[Volunteers-summer] [Volunteers] OVP Weekly Volunteer Opportunity E-mail (08/5/03)

[sarakhan]

Good Afternoon!

Table of Contents:

1. YMCA--Dump-N-Run
2. The Salvation Army--Social Service 
3. Eastern Illinois Foodbank (EIF)--AmeriCorps Program
4. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society-- Light the Night Walk Planning Meeting

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1.  Dump-N-Run Volunteers are desperately needed. Every Monday in August we 
have workdays from 9am-3:30pm-if you can come help for any time at all we 
would love to have your assistance! No heavy lifting is necessary!  If you are 
interested in volunteering during the week of our Annual Garage Sale we are 
looking for volunteers. We need help between 9am-6pm Monday-Friday, August 
25-29th. Please call Becca at 337-1514.

2.  Volunteers will be assisting individuals or families that are in need of 
food and other various assistance. Volunteers are needed to interview the 
clients to assess their needs and enter in their information into a computer 
program. Ability to bag and carry light-weight bags of groceries is not 
required but appreciated!  Contact  Linda Shin at (217) 373-5014 for more 
information.

3.  The Eastern Illinois Foodbank (EIF) is seeking volunteers to take part in 
an AmeriCorps program that will enlist 16 part-time AmeriCorps members. 
Members will receive a $5,241 living allowance throughout their one year of 
part-time (900 hours) service. To strengthen the emergency food network, the 
Foodbank needs AmeriCorps member assistance to conduct a thorough analysis of 
where the gaps in emergency food service lie, identify community resources 
available to emergency food programs, encourage organizations to create 
programs that meet the needs of those in poverty, and provide increased 
support to all member agencies working to feed the hungry. Specifically, the 
Foodbank would like AmeriCorps members to identify areas of poverty throughout 
our service area based upon existing resources.  Members will complete a 
variety of tasks including: > Recruiting and managing volunteers; > Surveying 
low-income individuals and food pantry personnel; > Communicating with 
community businesses and individuals; > Researching via internet and library;
> Educating agencies; > Making many telephone calls; > Networking, building 
partnerships Qualified members will have the following skills: > Some college 
education preferable; > Must be computer literate; > Highly developed people 
and team skills; > Good communication skills; > Organized; > Reliable; > 
Available to work some nights and weekends. If you are interested in serving 
on this AmeriCorps project, please send an application to Beth Hewing at the 
Foodbank, 2405 North Shore Drive, Urbana, IL 61802-7221. Please contact Beth 
at (217) 328-3663 ex. 20 or bahewing at eifoodbank.org with any questions.

4.  For anyone wanting to assist with the Light the Night Walk planning 
meeting, or to get more information on building a Light the Night Team. Also 
to volunteer for the night of the walk. Team packets will be available at the 
meeting on Aug 15, 2003 (6:00 p.m.).  Jenny Cheek or Judy Grumish (217) 
352-6399 or (309) 451-1692.


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--Sascha & Sara
Office of Volunteer Programs

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E-mail:  ovp at uiuc.edu
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