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Community Service Honor Roll
Congratulations to DU's 2011-12 Community Service Honor Roll Recipients!
Click here to see a full list of students who have contributed at least 25 volunteer hours over the last year.
Volunteer Opportunities
Awesome Opportunity to work with Disabled Athletes
- Date: May 17-19, 2012.
- Location: Michigan State University.
- Purpose: Provide help to disabled athletes and help run events.
- Number: As many as possible
- When: May 17-19.
- What: They will be assisting athletes with any events. Example: Helping with a track and field event.
Contact: Mary Ann Weaver midsa.mac@gmail.com
Link: http://www.michiganvictorygames.com/
Unique Volunteer Experience
US Open Table Tennis Championships in Grand Rapids June 30 - July 4, 2012.
The volunteer Board found that the success of the tournament was greatly helped by the number of quality volunteers that assisted during the event.
We will need assistance before, during and after the event and any help would be greatly appreciated.
The assistance needed is in a number of capacities including
- Barrier assembly/tear down
- Control desk assistance
- Check indesk assistance
- A few other areas
The Volunteers will get a shirt,water during their shifts, and access to the facility all week including the finals ($25 value).
Contact: Lee Bahlman
US Open Table Tennis Championship Volunteer Coordinator
Phone: 616 956 2808
Cell: 616 318 7867
HEALTH CARE Volunteer- Spectrum Health needs Volunteers
We need individuals to be victim actors for a disaster exercise taking place Tuesday, May 15, 8:00-12:00 noon.
Participating agencies include: Lacks Industries, Spectrum Health-Blodgett, Butterworth, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Special Care Hospital, and the Urgent Care Center on Broadmoor, all located in Grand Rapids, MI
May 15 exercise details:
- Recruiting 100 victim actors
- Exercise involves a mass casualty (trauma) and contamination theme
- Participants at Blodgett will have stage makeup applied to give them the appearance of injury (moulage); no decon shower or blood draw
- Participants at Butterworth will go through a decontamination shower set up in the Ambulance Bay. 15 individuals in the Butterworth group will also have blood drawn – this is a test we’re conducting with the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH)
- Participants at HDVCH (peds) will have victim tags only; no moulage, decon shower, or blood draw
- Urgent Care participants will also go through a decontamination shower set up by the fire department on scene at that location; no moulage or blood draw
- Participants should be 10 years of age or older
- All participants must complete/submit waiver
Contact: Kathi S. Vande Guchte
Project Coordinator / Training Specialist
Emergency Preparedness Department
616.391.1073, office
616.479.9252, pager
Volunteer Opportunity with Hospice for Healthcare Students
We have a great new opportunity here at Spectrum Health Hospice that may very well interest you. One of the primary goals of our care team is to ensure that our patients and families are supported and comfortable 24/7. We want our patients and families to be confident that we are anticipating their every need and have a watchful eye out for them. To provide this reassurance for patients and their caregivers, we are beginning our volunteer Tuck In Program.
The main focus is to ensure that each patient is indeed “tucked in” for the weekend and have everything they need. We are proud to have wonderful staff available during the night and on weekends to meet any unanticipated needs in a timely manner; however, our goal is always to prevent crisis and assure our families that we will do everything we can to avoid any urgent situation. Our Tuck In volunteers can help us touch base with every single patient we serve to assure them that we are there for them, working deliberately to ensure their comfort.
The spring volunteer training session will be held at our office which is located at 4500 Breton Rd SE in Kentwood. The training will run for 5 consecutive Tuesday evenings from 6:00pm – 9:00pm.The dates for the trainings are April 24, May 1, 8, 15 and 22. at Spectrum Health Hospice office, 4500 Breton Rd, Kentwood, MI 49508 to prepare the volunteers to work in the program.
For more information, please contact Marcia Good or Yvonne Elliot at 616.391.4240 or email at hospice.volunteers@spectrumhealth.org.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED at Kent Health Plan
Very flexible schedules & Volunteer any weekday(s) from 8:30am to 5pm
Potential duties include, but are not limited to: Assisting with case management and health coaching, Helping with administrative tasks, Scheduling clients for classes and workshops, Facilitating applications and orientations, Bilingual skills a plus, but not required.
Contact: Paul Hazen, Phone: (616) 726-8204, ext. 257, Email: phazen@kenthealthplan.org
Volunteer: Steepletown Neighborhood Services' Learning Lab is seeking volunteers!
Our Learning Lab provides assistance to students seeking their General Education Diploma (GED).
Volunteers would assist students with questions about online course work/homework.
Some benefits:Opportunity to work closely with a non-profit community based organization, Work with Grand Rapids area community youth/young adults, Flexible hours/ schedule, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Morning and late afternoon, Long term and short term arrangements can be made, and Each volunteer will need to fill out a background check form provided by Steepletown.
If you have any questions, please contact me. Thank you so much for your time!
Contact: Melanie Straub
Education Coordinator
(616) 451-4215 (ext. 110)
Volunteers need to prepare taxes for low income individuals.
What is VITA?
- VITA stands for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
- The IRS partners with communities and universities to provide free tax preparation services for low income families, seniors, and the disabled.
- Last year our collegiate partnership served over 2500 clients who received over $4.6 million in refunds.
Students, faculty, staff and alumni are invited to participate in this year's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program for the 2012 tax season. We need volunteers to prepare taxes, greet clients, translate for Hispanic clients, and distribute flyers to prospective clients. Our tax season will officially begin on January 24th and run through April 17, 2012 but we advertise in advance of the season. To become a VITA, simply fill out a volunteer application and submit to Judy Knapp.
Contact: Judy Knapp judy.knapp@davenport.edu; 616-871-3979
Judy can also answer questions about VITA opportunities across the state. Many accounting and finance students have found their VITA experience helpful in increasing their tax knowledge and skills and it has been beneficial in securing internships and
jobs. Although we love our accounting and finance students, anyone can volunteer for VITA and provide
this useful community service.
Volunteer Center Resources
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Click here to search! Davenport offers many rewarding opportunities to volunteer your time working with worthwhile organizations through the Heart of West Michigan United Way. You can volunteer on your own or with a group - the possibilities are endless!
Community Service Honor Roll
Click here to check out the CS Honor Roll. Here you can download a handy tracking sheet to jot down your volunteer hours for you to report in April. If you can complete 25 volunteer hours by then--you're in.
