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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!
Middlebury Community Care Coalition: Community Garden Planting Opportunity 5/4 and 5/11
Would you like to work in an organic garden that provides produce for several free meal programs and food shelves in Addison County? On May 4th and May 11th, the Farm-to-Table program of the Middlebury Care Coalition is looking for students to help plant this community garden located at the Nash Farm in New Haven. If you are interested, please contact Doug Sinclair (802-989-9746; jdsinclair@ripton-coop.net). Sports teams and student groups are greatly encouraged to volunteer!
Volunteer at the annual Page One Reading Carnival
Saturday, May 4th 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. McCullough Social Space
Page One is a volunteer org on campus that works to promote literacy in Addison County through weekly after-school programs and one-time events, such as this Spring Carnival. This year our theme is Mysteries, so any books and crafts that you can connect to that idea are appropriate, from Encyclopedia Brown to make-your-own scratch-off secret messages to Harry Potter trivia. Email pageone@middlebury.edu if you are available to volunteer! Teams and student organizations are also encouraged to sign up!
Volunteer with VSO: A Day of Cleaning, Awareness, and Community
Saturday, May 4th, 2013 10 am-2pm Meet at Adirondack Circle at 9:45
All around Vermont on May 4th, communities will come together to clean up litter and revitalize the natural landscape. Volunteer Services Organization (VSO) will gather a group of students to do the same in and around the town of Middlebury. Together, we can promote a healthy and safe environment. Free barbeque provided by Otter Creek Brewery will be served after the event (from 12-2pm). Wear clothes that can get messy, and sturdy shoes. Email vso@middlebury.edu to sign up.
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.
US Tennis Association VT (USTAVT) needs volunteers for Burlington Kids Day
May 11th 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Burlington, VT
Volunteer with USTAVT to help set up mini-nets and do tennis-related activities with children! Contact Debra LaPorte, cvjtt@live.com, if you are interested!
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!
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