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Wednesday, August 13, 2013
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INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
LEAD YOUR PEERS IN SERVICE YOU CARE ABOUT! The Center for Leadership and Social Change is seeking goal-oriented, self-motivated, service-minded students to facilitate service projects for the Community Outreach Program in the fall semester. Being a facilitator requires a minimum semester-long commitment. Responsibilities include transporting FSU students in Center vans, so having a valid driver license, current auto insurance, and a good driving history are all needed. Other responsibilities include recruiting, educating, supervising and encouraging the students on the project, helping them learn more about the needs of the community, discover what they are passionate about, and inspire them to continue volunteering. Interested? Take a look at the Community Outreach Program website for more information or to access the application. Contact Heather Stitely if you have questions or need any additional information. If you are interested, complete the facilitator application and return it via email to [email protected] or drop it off at the Center for Leadership and Social Change at your earliest convenience. ATTENTION STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS! FSUnity Day is coming up! Would you like for your organization to participate? As a part of Seminole Sensation Week, FSUnity Day will be held on Thursday, August 22, 2013. Meet us in the Globe or the Globe Courtyard Area from 1pm to 3pm for events and activities. Your student organization can assist with event activities; host a table to showcase information about your organization; and network with incoming students to encourage involvement on campus! Those who are interested in hosting a table or assisting with event activities can register at https://fsu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_4Iw1aqZGnRp8u8Z until August 14th. Please help us continue the tradition of bringing together the FSU community to celebrate diversity and inclusion through music, food, art, and campus involvement! If members of your organization require any special accommodations, or if you would like more information, please contact Ariana Vargas at [email protected].
HEALTHY NOLES Join Healthy Noles and be involved in advocating, expanding your knowledge, educating your peers, having fun, and networking! Help promote an overall healthy lifestyle by providing your peers with information regarding healthy topics such as: Nutrition, Minority Health, Fitness, Sexual Health, Alcohol, Body Image, Tobacco, Drug Use, and More! Applications are due August 26th through September 8th and are available on the Health Promotion Website – www.healthpromotion.fsu.edu. If you would like to learn more, call 850-644-8871. FRIENDS OF INTERNATIONALS – COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT FAIR Friends of Internationals, a student organization assisting international students at FSU, is having the annual Furniture Drive at the Alumni Village Apartment Complex on Saturday, August 17 from 9:00am-1:00pm. The Alumni Village is located at 157 Herlong Drive, Tallahassee, FL. 32310. Friends of Internationals have been collecting furniture from the community all year and will be giving what we have to students on that day. Items to be given out include mattresses, couches, dressers, bookshelves, microwaves, televisions, dishes, etc. A Community Involvement Fair also takes place with the Furniture Drive. Tables will be set up for community groups, businesses, and organizations can give information to international students as they wait to enter the Community Rec Hall to pick out furniture. You would have a table already will be set up for you, arrive at 8:50am, and pass out materials about your group. The recommended time to stay is until 11:00am or until you see fit. Breakfast foods and drinks will be available. Please feel free to be to be creative with whatever promotions you would like to hand out. If you would like to be involved with this event or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Chris Craighead Jr. at (850)222-4444 or [email protected]. Also, please indicated how many people your group will have representing you. BLUE LIGHT MEMORIAL 5K RUN/WALK The College of Criminology & Criminal Justice is hosting its first 5K to raise funds for a permanent Fallen Officer Memorial at Eppes Hall. The Blue Light Memorial 5K will be held on September 11th to honor our alumni who have given the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the line of duty. Food trucks will be on site at 5:30 pm, the race kicks off at 6:30 pm, and at 7:45 pm, a candlelight vigil will take place to honor the six alumni whose names will be engraved on the memorial. Grab all of your friends and come out to enjoy running (or walking!), food trucks, and a candlelight vigil to honor fallen heroes. To register, visit www.criminology.fsu.edu. For more information, contact Lindsay Volpe at 850-645-9869.
THE BEST PROJECT IS SEEKING VOLUNTEERS If financial education is your passion, The BEST Project’s financial education programs are the right place for you!
Financial Education Instructors teach small groups about money management. The curriculum teaches practical money-management skills and promotes healthy savings habits, credit repair, debt reduction and access to the financial mainstream. Classes are offered to groups throughout the community – at workplaces, community centers and places of worship. Information Ambassadors speak to groups on various topics related to personal finance. Speaking engagements are typically one-time and range from high school classrooms to clients at UWBB Certified Agencies. Master Money Mentors provide one-on-one financial coaching to help individuals and families take control of their financial lives. Mentors receive intensive training in basic money management, strategies for dealing with financial problems, credit and debt management, savings, mentoring techniques, and connecting to community resources. You don’t have to know it all to work with us! Training classes take place year-round. To sign up or for more information, contact: R. Jai Gillum, Executive Director at 850.487.8091 or email [email protected].
READINGPALS NEEDED ReadingPals is an early literacy program offered by the United Way of the Big Bend. They need 200 volunteers for one school year (25 weeks). Volunteers will read one-on-one with a struggling reader in elementary schools. Training is provided. Contact Courtenay Garcia at [email protected] or 850-488-8325 for more information. CAPITAL CITY BANK DOWNTOWN GETDOWN The United Way of the Big Bend needs volunteers for the Capital City Bank Downtown GetDowns on the Fridays before the home FSU Football games. The dates are September 13, September 20, October 4, October 25, November 1, November 15 and November 22. Volunteers will be needed to help with ID checking, beverage distribution, and supervision of the children’s area. If you would like to help or would like more information, contact Kate Cruikshank at [email protected] or 850-414-0858. KIDS UNITED TOGETHER (KUT) KUT is a nonprofit youth center in Apalachicola, Florida. Kids served by this organization range in age from 5-18 years. KUT has been open for two years, operating in a gym sponsored by the city. The organization is in need of funding for repairs on the facility and for activity equipment. In an attempt to fundraise, KUT is holding a two weekend Haunted House this October. All admission proceeds will go to the center. KUT is fully insured and has been given permission to move forward by their mother nonprofit, Franklin's Promise. The next step is to stand before the county commissioner at an upcoming meeting to get their permission and support. Before the meeting, there needs to be a full plan of execution, along with reliable adult resources and volunteers to help build the Haunted House and put together a Halloween mini festival for the younger children. If you can help by volunteering your time or donating materials or funds, contact Sunny Stultz-Dunaway at 843-957-3248 or [email protected].
GRACE MISSION AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM Grace Mission Church has a new location and program design this year for its students in the after-school program. The new location is located at the Springfield Community Center on Joe Louis Street. With this new design, the program needs volunteers! This year’s program begins on Tuesday, September 17 and continues until Wednesday, December 4th, 2013, every Tuesday and Wednesday from 3pm to 6pm. Sign up today for Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or both days! There is a need for a core group to commit for the semester to ensure coverage. Others are welcome to come for a day or more. For more information, contact Elizabeth Crowe at [email protected] or visit the website at www.gracemission.net and click on the Get Involved tab. The following are the available volunteer positions: Creative Play Pal: to supervise, help, and play with children; Responsibilities include – help create a fun environment by engaging children in play, assist children with the interactive Creative Play Programs, supervise children to ensure their safety/following the rules, and help with wrap up to get them ready to start homework at 4pm.. Creative Play Provider: to provide creative play and enrichment for the 1st-5th grade children to allow them to learn while playing and exploring creative outlets; Responsibilities include: get approval and schedule your program with Elizabeth Crowe or Creative Play Coordinator; keep the program interesting, interactive, and age appropriate; provide all program materials unless other arrangements were made; communicate any special needs, set up, etc.; and start on time (3:15pm) and finish on time (4pm); (one day commitment on a Tuesday or Wednesday from 3 to 4pm at Springfield Community Center). Tutor: to help elementary school students to do homework, strengthen their academic skills, build their self-confidence, and increase their social skills by interacting with them and being a positive role model; Responsibilities include – work with assigned student(s) to help them complete their homework, explain and assist with in-class and homework assignments, assist child in making vocabulary/spelling flashcards, check completed assignments and explain any areas that need to be corrected, when homework is completed, have a student read an AR book to you, work on basic skills that need additional attention, become familiar with the your support material Kitchen Angel: to heat and serve dinner to children in the After-School Program; Responsibilities include – most meals are prepared at Grace Mission and simply need to be heated, put food in oven to warm, prepare drinks, plate entrée and desserts, serve dinner to children at 5:15pm, sit with children and visit with them during dinner, help children to clean-up after dinner (wipe tables, bag trash), wipe down kitchen area, pack pans/supplies that go back to Grace Mission and put in Grace van.
BUILDING TOMORROW Did you know 31 million children in Sub-Saharan Africa don't have a school to attend? Did you know that if every student at Florida State gave just $1.87, FSU could fund the construction of an entire school in Uganda? Do you want to do something to he lp? If so, check out Building Tomorrow! Building Tomorrow can help you find fun ways to teach other members of the FSU community about the education crisis and help motivate your peers to make a difference. You can host movie nights, participate in fundraisers, or even reach out to younger students in your community! Building Tomorrow envisions a world in which every child with a desire to learn has a safe, permanent place to do so. Visit www.buildingtomorrow.org for more information. LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF NORTH FLORIDA
Lutheran Social Services of North Florida’s mission is to develop, fund, implement, and administer programs to address the unmet social service needs of the low-income residents in the community. There are 3 programs that LSSNF offers to its residents: the Inn-Between Transitional Housing Program, which is a bridge to help transition families from a desperate homeless
situation to a secure home environment; “The French Quarter,” which is a ten unit apartment building for individuals with disabilities and/or special needs; and Computer Refurbishing and Technical Assistance, which is a computer refurbishing training program designed to get computers in the hands of handicapped individuals and very low income families. The following are current volunteer opportunities: Rehabilitation of an Inn-Between Home: Volunteers will be needed in all aspects of the project for an Inn-Between Transitional Home in Tallahassee, FL. It is within walking distance of FSU. It will take place over several Saturdays in October and November. Volunteers will be working to make this currently unlivable home habitable. Come help make a difference in the lives of children and their parents who are experiencing homelessness. If you as an individual or a group with whom you are associated, would like to volunteer, please contact for more information on dates and times at [email protected] or (850) 575-4309. Computer Refurbishing and Technical Assistance (CRTA) Volunteers: The CRTA program is looking for several volunteers to help refurbish desktop computers to Windows 7 standards on an ongoing basis. Volunteers would be asked to be available for 3-5 hours a week. Work would range from physically dismantling and rebuilding desktop computers to software installation. Previous technical experience is not required. For more information, please contact Peter Ott at [email protected] or (850) 575-4309.
ENVIRONMENT AMERICA INTERNSHIP Environment America is looking for college students who are driven to protect the environment, to intern this fall. They are hiring in 20 cities, including Tallahassee. Environment America interns will spend the semester making a big difference on critical environment issues and learning a ton, while getting the experience needed to launch a career in the environmental movement after graduation. Read more about their internship program here: http://jobs.environmentamerica.org. Interested candidates can complete an online application at the following link: http://jobs.environmentamerica.org/page/amr/apply-intern-environment-america-fall. Don’t hesitate to contact Monique Sullivan with questions, at 202-461-2448 or via email at [email protected]. This listserv contains information that is intended expressly for the convenience
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