Volunteer Services Organization: Boys and Girls Club of Vergennes
On April 6th from 4pm to 6pm, we will volunteer doing some fun activities with the club’s elementary and teen-aged participants. Transportation will be provided. To sign-up to volunteer or if you have any questions please email Daniela Barajas at vso@middlebury.edu.
Video Game Design Project: Volunteer Needed
Vermont Adult Learning, a local educational non-profit, is looking for a volunteer to help with a video game design project. The goal is to create a video game for a local museum. If you would be interested in helping mentor a student for up to four hours, and if you know something (anything!) about game design, we would love your help. Contact Alison Bromage to learn more or sign up to volunteer: 802.388.4392, abromage@vtadultlearning.org.
Whiting Elementary School is seeking volunteers to help with several spring projects!
They would like someone to help:
• Build a small greenhouse
• Spread loam and seed bare patches of playground
• Build a basketball hoop and backboard
If you are interested in helping with these playground upgrades, please call Serena at United Way 388-7044 for more information. Thank you!
Monkton Central School: Volunteers needed to help with accelerated math 6th graders
Volunteers are needed 1-2 times per week to work with pre-algebra level sixth graders on math activities between 9:15 – 10:25 a.m. Monday through Thursday. Interested? Contact Kate Geyler, 6th grade teacher, Monkton Central School, kgagner@anesu.org. Need transportation? You could apply to the SCB Flex Fund to get gas mileage reimbursement or to fund a college vehicle (college driver’s license necessary).
Register a Relay for Life Team!
Help raise money for cancer research by registering for Relay for Life! Grab your friends, start a team, and have an awesome time at our event on May 4, 2012! Visit go/relay.
Do you enjoy making a difference and American Literature?
Combine your passion for both by tutoring a Middlebury Union High School Student who needs a tutor in American Literature willing to edit his papers. Tutoring sessions would take place in the high school Learning Lab. If you’re interested, contact Jim Burnett, Learning Lab Coordinator, jburnett@addisoncentralsu.org, 802.382.1165.
Apply to participate in the Hesselbein Global Academy: Funding provided for attendance
Join 50 top student leaders from across the world to learn how to be effective, ethical, and innovative leaders. Participants will work alongside distinguished mentors who will share their expertise and provide advanced leadership training. Students will emerge from the academy with the skills and experience to excel as global leaders. Deadline April 30.
Apply online at http://www.hesselbein.pitt.edu/student-leadership/overview.php
Contact Quan Pham, qpham@middlebury.edu, for questions.
Need a friend to play wiffle ball with this Spring? Become a Community Friends Mentor!
Last Call to have the chance to mentor a child in the community this semester! Applications are due no later than TUESDAY APRIL 3rd at MIDNIGHT. Visit go/cf for an application, or email Emma Lennon at elennon@middlebury.edu for more information.
¿Habla Español?
Get engaged: Support a Middlebury Union High School Student who needs a Spanish tutor one or more days a week. The student is available from 1:30 – 2:15 Monday through Friday, tutoring would take place in the high school Learning Lab. Contact Jim Burnett, Learning Lab Coordinator, jburnett@addisoncentralsu.org, 802.382.1165.
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