions about any of these volunteer opportunities or want to learn more ways to get involved in the local community, contact Ashley Calkins, Community Engagement Coordinator, jcalkins@middlebury.edu, 802.443.3099