[Volunteers] Volunteer Listserv: March 29, 2005

Tue Mar 29 10:21:13 CST 2005

Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Office of Volunteer Programs Weekly Listserv

Table of Contents

1. Office of Volunteer Program Seeks Paid Intern
2. Spring Forward Volunteer Conference

3. I -Guides 2005: LEAD THE WAY to Community Plunge
4. National Volunteer Week

5. Alternative Spring Break: Benefit Concert            

6. Make-A-Wish Wishmakers: Mile of Quarters

7. Habitat for Humanity's HOMEWORKS

8. ICTM High School Math Contest

9. Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service (IPVS)
10. A Friend's Closet

11. Basketball Clinic for Kids

1. Office of Volunteer Program Seeks Paid Intern

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 2005-2006 school year. For more details and an application, check out the website: http://www.union.uiuc.edu/ovp/ <http://www.union.uiuc.edu/ovp/> . (click on the link at the top of the page) Applications are due Friday, APRIL 8 at noon via email to ovp at uiuc.edu or printed and turned in to the Office of Volunteer Programs, 277 Illini Union. Questions? Contact Staci Provezis at ovp at uiuc.edu.

2. Spring Forward Volunteer Conference

Spring Forward!  Join other volunteers for an afternoon of networking, workshops, and service at the Spring Volunteer Conference on Sunday, April 3 from 12-3 in 407 Illini Union.  Workshops include: Marketing Your Volunteer Experience, Organizing Volunteer Events, Publicity and PR, and Fundraising for Your Cause.  Lunch will be provided.   For more information or to RSVP, please email Katie Bannon at kjbannon at uiuc.edu by Friday, April 1 at noon.

3. I -Guides 2005: LEAD THE WAY to Community Plunge

As the end of the semester draws near, it's time to think ahead to what leadership and volunteer opportunities you'll pursue in Fall 2005.  If you want to make a difference in your own campus community and welcome new students to campus, here's your chance. Starting Fall 2005, orientation will include a community service element called Community Plunge. Students will have the opportunity to participate in a service project, and the I-Guides will help lead them in this project. In so doing, I-Guides 2005 will be different from any year before. As an I-Guide, you receive the opportunity to move-in to university housing early to beat the crowds, and you receive a $75 bookstore scholarship. Each year, thousands of new students join our U of I community for the first time.  I-Guides 2005 is a your chance to step up and LEAD THE WAY!!  Register by Monday, APRIL 11 at: www.housing.uiuc.edu/living/iguides <http://www.housing.uiuc.edu/living/iguides> . Feel free to e-mail mailto:iguides at admin.housing.uiuc.edu <mailto:iguides at admin.housing.uiuc.edu>  for questions or additional information you may have. Thanks in advance for your time and energy to share the Illini pride with new students and parents, as they become members of the U of I campus community.

4. National Volunteer Week

APRIL 16th through APRIL 23rd is National Volunteer Week. The Office of Volunteer Programs is planning a week of donation drives and service activities for that week. Are you interested in sponsoring a drive or participating in a volunteer project that week? If so, contact Staci Provezis at ovp at uiuc.edu <mailto:ovp at uiuc.edu> . 

5. Alternative Spring Break: Benefit Concert

Each year, Alternative Spring Break organizes service trips during fall, winter, and spring breaks. On each trip, volunteers deal with a specific social, political, or environmental issue and gain experience and knowledge working with these issues. To help fund their upcoming spring break trip, ASB members need your help! Your attendance at the ASB Benefit Concert on Wednesday, APRIL 20, at 9PM at High Dive will benefit this great service project.

6. Make-A-Wish Wishmakers: Mile of Quarters

Make-A-Wish Wishmakers is having a charity program on APRIL 15th called Mile of Quarters, and are looking for volunteers for canning from 8AM-5PM on April 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and helping out on the 15th in 1 hour time slots. It will be very helpful if we could have a total of around 20-30 volunteers for those days. For further information please contact LuLu Cheong, Vice President, at kcheong at uiuc.edu <mailto:kcheong at uiuc.edu> . 

7. Habitat for Humanity's HOMEWORKS

Looking for a fun way to help out in the community?  How about volunteering at HOMEWORKS, Habitat for Humanity's home improvement resale store? HOMEWORKS is a home improvement resale store selling new and gently used furniture, household items, appliances, 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.  Below are specific volunteer opportunities that we need to be filled.  We're open Tuesday thru Sunday, and could really use some extra help. 

Customer Service Volunteers: Volunteers are needed during store hours to help run the resale store, assist customers with questions, help accept drop-off donations, and help to price, clean and display new donations.  Volunteers needed Tues/Wed 12-7pm, Thurs/Fri/Sat 10am-5pm, and Sunday 1-5pm.

Pick-up and Delivery Drivers: HOMEWORKS is currently seeking volunteers on Wed. 3-7pm, Fri. 12-5pm, and Sat. 10am-5pm to help with merchandise deliveries and donation pick-ups in the Champaign-Urbana area.  Help out just one day, a handful of days, or serve as an on-call driver.  

If you're interested in volunteering for HOMEWORKS, please contact Angela Miller, at 355-6460 ext.14 or at homeworks at cuhabitat.org.

8. ICTM Volunteers 

The Mathematics Department is seeking volunteers for the ICTM (Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics) High School Math Contest to be held on the UIUC campus on Saturday, April 30, 2005. Over 2000 high school students from around the state will be there so an estimate of 200 volunteers are needed to proctor, grade, enter data, usher, time oral competitions and many others. Special qualifications are not needed for most of the jobs. Note that some volunteers are also needed on Sat. APRIL 2 and during the week before APRIL 30. 

If interested in volunteering go to http://www.math.uiuc.edu/ictm <https://ms4.express.cites.uiuc.edu/cgi-bin/fetch.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.math.uiuc.edu%2Fictm>  and click on "Volunteers Needed" to sign up. Should you have any questions please email Karen Mortensen at kmortens at uiuc.edu <mailto:kmortens at uiuc.edu> . 

9. INSTITUTE ON PHILANTHROPY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE 
Make a difference this summer by attending the Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service (IPVS)! This internship program is intended for students who are involved in volunteer activities and are excited about exploring professional opportunities in the non-profit sector.

IPVS is ideal for undergraduate student leaders who are engaged in service programs on and off their campuses. Upon acceptance, students are enrolled at Georgetown University and are placed in a nonprofit internship for eight weeks. Part of the Institute experience will include hands on activities such as planning service projects and organizing fundraising activities. The dates of the internship are from JUNE 4-JULY 30,2005. Applications for admission and scholarship funding will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until MARCH 31,2005.      

For more information and an online application, please visit www.dcinternships.org/ipvs <http://www.dcinternships.org/ipvs>  or contact Ms. Shane Goldsmith, Program Director, by phone at 1-800-741-6964 or via email at sgoldsmith at tfas.org   

10. A Friend's Closet

Want to do something with your old PROM DRESS? Want to make someone's prom EXTRA SPECIAL? SEA, Student Education Association, is collecting dresses (all styles and sizes) and accessories to hold a Prom Boutique for Central High School. To make this event successful, please donate your CLEAN dresses by Friday, APRIL 8, 2005. If interested, contact Jenny @ jhkim5 at uiuc.edu <mailto:jhkim5 at uiuc.edu>  or Melissa @ mmjohns3 at uiuc.edu <mailto:mmjohns3 at uiuc.edu> .

11. Basketball Clinic for Kids

Would like to pass on basic basketball skills to some local kids? White Heath Grade School is offering a basketball clinic to 1st through 4th grade boys and girls. There will be one-hour sessions from 9am to 3pm on the following Saturdays: MARCH 19th, APRIL 2nd, and APRIL 9th. You can volunteer to work whatever time or day you want. Contact Scott or Teri Easton by phone at 217-687-4271 or by email at army79 at soltec.net <mailto:army79 at soltec.net> . 

Be sure to check www.cuvolunteer.org <http://www.cuvolunteer.org/>  regularly for additional volunteer opportunities. 

Staci Provezis and Shermin Ali
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