[Volunteers-summer] OVP Summer Volunteer Opportunities: June 07, 2004

[Laura Lee Brayton]

Good Morning!

Table of Contents

1. Sales Volunteers: HOMEWORKS
2. Walking Residents: Champaign County Nursing Home
3. Tandem Biking: C-U Special Recreation
4. Taste Of Champaign Volunteers: Champaign Park District
5. Child Care: Center for Women in Transition

1. HOMEWORKS Sales Volunteers:  Habitat for Humanity 
HOMEWORKS is seeking several  Sales Volunteers to assist in 
running the store, operating the cash register, cleaning, 
pricing, and displaying new donations, and helping with 
donation pick-ups. Applicants should be able to work 4-8 
hours per week during store hours: Wednesday 3-7pm, Friday 
and Saturday 9am-4pm. HOMEWORKS is a resale store located in 
Champaign Illinois that is part of Habitat for Humanity of 
Champaign and Piatt Counties. They provides good, usable 
items to families and generates revenue to support Habitat 
for Humanity.  Volunteers should be dependable, motivated, 
posses the ability to work independently, and retail or 
customer service experience is a plus. To apply, fill out an 
online application at 
http://www.cuhabitat.org/homeworks/volunteer or email Angela 
Miller at hfhangela at soltec.net. 

2. Walking Senior Residents: Champaign County Nursing Home is 
looking for volunteers to walk a few of their residents this 
summer.  Volunteers would accompany seniors on 30 minute 
walks and engage in delightful conversation.  Hours and days 
are flexible.  Contact Kalah McGraw at 384-3784 if interested.

3. Tandem Biking: Take someone on their first bike ride 
ever!  Volunteers are needed to ride bicycles built for two 
with a person that is making a life long memory.  If you can 
ride a bike, you can take part in this event.  Dates for this 
opportunity are June 18th from 6:00-7:00pm and July 2 from 
6:00-7:00pm.  If interested contact Kathy Stiebner at 398-
2374.

4. Taste of Champaign-Urbana Volunteers: The Champaign Park 
District is looking for volunteers to help with ice delivery, 
monitoring entrances, selling food tickets, and aiding with 
park beautification for the weekend of June 25-27, 2004.  Eat 
and be entertained while you help out with the biggest event 
of the summer.  If interested contact Josh Newman at 398-2550.

5. Center for Women in Transition Annual Dinner: Volunteers 
are needed to supervise children while their mothers attend a 
dinner.  Volunteers are needed on June 23, for two shifts: 
5:30-7:30pm and 7:30-9:30pm.  If interested please contact 
John Phillips at 352-7151.  

Thirsting for other volunteer opportunities? Check out 
www.cuvolunteer.org
for 250+ others.

Tell them the Office of Volunteer Programs sent you,

Laura Brayton
Office of Volunteer Programs

Phone#: 333-7424
E-mail: ovp at uiuc.edu
Office: 277 Illini Union (in the RSO complex)
Website: www.union.uiuc.edu/ovp