[Volunteers] Volunteer listserv: October 12, 2004

[Staci Provezis]

Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Office of Volunteer Programs Weekly Listserv

Table of Contents
1. Make a Difference Drive
2. Start Local National Organization at U of I
3. Help Inside Tent City at State Football Tournament
4. V.I.P. Rescheduled Playground Resealing
5. Health and Graduate Fair
6. Reorganize HOMEWORKS Store
7. Phone-a-thon for Health Care Justice
8. Provena Behavioral Health’s Prevention Initiative 
Internship
9. Children's Clothing & Book Sale

1. Make a Difference Drive

The Office of Volunteer Programs is holding our annual Make A 
Difference Drive. The Make a Difference Drive (MADD) is a two-
week long donation drive requesting the most needed items in 
the community. This year, MADD will begin on Monday, October 
11, 2004 and the final drop-off date for the items will be on 
Friday, October 22, 2004 at 4:00PM. The items should be 
dropped off at the OVP office, which is located in 277 Illini 
Union, in the RSO complex. The top twenty most requested 
items are as follows: Markers, Diapers, Crayons, Pencils, 
Razors, Pens, Folders, Tissue, Coloring Books, Glue, 
Construction Paper, Notebooks, Mini Shampoo, Toothbrushes, 
Toothpaste, Mini Lotion, Mini Soap, Underwear, Baby Wipes, 
and Socks.

If you bring items for MADD into the Illini Union Bookstore 
during the Mix 94.5 live broadcast on Friday, October 22 
between 2pm and 4pm, you will have a chance at winning one of 
four $25 gift certificates. 

2. Start Local National Organization

The National Organization for College Placement (NOCP) is 
seeking dedicated leaders to start a local chapter at the 
University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. This is a great 
opportunity to experience working in a growing national 
organization as well as aiding impoverished youths in the 
college admissions process. The mission statement for NOCP is:

The National Organization for College Placement is a non-
profit organization dedicated to empowering underprivileged 
youths with the means of attaining and achieving their goals 
in higher education. In pursuit of this mission, we focus on 
helping students in choosing the right college or university 
for their needs, teaching them effective college entrance 
strategies, and providing them with one-on-one counseling to 
start planning early for post secondary education.

Impact society and join NOCP! If you are interested please 
contact James Paek at jpaek2 at uiuc.edu

3.  Help Inside Tent City at State Football Tournament

Volunteers are needed inside "Tent City" during the State 
Football Tournament to monitor the interactive games, answer 
questions about the community, pass out complimentary 
souvenirs, pick up trash as necessary and make sure the 
coaches' room has food and drink. Shifts are from three hours 
long and begin at the following times: 7AM, 10AM, 1PM, 4PM, 
7PM and 10PM on November 26 and November 27. Tent City is 
across from Memorial Stadium Champaign. If you would like to 
participate or need further information contact Lucas at 
lucast at champaigncounty.org or call him at (217) 351-4133, 
extension 43.

4. V.I.P. Rescheduled Playground Resealing

This was supposed to happen a couple of weeks ago, but the 
date was changed, so maybe you can make it now! Want to work 
a little outside and help out the kids? Come out on October 
16 to work on the wooden playground at Meadowbrook Park in 
Urbana. This is a really popular playground, and as many as 
100 kids will play on it on a weekend day! All of that wood 
needs to be sealed every couple of years to protect it from 
rain, sun, etc., and that's where we come in. We'll be 
applying the sealer with backpack sprayers as well as 
paintbrushes. Pizza and drinks will be provided (FREE FOOD!)! 
Come out and do a bit of work, be outdoors (there's a really 
nice prairie, and help the kids.

The date of the event is October 16. Volunteers will be 
working in shifts: 9AM-12PM, 12PM-3PM, and maybe another if 
needed. Come for just one or both! 10-15 people are needed 
for each shift. For transportation, a van will be shuttling 
people back and forth from the Illini Union, or you can drive 
out to the park on the corner of Windsor and Vine streets in 
Urbana. If you're interested in this, please contact Kristina 
at kfranke at uiuc.edu or Shane at cochran at uiuc.edu.

5. Health and Graduate Fair

On October 27 and 28, The Career Center will be hosting a 
Health and Graduate Fair in the Illini Union Rooms A, B, C 
from 11AM to 4PM.  The Career Center is looking for 
volunteers to work various time slots during the day. Some of 
the volunteer responsibilities may include: directing college 
representatives to appropriate parking and tables, assisting 
in unloading materials, distributing meals and beverages, and 
providing general assistance to students in attendance. 

Volunteers will receive a free Illinois T-shirt and have a 
chance to win prizes through a raffle drawing. For each hour 
a student works, he or she will get one entry into a raffle 
for gift certificates to Illini Union Bookstore. Students who 
work from 9AM-10AM and/or 4PM-5PM (set up and clean up) will 
get two entries per hour. The raffle will have three prizes: 
a $25, $50 and $100 gift certificate.

The time slots for both days begin at the start of each hour 
and are an hour long. The first shift begins at 9AM and the 
last shift begins at 4PM. There are limited slots open for 
volunteers so students are encouraged to contact the Dorthy 
at the Career Center as soon as possible. Interested students 
should send name, e-mail, and time available to work to 
Dorothy at mjchrwcz at uiuc.edu.

6. Reorganize HOMEWORKS Store

Do you have an eye for organization?  Don't mind moving 
stuff?  If so, we could use your help on Saturdays, any time 
between 9AM and 4PM. We will continue the major 
reorganization of the upstairs portion of our store- stacking 
and organizing doors, windows, lumber, and furniture - to 
create more space and make it easier for customers to find 
what they're looking for.  Any skill and strength levels 
welcome!  If you're interested, please contact Angela Miller, 
HOMEWORKS Manager, at homeworks at soltec.net or call 355-6460.

HOMEWORKS is Habitat for Humanity's home improvement resale 
store. HOMEWORKS is a resale warehouse selling new and gently 
used furniture, household items, gardening supplies, and 
building materials to the public at greatly discounted 
prices. The 9,000 sq. foot store opened in May 2003 and is 
almost completely volunteer run. All proceeds go to fund 
local Habitat for Humanity home building projects.

7. Phone-a-thon for Health Care Justice

Please consider volunteering for CCHCC's 2004 Phone-A-Thon!! 
CCHCC 2004 PHONE-A-THON FOR HEALTH CARE JUSTICE runs October 
18th-21st each night from 5:30PM-9:00PM at the CCHCC office 
in downtown Champaign. FREE FOOD will be provided by C-U's 
best restaurants! TRANSPORTATION to CCHCC provided upon 
request. 

By volunteering for the Phone-A-Thon, you'll help us ask 
members to advocate for Medicare reform: Bring REAL help to 
Medicare beneficiaries who cannot afford life-saving 
medicines, Allow Medicare to negotiate with drug companies 
for lower prices for prescriptions, Prevent increasing 
Medicare premiums that will overwhelm seniors and force them 
to choose between food and medicine, Help our seniors live 
with dignity, without fear of being bankrupted by health care 
costs, The Phone-A-Thon is also CCHCC's annual drive to raise 
funds that allow us to work for quality, affordable health 
care for everyone in the community. To volunteer for the 
phone-a-thon, please visit 
http://www.healthcareconsumers.org/PAT/phone-a-thon.html. For 
more information, contact Brooke Anderson at (217) 352-6533, 
ext. 17 or brooke at shout.net

8. Provena Behavioral Health’s Prevention Initiative 
Internship

Are you interested in going into the social services field? 
Would you like to work with young moms and their children? 
Would you like an internship that is rewarding, challenging, 
and give you lots of hands-on experience? Prevention 
Initiative is currently looking for hard working, motivated 
individuals who would like to work in our parent support 
program. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, have GED 
or high school diploma, and currently college student status. 
A resume is required. If interested, contact Griselda Garza 
at ggarza at provenabehavioralhealth.org or (217)398-8080 ext 
121.

9. Children's Clothing & Book Sale

Help sort and prepare for the annual clothing sale of the 
Unit 4 Champaign Pre-K Program at the Champaign Early 
Childhood Center. You can also sign up to work during the 
sale. The dates and times are as follows: Nov 3, 2PM-7PM; Nov 
4, 9AM-7PM; Nov 5, 8AM-1PM. The center is located at  809 N. 
Neil in Champaign. Contact Maggie Rodriguez-Nieto for more 
information at (217) 351-3711.



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Staci Provezis & Michael Cipriani
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