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Volunteer Opportunities Newsletter | January 26, 2015

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COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING EVENTS & UPDATES

Service-to-Community Scholarships

PCC Foundation scholarship applications are open now and the deadline is March 1st at 11:59pm. Students can apply at: pcc.edu/foundation-scholarships. The PCC Foundation offers the Service-to-Community Scholarships to students who commit to volunteering in their communities. This program allows students who often have to work to put themselves through school the opportunity to volunteer approximately 35 hours per term in exchange for a $2400 scholarship ($800 per term).

There are several more scholarship workshops hosted by the Foundation. Students with scholarship questions, can attend one of the upcoming workshops:

• Sylvania: Monday, February 16th, 9-11am, Lib 204
• Southeast: Tuesday, February 17th, 3-5pm, Mt. Scott Hall 200
• Rock Creek: Wednesday, February 18th, 9-11am, Building 2, Room 243
• Cascade: Thursday, February 19th, 3-5pm, Student Union 203

NEW POSTINGS

Below are 4 NEW POSTINGS from these organizations: The Nature Conservancy, Children’s Clean Water Festival, Rigler SUN, Friends of Tryon Creek

1. The Nature Conservancy: Restoration Work Parties at the Tualatin River Refuge

Join The Nature Conservancy, the Friends of Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a winter planting event! Volunteers will help restore the South Riverboat unit of Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, utilizing thirty species of native trees and shrubs. Work parties are open to all ages and skill levels, and children must be accompanied by adults.

Saturdays from 9:00am-12:30pm
January 17, February 7, March 7
Registration is required. Email orvolunteers@tnc.org or call (503) 802-8100 for more info

2. Volunteers Needed for the 22nd Annual Children’s Clean Water Festival

The 22nd Annual Children’s Clean Water Festival is Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at the University of Portland.

This is a one-day environmental education event for 4th and 5th grade students from around the Portland Metro area. The Festival reinforces STEM, Common Core and Next Generation Science concepts through water-focused classroom presentations, exhibits and stage shows. Our goal is to teach children that they are capable of having real, long-lasting, positive impacts on water resources, and to equip them with the information they need to do that in a fun and engaging way.

Volunteer roles include:

1. Class Guide. You will help guide a class around campus to their scheduled activities. Teachers and chaperones remain with your class throughout the Festival.
2. General Festival Volunteer. This is “behind-the-scenes” work that allows the Festival to run smoothly – setting out signs, directing traffic, assisting with lunch distribution, etc.

To sign-up, simply register at: cleanwaterfestival.org/volunteers/volunteer-registration/

For more details about the festival, visit: cleanwaterfestival.org

3. Rigler SUN: Have fun and work with K-5 Extended Day Students

We are always looking for energetic and enthusiastic volunteers to help with homework club, recess, and enrichment classes as part of our extended-day programs. Gain experience working in a dual-language school with our awesome k-5 Rigler kids! Our next session of programming runs from January 26th – March 19th. We have opportunities for literacy tutoring, homework help, or enrichment class assistants!

Contact Renita Carter, Academic Engagement Coordinator, renitac@pps.net

4. Friends of Tryon Creek: Nature guide training, no experience necessary!

Nature Guide Training | Wednesdays, 9:00 – 12:00pm

The Nature Guide training program is specifically geared towards volunteers interested in leading small groups of students visiting the park for morning school field trips. In order to continue offering this training for free we ask that all participants plan on guiding at least ten times during 2015.

All participants must be available at least one morning Monday through Friday. Orientation will take place on Wednesday, January 21st. Meet here at the Nature Center and dress to hike.

Pre-registration required; all participants will be asked to guide at least once a month during the 2014/2015 school year.

For a volunteer Nature Guide job description, answers to your questions or to register, please contact Sarah Kreisman, Community Engagement Coordinator at (503) 636-4398 or sarah@tryonfriends.org.

Previous Postings are on the CBL Blog

• Impact NW: Volunteers needed for dynamic after-school teaching experience!
• Sexual Assault Resource Center: Become an Advocate for Sexual Assault Survivors
• Cherry Park Elementary SUN: Activity Leaders, Assistants, and Mentors!
• Columbia Slough Watershed Council: Exercise your creativity as our Videographer Volunteer!
• Aloha High School: Volunteer Opportunities
• El Programa Hispano: Help the Low-Income, Latino Community, No Experience Necessary!
• El Programa Hispano: Do you have experience with taxes? Help your community this tax season!
• Friends of Tryon Creek: Join the warriors of the forest!
• Gentiva Hospice: Compassionate Volunteers Needed
• SMART (Start Making A Reader Today): Help Children Discover the Joy of Reading!
• Volunteers of America Oregon: Youth Tutor & College Mentor

Portland Community College is a politically neutral institution. Listing of any event or activity herein is not indicative of the College’s sponsorship or support of any political cause or position.

Community-Based Learning Program

pcc.edu/cbl
service-learning@pcc.edu
(971) 722-4419

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