Serve with the National MS Society

Join the Movement: Phone volunteers needed to make a difference!

Join the Movement as we take the first steps to raise over $3 million to help fund the mission to find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis!

One of the first important steps in this mission is to make phone calls and register walkers for their local Walk MS event. Volunteers will NOT solicit donations, but will make courtesy calls to walkers who have participated in past Walk MS events and provide information about the upcoming walks in their area. Join us in our Falmouth office to reach out to past years' walkers. We'll have the list of names for you to call and a script for you to follow - it's that easy!

Interested volunteers may contact Ashley Kuntz at ashley.kuntz@nmss.org or 781-7960

Location: National MS Society – Greater New England Chapter: 74 Gray Road, Falmouth ME 04105

Time Commitment: 3/19-3/28, time TBD. 2-3 hours, weekday afternoon or evening, possible Saturday morning. Contact Ashley to find a mutually convenient time and date!

Thanks for your support!

Thank you to those of you who supported our Alternative Student Break (ASB) group by participating in their online auction. Through your bidding, we were able to raise $575 to mitigate transportation and other costs that go with taking service trips around and out of state. I know their group is very excited to serve during March break! We could not fund these trips without the support of the USM community. Thank you again!

Summer Internship in Service in Washington, DC

**EXTENDED APPLICATION DEADLINE**

Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service

June 10 – August 4

Georgetown University, Washington, DC

www.DCinternships.org/ipvs

 

How will you choose to spend your summer?

 

Join the millions of volunteers, public servants and nonprofit professionals who heard the call to serve in the nation's capital.

 

The Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service offers you a chance to put your talents towards affecting change. Spend your summer in service while getting a hands-on learning experience in Washington, DC.

 

This summer's IPVS application deadline has been extended to March 23, 2012 with scholarship funding available.

 

You still have the opportunity to be placed in an internship that puts you on the front-lines of our nation's recovery and renewal.  Spend your summer taking action and making an impact in the community. With IPVS you can: 

 

·     Provide families with educational programs that combat childhood obesity.

·     Help to advance public health by conducting intake interviews.

·     Facilitate enrichment opportunities for at-risk youth that encourage future successes.

·     Translate legal service documents and consultations for low-income immigrants.

·     Raise money and awareness for diseases that affect millions.

·     Provide direct emergency services to clients at a homeless shelter.

·     Research nonprofit policy and report on agency benefits.

·     Engage the local community in a park clean-up that revitalizes urban green spaces.

 

Application Instructions

To take advantage of the extended application and scholarship deadline, please contact Kristen Wright, Program Manager for the Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service at kwright@tfas.org or 202.986.0384. We will work with you to help you complete your application and ensure that it qualifies for the extended deadline.

 

For more information or to start an application, please visit our website at www.DCinternships.org/IPVS.

 

About the Program

Sponsored by The Fund for American Studies and held at Georgetown University, IPVS is an eight-week academic internship program held in Washington, D.C. for undergraduate students interested in volunteerism and careers in the nonprofit sector. The Institute combines substantive professional experience for 30 hours a week with a challenging academic experience worth 6 credit hours from Georgetown University.  All students are housed on campus in apartment-style dorms.

 

Choose to spend your summer in service with IPVS!

 

Andrea Thompson McCall

 Director of Community Service Learning

 University Interfaith Chaplain

University of Southern Maine

P.O. Box 9300

Portland, ME 04104-9300

 

Phone 207-228-8284

FAX 207-228-8403

Place a bid on a 1 hour photo shoot or other items!

Did you recently get engaged? Need new family photos? Support our Alternative Spring Break group by bidding on a 1 hour photo session. Right now the price is at $40, what a bargain! Other items include gift cards, camp getaways and passes to local venues!Go to http://usmasbauction.webs.com/ to place your bid today! All proceeds go towards supporting ASB's chem free service trips!

Volunteer for the Into the Mud Challenge

The Into The Mud Challenge is put on by students in the Sport Management Program at USM. This year it will be on May 5th. They are looking for people to help them set up the course. Volunteers will be doing various "yard work" jobs to help set up for the race. Some of the jobs will include clearing trails of all obstructions, using shovels to dig holes for obstacles in race, and cutting down small trees. For more information contact Kyle Beaudoin at kyle.beaudoin@maine.edu.

Have you made your bid yet?

Have you made your bid on the ASB online auction yet? Support Alternative Spring Break's effort to make TWO service trips this semester by bidding on items from local businesses. Does a $15 Wild Burritos gift card for $6 sound good, or maybe some handmade jewelry for that special someone? We have something for everyone! To bid, follow this link and check out the list of items! http://usmasbauction.webs.com/itemlist.htm

Parkside Neighborhood Center Giveaway Day!

Parkside Neighborhood Center is looking for help for their Giveaway Day! It will be held at Sacred Heart/St. Dominic's Parish on Saturday, May 5th from 10 am -1 pm. They will accept, as always, baby clothing, books, toys, and baby and household items. Cleaned and washed and bedbug-free please! Drop-offs at Sacred Heart on Friday, May 4th from 9-11 am and 4-6 pm. We're also looking for volunteers during both days. Please contact Rachel Horton White at rachel.white@opportunityalliance.org or 553-5940 if interested you are in volunteering.