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VO76 public relations/advertising campaign needs help

Organization: Independent Sector, Mapleton
Need someone to work on a media campaign to promote neighborhood meetings. Familiarity with requirements of TV and radio public service announcements preferred. Work with staff in advisory position. Must have at least five years experience in the field.

Reward Hours: 25 to 30 depending on actual time contributed
Age Suitability: over age 18
Can be accomplished: inside our office, outside, in your own home or just about anywhere
Skills Required: 5 years of advertising experience
Transportation: must provide own
Minimum Commitment: 3 months (abc)
Minimum hours a week: 6 (wx)
Time Slot-no preference. Open M-F 8am-6pm Choose one-5/hr/wk or two 3/hr/wk

VO77 Add to the housing stock; help us build

Organization: Habitat For Humanity, Mapleton
Goal is to complete three houses in the Belmont area this year. Skilled or unskilled volunteers of all ages welcome all day Saturdays. Call first if raining to see where inside work is available. Learn as you contribute and have fun with your neighbors. Groups, families, individuals-all are welcome and needed. Painting undercoats, pulling weeds and helping prepare food for volunteers involves children as young as five. Join your neighbors and make a difference.

Reward Hours: equal to actual hours contributed. One time commitment is fine.
Age Suitability: all ages
Can be accomplished: outside an office environment using tools
Skills Required: general skills Learn something about the trades. Work side-by-side with carpenters, plumbers, etc.
Transportation: you must provide own transportation
Minimum Commitment: 3 months (abc)
Minimum hours a week: 5 (w)
Time Slot-days you may need to be available: All day Saturdays. You decide. Welcome M-F.

VO78 Brighten the lives of ill children

Organization: The San Carlos Sunshine Committee, Mapleton
Join with your peers and have fun while making a difference. New projects every week. Ideas and special skills welcome; especially from those with the ability to plan and manage. General skills welcome also ; you will learn with and from us. Project every Sat and Sunday. Call office for updated details and if you need transportation. Suitable for ages 12 -30. One time commitment ok. Rewards depend on time actually committed.

Did you see Patch Adams? This Saturday we are bringing balloons and cheer to the children's ward at Community Hospital; Sunday to Children's Hospice. Be a clown, be wacky, dress appropriately (costume required, including face paint!) You needn't be an extrovert--silent clowns are great and so are magicians! Reward = the smiles on children's faces and food and good company at the end of both days.

Reward Hours: the amount donated with a minimum reward of 5 hours each week
Age Suitability: all ages
Can be accomplished: outside an office environment with a focus on ill children
Skills Required: management and general skills
Transportation: may be available
Minimum Commitment: 3 months preferred, but one time commitment OK. (a)
Minimum hours a week: 5 (w)
Time Slot-days you may need to be available: weekends

VO79 Supervise pick-up of students after school

Organization: North Elementary School, Mapleton
Need volunteers to supervise the car pool pick-up of students after school
Volunteers honored at massive party at the end of the year.
Reward Hours: total of 60 hours
Age Suitability: over age 18
Can be accomplished at the school
Skills Required: general
Transportation: must provide your own
Minimum Commitment: 3 months (abc)
Minimum hours a week: counted as five (w)
Time Slot-days you need to be on site: M-F 3 p.m. to 3:20 p.m.

VO80 the use of the computer lab during lunch

Organization: North Elementary School,Mapleton
Supervise the use of the computer lab during lunch. Computer skills preferred but not absolutely necessary.
Volunteers honored at massive party at the end of the year.
Reward Hours: the amount donated with a minimum reward of 5 hours each week
Age Suitability: over age 18
Can be accomplished: at the school
Skills Required: general but a focus on computers or children would be helpful
Transportation: must provide your own
Minimum Commitment: 3 months (abc)
Minimum hours a week: counted as five (w)
Time Slot-days you need to be on site: M-F 11:45 to 12:45 counts as one and a half hours a day
you may choose one or more days, as your schedule permits

VO81 renovation of low income housing

Organization: Enterprise Foundation, Mapleton
We are remodeling the old Fort Everett housing project and welcome people of all ages, skilled and unskilled. We have professional trades people to instruct those who need it.

Reward Hours: commensurate with actual hours contributed
Age Suitability: all ages
Can be accomplished: outside working with tools and friendly people
Skills Required: general; knowledge of plumbing, carpentry or other trades would be terrific!
Learning opportunity?: yes! you will be working with people with expertise in many trades.
Transportation: some may be available--please call office.
Minimum Commitment: less than one month-a longer commitment would be wonderful (a)
Minimum hours a week: 5 (w)
Time Slot-days you may need to be available: You decide. Mon-Sat 8am until sundown. One time commitment OK

VO82 Lunch time guest reader

Organization: North Elementary School, Mapleton
We are looking for volunteers to read aloud in the library during the school lunch hour.
Volunteers honored at massive party at the end of the year.

Reward Hours: the amount donated with a minimum reward of 5 hours each week
Age Suitability: over age 18
Can be accomplished: at the school
Skills Required: general but you should enjoy children
Transportation: must provide your own
Minimum Commitment: 3 months (abc)
Minimum hours a week: counted as five (w)
Time Slot-days you need to be on site: M-F 11:45 to 12:45 counts as one and a half hours a day
you may choose one or more days, as your schedule permits

VO113 Essay readers to edit and give feedback to students

Organization: Crocker Intermediate School, Mapleton
We are looking for people who will make the time to read and edit essays and papers written by students and give feedback. Students do better when they know someone other than their teacher is reviewing their work.

Reward Hours: total of 60 hours
Suitable for: high school students and others over age 18
Can be accomplished: in your own home
Skills Required: general  Improve your writing and learn editing skill. Test your teaching aptitude.
Transportation: If you don't have transportation the papers can be dropped off and picked up.
Minimum Commitment: 3 months (abc)
Minimum hours a week: counted as five (w)
Time Slot-days you may need to be available: no time preference

VO114 Need someone to supervise landscaping

Organization: Crocker Intermediate School, Mapleton
We are planning to landscape our grounds and would like some expert advice.

Reward Hours: equal to actual hours contributed. One time commitment is fine.
Age Suitability: over 18
Can be accomplished: outside an office environment at a meeting anywhere, even your own home
Skills Required: specific skills as a landscape architect
Transportation: must provide your own transportation
Minimum Commitment: less than one month (a)
Minimum hours a week: will count as a minimum of 5 (w)
Time Slot-meeting, when and where is entirely up to you. We have no preference.

VO121 Solicit PCs for student and staff

Organization: Crocker Intermediate School, Mapleton
We have a shortage of computers for both student and staff. We would like some help getting donations, perhaps from the high tech companies in the area. Someone affiliated with IBM, Apple etc. might have helpful contacts or advice on how we might go about this.

Reward Hours: equal to actual hours contributed. One time commitment is possible
Age Suitability: over 18
Can be accomplished: outside an office; can meet anywhere, even your own home
Skills Required: contacts in computer business or communication skills
Transportation: please provide your own
Minimum Commitment: less than one month (a)
Minimum hours a week: will count as a minimum of 5 (w)
Time Slot-meeting, when and where is entirely up to you. We have no preference.

VO122 Help out in school library during school hours

Organization: Crocker Intermediate School, Mapleton
We need people to work at the desk to check books in and out; to shelve books and maybe catalog.

Reward Hours: equal to actual hours contributed
Age Suitability: junior high, high school or over 18
Can be accomplished in our school library
Skills Required: general skills
Learning Opportunity: Yes! Working with our librarian will test your aptitude for library science.
Minimum Commitment: 3 months (abc)
Minimum hours a week: 5 (w)
Time Slot-the library is open M, Tu, F 10 to 4 and Wed and Th 8 - 5 You may choose one or more days, and time as your schedule permits

VO123 coaches needed for after school sports

Organization: Sequoia High School, Mapleton
We are desperately seeking some people with past experience coaching football, basketball, soccer, swimming, track, baseball, softball, volleyball, field hockey, tennis and la crosse. We have versatile coaches but they can't be everywhere at once. We want to offer a wide option to our students but can only do so with your help.

We are a warm and friendly bunch and volunteers become part of our school family. We win; we party!! Make a difference in these kids lives and revive the memory of those glory years!

Reward Hours: twice the actual hours you are here
Suitable for: high school students and others over age 18
Can be accomplished: at the school
Skills Required: experience in one or more sport
Transportation: you must get here on your own
Minimum Commitment: 6 months (abcd)
Minimum hours a week: 8 (wxyz)
Time Slot-3 to 6 M-F, Saturday, you choose your commitment; no preference

VO124 Assist staff and students in computer labs

Organization: Sequoia High School, Mapleton
We need volunteers familiar with any of the following software programs: word processing = Microsoft Word; database = Access 97 and Gold Mine; presentations = Power Point and Claris Impact; internet = Front Page, Microsoft Explorer, Netscape Navigator and Eudora Pro and Excel and Quicken for our business classes. We have a couple staff members and a few students who would be interested in programming at the intermediate level. Expertise with any of the above would be most welcome.

Reward Hours: equal to one and a half times the actual hours contributed
Suitable for: high school students and others over age 18
Can be accomplished: inside our school computer lab
Skills Required: computer experience
Transportation: please get here on your own
Minimum Commitment: 3 months (abc)
Minimum hours a week: counted as five (w)
Time Slot-the computer lab is open M-F 8:30 - 4 You may choose one or more days, and time as your schedule permits

VO125 Tutor students in math

Organization: Sequoia High School, Mapleton
We have a great need for math tutors for arithmetic (percentages, fractions), algebra, geometry, calculus. This is math without a calculator. We prefer to have tutors here at school during school hours, but other times may be arranged with individual students to fit your schedule. Of course it may be harder to arrange outside the school since tutoring must be done in pairs in accordance with AW guidelines which means at least four schedules to coordinate.

We ask for a six month commitment because there is special training/orientation at the AW and the tutor and student need time to adjust to one another to make effective progress. There is nothing more valuable for the growth of our young people than tutors and mentors. You are greatly appreciated by all of us, and we intend to show you! Welcome to our school family.

Reward Hours: total of 150 hours
Suitable for: high school students and others over age 18
Can be accomplished anywhere in accordance with AW rules
Skills Required: knowledge of math, aptitude for or teaching experience and patience
Will enhance your skills. It has been proven that you learn the best when you teach someone else.
Transportation: must provide own transportation
Minimum Commitment: 6 months (abcd)
Minimum hours a week: counted as five (w)
Time Slot-hours to fit your schedule

VO126 Train or help us recruit volunteer PC trainers

Organization: Crocker Intermediate School,Mapleton
We need volunteers with patience and an aptitude, if not experience, with teaching. Must be familiar with Window 3.1 and Windows 95. Experience with the following software programs is a must: Microsoft Word, Power Point, Netscape and Microsoft's web browsers and experience on the internet. Knowledge of Front Page 98 would be a plus.

Reward Hours: 5 hours for a referral; two times the actual hours expended for a trainer
Suitable for: high school students and others over age 18
Training must be done in our computer labs at school
Skills Required: computer experience and high proficiency
Transportation: if necessary, we will provide transportation.
Minimum Commitment: 3 months (abc)
Minimum hours a week: counted as five (w)
Time Slot-M-F noon - 4 You may choose one or more days as your schedule permits

VO127 Referees needed for after school sports

Organization: Sequoia High School, Mapleton
We need some people with experience as referees for football, basketball, soccer, baseball, volleyball and field hockey.

Reward Hours: twice the actual hours you are here
Suitable for: high school students and others over age 18
Can be accomplished at our school, at other schools in other towns; almost anywhere
Skills Required: thorough knowledge of one or more sport and past experience as a referee
Transportation: you must get here on your own
Minimum Commitment: 6 months (abcd)
Minimum hours a week: 8 (wxyz)
Time Slot-3 to 6 M-F, Saturday, you choose your commitment but include some Saturdays if you can.