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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.
Multicultural May Event: Vergennes Elementary School
School Counselor Katie Cormier is looking for Middlebury College students to come speak with her students or do an activity about the importance of diversity for 40 minutes as part of the annual Multicultural May Celebration. Students are available during the following days/times: May 6, 7, 8 or 9 from 9:00-9:40 (1st and 2nd graders) OR 10:30-11:15 (3rd and 4th graders) OR 1:25-2:05 (5th and 6th graders). If you are interested please contact Katie directly at kcormier@anwsu.org. If you need funding for either workshop supplies or transportation, visit go/funding and apply for a Service Cluster Board Flex Fund Award!
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.
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.
Volunteer Services Organization Event: Tree Planting with Nature Conservancy!
Saturday, April 27th Hubbardton Clayplain Forest –we provide transportation!
Meet at the Adirondack Circle at 9:25 am. We will be back on campus by 1pm.
The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. We will be planting 150 seedlings at a restoration site in Hubbardton Claypain Forest. Wear work clothes that they don’t mind getting dirty and rubber boots (We will provide rubber boots if necessary). To sign-up email Syeda and Firas at vso@middlebury.edu with your cell phone number to reserve your spot!
Community Videographer Needed
Sign up to video special events this spring and/or next fall for Helen Porter Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Add to your video portfolio while supporting this important community need. For more information email Activities Specialist Judy Doria, jdoria@hphrc.org. Events could include a spring flower show, square dances with live music, and a lighted pumpkin patch event. Videos would be posited online for residents, families, and the community.
Community Workshop: Supporting the Healthy Sexual Development of Children
Wednesday, May 1st 5:30-7:30 p.m. Bridport Central School
Do you parent, care for or teach a child between the ages of 3 and 12?
At this workshop participants will: Understand the importance of being an “askable adult” for children; recognize the importance of teaching children to nurture and express empathy toward others; Explore how open, comfortable communication between adults and children about sexuality can prevent child sexual abuse; distinguish normal sexual behaviors in children from behaviors that warrant concern; practice responding to children’s questions and behaviors in ways that foster and promote healthy sexuality. Facilitated by: Willow Wheelock, Training and Education Coordinator at WomenSafe. Free Pizza Dinner served. Limited Space! Register Now! 802-758-2331 or lbarrett@addisoncentralsu.org.
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.
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