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Volunteer Opportunities Newsletter | November 6, 2017
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CBL | COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING ANNOUNCEMENTS
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 FOR:
UPCOMING EVENTS
November 11, 2017 (Saturday) – Friends of Trees: Train to be a Friends of Trees Crew Leader! (Registration Required)
November 18, 2017 (Saturday) – SOLVE: The holiday season is fast approaching and we’re kicking it off with Family Volunteer Day!
January 15, 2018 (Monday) – Campus Compact of Oregon: PCC Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to participate in our Annual MLK Day of Service! Space is limited so early registration is highly recommended!
PROGRAMS
SOLVE: Get your hands dirty with SOLVE every Saturday!
Lend a hand at a local litter cleanup, or help restore our natural areas by joining an invasive plant removal or native planting project near you!
SOLVE events are a fun, easy way to improve the community and natural areas, meet your neighbors, and spend quality time outdoors with family and friends. Best of all our projects are family-friendly, open to all, and no experience is necessary. Our volunteer leaders bring the tools and the plan, but we need you to make it work!
Mark your Calendar for Family Volunteer Day on November 18! The holiday season is fast approaching and we’re kicking it off with Family Volunteer Day, check our calendar for local events to join.
Contact: SOLVE at 503-844-9571 (ext. 332) or info@solveoregon.org
Beaverton School District: Mountainside High School Homework Club Tutors Needed
Are you interested in becoming a tutor? Mountainside High School needs your help! A new high school has just opened in the Beaverton School District! Mountain Side High School is brand new, and currently serves 9th and 10th graders only. Unfortunately, this means we do not have access to upper-classmen to assist with tutoring and mentoring students in need of help. In an effort to find a solution for this problem, we have created a Homework Club, geared towards helping students feel more confident in their work and their education!
If you are interested in volunteering your time to this club, we meet on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 2:45pm – 4:15pm. We are looking for tutors to commit to one day a week with our students. This club is in need of tutors for all subjects, however we are especially in need of math and science tutors.
Tutoring is such a wonderful opportunity to impact the lives of young students. If you volunteer your time to our club, you will be doing very fulfilling work, and you will be assisting us greatly!
Contact: Elisa Bennett, Homework Club Coordinator; Elisa_Bennett@beaverton.k12.or.us
Portland Shriners Hospital: Volunteer & Learn About Risk Management at a Children’s Hospital
The facilities department at the Portland Shriners Hospital is looking for volunteers with an interest in risk management and emergency preparedness to support our mission to provide expert orthopedic care to kids, regardless of their family’s ability to pay.
Volunteers will work with our Security and Risk Manager to support the facilities department, emergency planning, emergency drills, clerical functions, and will cover our main switchboard and Help Desk briefly during staff breaks.
Volunteers should be able to commit to a regular, weekly 3-hour morning shift on a weekday; should have excellent organizational skills; should have experience with or be willing to learn a multi-line phone system and an excellent phone manner; and should have an interest in learning more about security systems, risk management and emergency preparedness within a pediatric healthcare setting. The Portland Shriners Hospital is located in inner-southwest Portland, on Marquam Hill.
Contact: Emily Coleman, Volunteer & Event Coordinator; ecoleman@shrinenet.org | 503-221-3426
PCC Cascade Language Exchange Program: Get paired with other students to teach and learn foreign language skills
The Language Exchange Program is designed to help students improve their foreign language skills through mutually shared practice so when they are paired up together they teach and learn from each other. Last year we had over 150 people sign up for the program and 63% of them were paired grouped. Anyone can participate! No special requirements. No fees. The program is made by students for anybody who is or want to learn any foreign language!
Contact: Filadelfia Tadjibaeva, Clubs Coordinator, Phi Theta Kappa Officer; filadelfia.tadjibaeva@pcc.edu | 971-722-5735
PCC Cascade ASPCC and Phi Theta Kappa: Thanksgiving Basket Donations
The holidays are fast approaching and with that comes hungry student families in need of a warm meal.
Each year Cascade ASPCC and Phi Theta Kappa give Thanksgiving Baskets to over 50 student families. The Thanksgiving Program is an annual tradition that students and staff at Cascade look forward to each year. Our goal is to raise $1,750.00, which will allow us to provide a Thanksgiving meal to 50 student families in need for the Thanksgiving holiday and help make it a happy, stress-free time.
Like last year, we are requesting donations of cash. Donations of cash are much more cost effective than collecting individual food items and we can accommodate everyone’s dietary needs. With the help of your department, we are sure to continue the tradition of generosity and community which defines PCC Cascade.
Our Phi Theta Kappa president, has provided letters and donation envelopes to each building on campus. You may also donate at the Student Union Info Booth (1st Floor) anytime. Receipts are available for tax purposes. Donation locations are as follow:
- Student Union First Floor – Debra Porta/Heidi Dombek
- Student Services Building Room 209 – Anita Morris
- Gym Room 100 – Dale Peterka
- Cascade Hall Room 208 – Denyse Peterson
- Moriarty Arts Building Room 105 – Reba Stephney
- Terrell Hall Room 123 – Amanda Harrison
- Jackson Hall Room 210C – Janet DiGrazia
- Public Service Education Building Room 132 – Allison Wolde
New this year, we are able to accept donations using your credit card! Click on the link below to donate.
We will be accepting donations through November 17th.
Contact: Ashley Hansen, Administrative Assistant Student Leadership; ashley.hansen@pcc.edu | 971-722-5379
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–become a Tree Caller!
Friends of Tryon Creek
Kaiser Permanente Northwest
Volunteer at a Community Clinic Near You!
Montavilla Farmers Market
Care about sustainable food and community spaces? Volunteer at the Montavilla Farmers Market
ODOT
Volunteers needed for 2017 DUI Engagement Marketing
Tuality Healthcare
Volunteer opportunities of students interested health care careers
Volunteers of America Oregon
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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.