American Cancer Society annual fundraiser: With Daffodil Days, YOU can make a difference!
Welcome spring and support the American Cancer Society by purchasing daffodils! Order your bouquets by 4:00 pm on Friday, March 2! To order daffodils by credit card for yourself, a friend or colleague, a cancer survivor, or to make a donation without ordering flowers, please use the Middlebury College Box Office web site via: go/boxoffice. You can also drop off cash or checks at the Box Office, located in McCullough. Please make checks payable to Middlebury College.
Reparative Board members needed!
Addison County Court Diversion & Community Justice Projects, Inc is a non-profit organization that builds safe, healthy communities by embracing restorative practices and working to heal the injury caused by conflict and crime. We are seeking volunteers to serve on Reparative Boards in Addison County. Reparative Boards help those who commit offenses to take responsibility in a meaningful way for the impact of their actions on individuals and the community at large, to empower victims to voice their needs to those who have harmed them, and to build a stronger, more resilient community in the process. If you believe in restorative justice and want to volunteer contact Jennifer@courtdiversion.com for an application, or call 388-3888.
Betasab: Seeking Assistant to the Executive Director
Volunteer needed 3 – 6 hours per week, starting immediately
Betasab, Inc. is a newly licensed non-profit. We are opening group homes for orphaned and vulnerable children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and are dedicated to sustainable community development in Ethiopia. Started by Claudia Cooper, a Middlebury professor, we are looking for a self-sufficient student volunteer to assist in running the program. On-going volunteer work, and subsequent internships and/or work opportunities locally and in Ethiopia possible. Tasks will include: Development work—Identifying and contacting potential donors, assisting with grant research and applications, planning a fundraiser (use your imagination), assisting with web based marketing and website management. Program work –assisting with program development (including developing curricula for the children and income generating development projects for the community), and refining the Betasab Volunteer Program. Interest in Africa a must, experience helpful but not required. Please contact Professor Claudia Cooper ccooper@middlebury.edu for more information.
Public Service Leadership Award Nominations due March 2nd
Take a few minutes to nominate a peer you volunteer with for a Public Service Leadership Award—it is a meaningful way to recognize their commitment to service! You could nominate a co-leader or an individual who has been particularly active in your organization. Nominate someone today here. Deadline: March 2, 2012. Questions? Email me (jcalkins@middlebury.edu).
Summer Internship Highlight: Addison County Anti-Poverty Internships at John Graham Shelter and HOPE
Internship Dates: June 11 – August 17, 2012
Info sessions: Tues 2/28 6:00 p.m., Wed 2/29 12:15 p.m. in the Center for Education in Action
These two paid internships offer a meaningful opportunity to spend summer fighting poverty in Vermont. This year the internships will take place at the John Graham Homeless Shelter (Vergennes) and HOPE (Middlebury). Apply today: Visit middmojo.com and search for “Middlebury College Civic Engagement.” Applications due March 7, 2012.
Juntos Volunteer Application volunteer application
¡Juntos! is a student volunteer organization that strives to meet the needs of the Latin migrant worker population of Addison County. We foster relationships at both the individual and community level through social and educational programs. Interested in volunteering this semester? Fill out the volunteer application attached to this email. Deadline 3/2. Questions? Email Rachel Sider, rsider@middlebury.edu. Program descriptions:
Compañeros/ESL Program: Our oldest and most established volunteer option, the ‘Compañeros’ program is an opportunity to become more integrated and involved in the lives of the migrant community in Addison County as student pairs are matched with a local migrant farm workers to not simply to teach basic English skills but to develop a strong relationship and provide support through the Spanish language.
Community Outreach Events: A more flexible volunteer position, this opportunity allows for Spanish-speaking students to cater to the needs of the migrant community on a case-by-case basis often providing translation services, tutoring a child in English, and engaging with workers and their families at the Spanish masses and community events organized by Juntos.
Vecinos: This program partners Middlebury students with migrant families or children in Addison County. The students work primarily with the mothers and their children each week on the needs of that particular family, reading with the children in English and Spanish, and serving as mentors.
Need money for service? Apply to the Service Cluster Board Flex Fund to finance your initiatives!
Whether it is transportation expenses or ingredients to cook meals at the community lunch program, we want to help you serve others. Click on “Service Cluster Board Flex Fund” here to find our application. 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