[Volunteers] OVP Volunteer Listserve 4/25/06

Tue Apr 25 14:06:46 CDT 2006

Tuesday, April 25, 2006
OFFICE OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS WEEKLY LISTSERVE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1. National Volunteer Week
2. Illini Union Community Connection Site Leaders
3. Girl Scout Kiwanis Camp Work Day
4. Tapping In Time
5. CFV Volunteer Recognition Event
6. Habitat for Humanity Move-Out Volunteers
7. Dominican Summer Public Service Project
8. Healthy Young Families Childcare Volunteers

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1.  NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK
National Volunteer Week is April 23 to April 29!  The Office of Volunteer Programs has arranged a week full of great opportunities to help out in the community.  Thanks to all of the 300+ volunteers who have signed up to make a difference this week.

Don't forget about our Volunteer Recognition Event this Friday, April 28!  If you wear the button that you received when you volunteered during the week, you will get free pizza and bowling in the Illini Union Rec Room from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM.  The 2006 Outstanding Service Award recipients will be honored at this event.  Don't miss it!

2.  ILLINI UNION COMMUNITY CONNECTION SITE LEADERS
The goal of the Illini Union Community Connection is to provide members of the campus community with opportunities to get involved in service projects, as well as an opportunity to connect to a community of interest.  During the Fall 2006 Orientation, the IUCC will be organizing a series of service projects for first year and transfer students at various sites in the local community.  We need dedicated members of our service community on campus to serve as Site Leaders for these projects.  These site leaders will need to attend at least two service projects during the week and will have to attend an orientation session.

Why should you be a Site Leader?  You will be introducing first year and transfer students to something you love -- service!  Also, this is a great way to build relationships with community agencies.  Finally, these students will be interested in the organizations you are a part of -- think of it as small scale recruiting!

For more information and an application, please e-mail ovp at uiuc.edu.  The deadline has been extended and applications are due as soon as possible.

3.  GIRL SCOUT KIWANIS CAMP WORK DAY
This Saturday, April 29, as part of National Volunteer Week, the Girl Scouts - Green Meadows Council will be having a Kiwanis Camp Work Day.  They are looking for about 200 volunteers to help perform maintenance and cleanup work at the camp in Mahomet.  Team leaders will be responsible for leading volunteers and providing on the job training.  There are many jobs for all skill levels and abilities, so anyone can help out. If you are interested, please call Deborah at 328-5112 or e-mail her at Deborah at gsgmc.org. 

4.  TAPPING IN TIME
The Champaign County Forest Preserve District is looking for 5 volunteers for this Saturday, April 29, from 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM to assist with their family event, "Tapping in Time."  Volunteers are needed to coordinate games and activities involving the use of the telegraph and other timely communication devices. The event will take place at the Early American Museum at Lake of the Woods in Mahomet.  If you are interested, please e-mail Kim Horbas at khorbas at ccfpd.org as soon as possible.

5.  CFV VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION EVENT
The Council for Volunteerism is hosting a volunteer recognition event this Sunday, April 30 at 3 PM at Urbana High School.  They will be showing of the movie "Pay It Forward" with free popcorn and drinks.  All volunteers are welcome!

6.  HABITAT FOR HUMANITY MOVE-OUT VOLUNTEERS
Habitat for Humanity has teamed up with a moving company known as MoveIn U to help them move boxes of students' belongings from their rooms to trucks on Saturday, May 6 starting at 9:30 AM.  The shifts are 2 hours, but you can work an hour at a time if necessary.  The more volunteers they have, the faster they will get done and the more money MoveIn U will donate to Habitat.  Refreshments will be served to volunteers.  If you are interested, please contact Adam Ward at adamward at uiuc.edu.

7.  DOMINICAN SUMMER PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECT
It's impossible for most Americans not to take for granted simple amenities that help to keep us safe from illness.  But there are areas even as near as the Caribbean Islands, where a lack of basic sanitation and clean water are just as commonplace as their presence is here.  The result is frequent, preventable illness and malnutrition for hundreds of children. If even a modest system of sanitation could be implemented, the quality of life for entire neighborhoods of families could be significantly improved.

Project CURE is looking for highly motivated, open-minded and personable student volunteers to aid in the development and completion of a public service project in the area surrounding La Romana, Dominican Republic. The trip would take place in July and likely last between six to nine days (exact dates and duration are to be determined).  Volunteers would aid in fund-raising for and the construction of low-maintenance, sturdy latrines to help give families a lasting means of disease prevention.  In addition, Project CURE aims to teach interested families to produce, package and sell soap, so that they may provide themselves with a readily accessible means of maintaining adequate hygiene and a source of supplementary income.

If you've been looking for a way to make a lasting and profoundly positive contribution, this would be a very promising opportunity for you.  Join the movement and help these families to build a community they can be safe in, and be proud of.

Please contact David Klein at daklein at life.uiuc.edu for more information.

8. HEALTHY YOUNG FAMILIES CHILDCARE VOLUNTEERS
The Prevention Initiative and Healthy Young Families programs of the Mental Health Center of Champaign County need you to help with parenting groups.  The goals of the groups are to enhance parent-child relationships, promote healthy development, and promote school readiness.  One thing desperately important to participants' success is the support of volunteers.  Being a volunteer gives community members the opportunity to have an impact without placing a big demand on their schedules.  As a childcare volunteer, you will be responsible for watching children 0 to 3 years old while parents meet for group.  This requires a background check and acknowledgement of mandated reporter status.  If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Benita Rollins-Gay by phone at 398-8080 ext. 121 or by e-mail at bgay at mhcenter.org to set up a brief interview.

Have a National Volunteer Week!

Stu Schaff
Williams Intern

Illini Union 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/
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