[Volunteers] OVP Volunteer Listserv 10/4/05

[Office of Volunteer Programs]

Tuesday, October 4, 2005
OFFICE OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS WEEKLY LISTSERV
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1. Make a Difference Drive
2. 16th Annual Great Champaign-Urbana Duck Race
3. American Red Cross Blood Drive
4. Hurricane Disaster Relief Benefit Concert
5. Down Syndrome Buddy Walk
6. Swann Center Haunted House
7. Health and Graduate Fair
8. Girl Scout Volunteers
9. Camp Healing Heart
10. United Way Youth Initiative Campaign Kickoff
 

1. MAKE A DIFFERENCE DRIVE
Every year, the Office of Volunteer Programs puts on the Make A Difference Drive, a two-week long donation campaign to benefit ten local human service agencies.  In years past, Greeks, RSOs, Residence Halls, and others have come together to collect thousands of dollars in goods.  The Make A Difference Drive runs from Monday, October 10 to Saturday, October 22.  If you, your Greek House, your Residence Hall, or your RSO are interested in participating, please contact the Office of Volunteer Programs at ovp at uiuc.edu for a registration form.
 
2. 16TH ANNUAL GREAT CHAMPAIGN-URBANA DUCK RACE
The 16th Annual Great Champaign-Urbana Duck Race is coming!  In order to make this the best race day ever, we need your help.  The race, benefiting the Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club, will take place this Saturday, October 8, at Crystal Lake Park in Urbana.  There are many volunteer opportunities available including adoption, souvenir, ticket, and concession sales.  Please call Meredith Mills at 390-4864 or e-mail her at meredithmills at sbcglobal.net for more information.
 
3. AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE
If you would like to give the gift of blood, the American Red Cross is conducting a blood drive from Tuesday, October 4 to Friday, October 7 from 9 AM - 3 PM in 314 Illini Union.
 
4. HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF BENEFIT CONCERT
Volunteers are needed to help with the "C-U Shelter From The Storm" hurricane disaster relief benefit concert on Friday, October 7 at Foellinger Auditorium.  Please e-mail Joe Vitosky at joev at uillinois.edu if you are interested.
 
5. DOWN SYNDROME BUDDY WALK
The Down Syndrome Network is looking for approximately 25 people to run the carnival game area for their 1st Annual Buddy Walk at Crystal Lake Park from 11 AM - 4:30 PM on Saturday, October 15, 2005.  The walk aims to raise awareness and acceptance in the community for people with Down Syndrome.  If you are interested, please call Cathy Ward at 351-4163 or via e-mail her at outsidespace2003 at sbcglobal.net.
 
6. SWANN CENTER HAUNTED HOUSE
Swann Special Care Center is putting together a haunted house for its residents.  Each year, the Swann Haunted House provides a fun and entertaining sensory experience for persons with disabilities throughout the Champaign-Urbana area.  Volunteers are needed to help set up on October 27 and 28 at Swann School from 10 AM - 5 PM.  Volunteers are also needed to help take residents through the haunted house on Monday, October 31 from 10 AM - 12 PM.  If you are interested, please call Leonora Byram at 356-5164 or e-mail her at leonora at swanncare.com.
 
7. HEALTH AND GRADUATE FAIR
On October 20th and 21st, The Career Center will be hosting a Health and Graduate Fair in the Illini Union Rooms A, B, C from 9 AM to 4 PM.  Volunteers are needed for various roles including directing College Representatives to appropriate parking, helping College Representatives unload their materials, directing College Representatives to their tables, distributing meals and beverages to College Representatives, Providing general assistance to coordinators and students in attendance, distributing fair information to students in attendance, and keeping count of students in attendance.
 
Volunteers will receive a free Illinois T-shirt (which they will wear the day of the fair) and also have a chance to win prizes through a raffle drawing.  For every hour-long shift worked, students will receive one raffle ticket. Students who can work from 9 AM - 10 AM will get two entry raffles.  The prizes will consist of three gift certificates to the Illini Union Bookstore for the amounts of $100, $50, and $25.
 
Interested students should send their name, e-mail, and time(s) available to work to Kris Riley at klriley at uiuc.edu. 
 
8. GIRL SCOUT VOLUNTEERS
The Girl Scouts-Green Meadows Council is looking for volunteers with energetic and outgoing personalities to work with students in after school programs such as Champaign Unit #4 School District as well as in Girl Scout Troops/Groups throughout Champaign-Urbana.  If you have these qualities, please contact Rhonda Sykes at 328-5112 or Rhonda at gsgmc.org for more information.
 
9. CAMP HEALING HEART
Camp Healing Heart is a special weekend camp sponsored by Carle Hospice for grieving children ages 7 through 17.  The death of a loved one can be very painful and difficult, especially for children because they have limited life experience through which to understand death and how to cope with their feelings of loss.  Children need special support as they grieve.  In response to those needs, Carle Hospice is presenting an annual camp to provide children and adolescents with a safe and caring environment to express their grief, emotion, fear, and concerns and to teach them coping skills that will continue to help them through adulthood.  The weekend camp will be filled with fun, age-appropriate activities such as arts/crafts, sports, and nature walks interspersed with expressive discussion and activities to help children through their grief process by building trust, self-esteem, and skills to cope with their recent loss.
 
Camp Healing Heart will be held on October 14 - 16, 2005 at the University's 4-H Memorial Camp near Monticello, Illinois.  There are numerous volunteer opportunities available.  Please contact Keziah McNamara if your are interested in helping by phone at 383-3151 or by e-mail at Keziah.McNamara at carle.com.
 
10. UNITED WAY YOUTH INITIATIVE CAMPAIGN KICKOFF
The United Way is looking for volunteers for their Youth Initiative Kickoff Campaign kickoff on Saturday, November 5 from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM.  Volunteers will be monitoring and assisting middle/elementary school kids who will be raking leaves in the community.  Please contact Katherine Wall at katherine at uwayhelps.org if you are interested.
 
Have a fantastic week!
 
Stu Schaff
Williams Intern
 
Office of Volunteer Programs
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
277 Illini Union (in the Student Organizations Complex)
Phone: 217-333-7424
E-mail: ovp at uiuc.edu
Web: http://www.union.uiuc.edu/ovp/