[Volunteers] New Volunteer Opportunities!

[Office of Volunteer Programs]

Monday, February 23, 2009
OFFICE OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS WEEKLY LISTSERVE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. OVP Intern position available, Application due February 27
2. Real Life Teen Mom Program, Ongoing
3. Salvation Army Mobile Canteen, Ongoing
4. Boy Scout Merit Badge Seminar, March 7
5. Read Across America, March 7
6. Allerton Allies Natural Areas Restoration, March 7
7. Provena Volunteer Fair, March 10
8. Westview Elementary School Spring Fun Fest, March 13
9. Natural Resource Expo, March 13 and 14
10. Pony League Baseball Coaches, Application due March 15
11. Ebert Fest, April 22-26

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. -Anne Frank

1. OVP INTERN POSITION 
Are you interested in helping make a difference in the community?  The Office of Volunteer Programs is looking for an intern for the 2009-2010 school year. Applications are due Friday, February 27, 2009 at noon via e-mail to sponsler at illinois.edu or printed out and turned in to the Office of Volunteer Programs, 288 Illini Union.  For an application and more information, please contact Amy Sponsler at sponsler at illinois.edu.

2. REAL LIFE, TEEN MOM PROGRAM
Real Life Support Group is sponsored through Youth for Christ and meets the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Mondays of each month from 6-8 pm at the Vineyard Church in Urbana.  Each meeting begins with a meal for parents and their children, and then the children are checked into the nursery to play around 6:15pm.  We are in need of people to come and play with the children while their moms are in the group meeting. The kids range in age from birth-5. Our volunteers range in commitment from once a month to attending all 3 meetings per month depending on their availability. For more information and to get involved, please email Jen at reallifekids at gmail.com.

3. SALVATION ARMY MOBILE CANTEEN
Drivers and riders are needed to deliver coffee, soup/chili, and blankets to homeless individuals in the CU area.  Drivers are needed daily from until April from 4:45pm-7pm on a rotating schedule.  Attending a driving training session is required, as well as having a valid drivers license.  To sign up for the driving training session, please contact Jessica Lofu at Jessica_Lofu at usc.salvationarmy.org or (217) 373-7832.   

4. BOY SCOUT MERIT BADGE SEMINAR
Volunteers are needed to assist with a variety of tasks, but mostly will be helping the instructors in the various classrooms (electronics, astronomy, criminal justice, engineering, etc.).  Volunteers will help keep the boys on task, assist with group projects or demonstrations and offer general assistance to the instructors.  Lunch is provided and snacks are available throughout the day.  Volunteers are welcome to sign up for the entire day or half day shifts.   Volunteers need to arrive at Holy Cross School (in Champaign) by 7:15 a.m. and all classes are over by 5:00 p.m.  To sign up, please contact Kathy at kathya at aocs.org or by phone at 217-359-2344.     

5. READ ACROSS AMERICA
Come help us celebrate literacy with the National Education Association's Read Across America!  This is a fun event on Saturday, March 7th, 2009 from 10-2 pm in Lincoln Square Mall in Urbana. Volunteers are needed to staff the event, setup, take down, and help booths with activities for families!  It's easy, fun, and you're helping the community! Please email Shauna Fahl at helpraa at gmail.com if you're interested or have any questions.

6. ALLERTON ALLIES NATURAL AREAS RESTORATION
Do you have a passion for the environment? Do you enjoy working outside with plants? Come help restore Allerton to its natural beauty! Volunteers are needed on March 7th from 9 AM – Noon. Please contact Kim Petzing at allertonvolunteer at ad.uiuc.edu or 217-333-3287 for more information. 

7.  PROVENA VOLUNTEER FAIR
Are you interested in finding out more about volunteer opportunities at Provena? Please join us on Tuesday, March 10 from 3:00-6:00pm. You will be able to talk with staff and volunteers from Provena Covenant Medical Center, Provena's Center for Healthy Aging, and Provena Hospice.  Location: Provena Center for Healthy Aging Wellness Room
410 E University Ave.  Questions? Contact Christy Daly at christina.daly at provena.org or (217) 353-3441.

8. WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRING FUN FEST
Remember how exciting going to the fair was when you were a kid? We need students to help run carnival games (balloon toss, cake walk, face painting, fishing pond, etc) for an elementary school carnival.  All volunteers will be provided a meal and be asked to run simple games and pass out prizes.  The fair is on March 13th from 6-8:30 pm. To volunteer, please contact Kelly Hill @ 217-369-8723 or kellykhill4 at hotmail.com

9. NATURAL RESOURCE EXPO
The institute of Natural Resource Sustainability will be hosting its annual expo March 13-14 and we are looking for interested volunteers to help with guiding people around the building, traffic control, lunch supervision, and demonstrations.  Experience with Geology, Natural History, Sustainability, etc. is not required but if someone has experience in any of those fields we would really like to hear from them!  We are in need of at least 4 volunteers each hour from 9am – 3pm, and people are welcome to volunteer for multiple shifts.  To sign up, please contact Justin Martin at jmartin at isgs.illinois.edu or by phone at 217-244-0365.       

10. PONY LEAGUE BASEBALL COACHES
Do you love baseball and working with youth?  Sign up to coach 13-14 year old boys this spring!  For more information please see the online Volunteer Coaching info flyer on the Work/Volunteer with Us page at www.champaignparkdistrict.com.  You can apply online by clicking the Volunteer Application link on the same page.   

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11.  EBERT FEST
You’ve read his movie reviews, now volunteer at an events that is definitely two thumbs up!  We need volunteers to help sell merchandise, usher participants, take tickets, manage the crowds, and much more!  For more information please contact anthony.howell at cparkdistrict.com. 
 

Have a wonderful week!

Illini Union Office of Volunteer Programs
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
288 Illini Union
Phone: 217-333-7424
E-mail: ovp at uiuc.edu
Web: http://www.union.uiuc.edu/ovp/