[Volunteers] OVP Weekly Volunteer Opportunity E-mail (4/12/04)

[Brian Stephen Dubina]

Good Morning!

Table of Contents:

1.  How do YOU want to volunteer? – Operation Helping Hand
2.  Dinner by Candlelight – Champaign Park District
3.  Bring Some Organization to Health Care – Multicultural Health Center
4.  Childcare Volunteers Needed – Family Assistance Center
5.  Helping People Find Support– GROW in IL
6.  Help Volunteers with Disabilities Volunteer – C-U Special Recreation
7.  OVP Intern needed – OVP 
8.  Volunteer Recognition Event – OVP 
9.  Walk for Africa – Link Community Development
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1.  Operation Helping Hand is a weeklong service event taking place the week 
of April 17th. Students all across campus and throughout town will be 
volunteering to make Champaign-Urbana a better place to live. If you or a 
group of people are looking to change the town we call home while in college, 
visit http://www.union.uiuc.edu/ovp/asp/2004ohhvolops.htm to browse through 
the opportunities currently available. If you have any question, contact Laura 
Brayton in the OVP office at 333-7424 or at ovp at uiuc.edu.


2.  Don't miss out on this opportunity to help in one of our seniors' favorite 
events! Volunteers will help serve a delicious meal to some of our area 
seniors.  The dinner takes place on April 13th from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.  If 
you are interested, contact Kristi Bolton at 398-2550


3.  The Multicultural Health Center needs volunteers to help organize patient 
education materials according to topic and to assist in setting up rotating 
displays.  Volunteers are needed Apr 16, 2004 (2-4 h in AM or PM), Apr 23, 
2004 (2-4 h in AM), or Apr 30, 2004 (2-4 h in AM or PM).  If you are 
interested, contact Chris Fouse at 265-6267.


4.  Volunteers are needed to provide childcare for children of attendees at 
state the convention on April 23 in the afternoon from 1:00 - 9:00 PM.  If you 
are able to help out any portion of this time, contact Kelly Rund at 622-0146.


5.  GROW in IL a mutual self help group offering a 12-step program of personal 
growth through small weekly meetings, provides support and partial help for 
anyone coping with mental or emotional crisis and disorders. Services are 
non-denominational, anonymous, free and open to anyone.  Volunteers are needed 
to help pass out information to the community about 12 step programs on April 
17th at 11:00am.  If you are interested in helping, contact Kerrie Pruitt at 
621-4741.


6.  C-U Special Recreation is taking a group of participants to Chanute 
Aerospace Museum in Rantoul to clean the airplanes.  They are looking for 
volunteers to assist the volunteers with disabilities in working at the 
museum.  This event will take place on April 17th from 10am to 3pm.  
Transportation will be provided and lunch will be given by the museum.  If you 
are interested in helping out, contact Kathy Stiebner at 398-2374


7.  Are you interested in helping make a difference in the community? The 
Office of Volunteer Programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 
is looking for an intern for the 2004-2005 school year. For more details and 
an application, check out the website: 
http://www.union.uiuc.edu/ovp/2004-2005_Internship_Application.pdf.   (Be sure 
to cut and paste the *whole* URL into the browser) Applications are due 
Friday, April 16th at 5pm via email to astewar1 at uiuc.edu or printed and turned 
in to the Office of Volunteer Programs, 277 Illini Union. Questions? Contact 
Angie Stewart, 2003-2004 intern, at astewar1 at uiuc.edu.


8.  Volunteer Recognition Event- The Office of Volunteer Programs needs your 
help with our Volunteer Recognition Event on April 24th! 6-8 volunteers are 
needed on Friday, April 23rd (in the afternoon) to help set up the room, and 
6-
10 volunteers are needed on Saturday, April 24th from 10-
2:30 to set up and serve the food. If you are interested in helping us out, 
please contact Lindsay Baran at lbaran at uiuc.edu asap!


9.  Walk for Africa- Link Community Development needs help for the Walk for 
Africa on Saturday, April 25th. Volunteers are needed to set up and help with 
registration and raffle sales @ noon, monitor the Walk at various 
intersections throughout its duration, as well as simple attending the Walk 
and show support for African poverty relief and HIV/AIDS prevention. For more 
information on the Walk or volunteering, contact Lindsay Baran at 
lbaran at uiuc.edu.



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Tell them the Office of Volunteer Programs sent you,

--Sascha Meinrath & Brian Dubina
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