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Volunteer Opportunities Newsletter | September 19, 2017
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Community-Based Learning Announcements
Neighbor to Neighbor is a community resource and engagement fair for the PCC community. These fairs are a great opportunity for faculty, students and community partners to connect face to face!
Next Fair: Tuesday, October 3rd 3pm-7pm at PCC Cascade in conjunction with the Humboldt Neighborhood Market. Visit the Neighbor to Neighbor page for more dates across the district.
Experience Community-Based Learning at PCC! Courses with community-based learning (CBL) provide students with the opportunity to: explore local, national, and/or global issues; broaden their perspectives and enhance critical thinking skills; and become active citizens through community engagement. There are numerous courses that have CBL projects every term!
Visit the CBL Courses Page Search for CBL in the Schedule of Classes
Volunteers needed
Upcoming events
- September 23, 2017 (Saturday) – SOLVE Beach & Riverside Cleanup, presented by the Oregon Lottery.
- September 24, 2017 (Sunday) – Community Vision is looking for event volunteers for this year’s Harvest Century Ride at the Hillsboro Civic Center! Everyone who volunteers gets a Free ride registration, T-shirt, food and beer ticket from Ecliptic Brewing. this event benefits Community Vision that works to make Oregon a place where all people with disabilities can live, work and thrive in a community of their choice.
- September 30, 2017 (Saturday) – The Serendipity Center needs Nursing Students needed for a 5k! Event starts at 8:00am at Glendover Golf and Tennis Center.
- September 30, 2017 (Saturday) – The Nature Conservancy invites volunteers to join them and Portland Parks & Recreation at Mt. Tabor for a restoration work party and conservation celebration!
- September 30, 2017 (Saturday) – PCC Newberg Center Learning Garden is gathering the community together for their Cob Shed Project. You will be mixing clay, sand, straw, and water together with friends and then applying it onto the walls. Refreshments are served and laughter is encouraged.
- October 7, 2017 (Saturday) – PCC Newberg Center Learning Garden is gathering the community together for their Cob Shed Project. You will be mixing clay, sand, straw, and water together with friends and then applying it onto the walls. Refreshments are served and laughter is encouraged.
- October 7, 2017 (Saturday) – Johnson Creek Watershed Council is throwing their Season’s Kickoff Work Party for Friends of Tideman Johnson!
- October 13, 2017 (Saturday) – PCC Newberg Center Learning Garden is gathering the community together for their Cob Shed Project. You will be mixing clay, sand, straw, and water together with friends and then applying it onto the walls. Refreshments are served and laughter is encouraged.
Programs
PCC Sylvania: Volunteer tutors needed in ESOL classes
Tuality Healthcare: Volunteer opportunities of students interested health care careers
Friends of Trees: Friends of Trees Crew Leaders for 17-18 Season
Friends of Trees: Help your community select trees for their home–become a Tree Caller!
Montavilla Farmers Market: Care about sustainable food and community spaces? Volunteer at the Montavilla Farmers Market
Jobs and internships
Find new jobs daily from employers looking for PCC students on PCC Panther Works
Previous postings
Select an organization listed below to see their previous postings
- Friends of Trees: Help your community select trees for their home
- Friends of Tryon Creek: Nature Center Volunteer!
- Kaiser Permanente Northwest: Volunteer at a Community Clinic Near You!
- ODOT: Volunteers needed for 2017 DUI Engagement Marketing
- Volunteers of America Oregon: Support Children in Your Community!
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.
About the Volunteer Opportunities Newsletter
The Volunteer Opportunities Newsletter allows students, faculty, and staff at PCC a more comprehensive look at volunteer needs and opportunities from our community partners. Our hope is that the newsletter will allow subscribers to stay better informed about community service opportunities in the tri-county areas of Portland, Oregon, as well as non-profit internships and scholarships available locally and nationally.