volunteer opportunities

Hello USM Students!

The Office of Community Based Learning would like to make you aware of short term volunteer opportunities within our community.

Check out all of the opportunities listed Here.

We update these regularly so be sure to check back often!

If you need help securing a volunteer opportunity please call us at 780-8091 or stop by our office on the Portland Campus, we would be happy to help you!

Sincerely,

USM Office of Community Based Learning

Husky Day of Service: Success!

If you haven't already heard, this past Husky Day of Service was the largest in USM history! We had 16 community partners, 141 student, staff, and faculty volunteers, and overall contributed 459 hours of service to the Portland and Lewiston-Auburn community! Bravo, Huskies!

Check out the Husky Day of Service  and Portland Gear Hub Facebook pages for photos from the day and the CBL website for feedback from volunteers and community partners. Rumor has it, USM students are "polite, helpful, and fun!"  

We hope to see you next year for an even bigger 6th Annual Husky Day of Service!

-The Husky DOS Planning Committee

Samantha Frisk

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Program Coordinator of School-Based Programs

Office of Community Based Learning

University of Southern Maine

P.O. Box 9300

Portland, ME 04104-9300

 

P: (207) 228-8092

F: (207) 228-8403

ROOM CHANGE! Peace Corps Info Session @ 5:30 Today

If you are interested in serving abroad and developing your abilities, please stop by and speak with a PeaceCorps recruiter today! The Peace Corps has been a leader in international development and citizen diplomacy for more than 50 years across more than 139 countries. Volunteer opportunities focus on health, education, community economic development, agriculture, environment, HIV/AIDS, food security, youth development, and more!

1 PM - 4 PM: Office Hours at 23 Brighton Ave (Office of Community-Based Learning, next to Payson Smith Hall)

ROOM CHANGE:
5:30 - 6:30 PM: Info Session in Science Hall, Room 262

For more information regarding the office hours and info session, please stop by the Office of Community-Based Learning or call (207) 228-8091.

Rock Around the World! Friday, March 21st

The Multicultural and Multilingual Center (MLMC) at Portland Public Schools (PPS), annual fundraising event, Rock Around the World (R.A.W.)! is happening on March 21st. The R.A.W. event provides critical funding for our extended after school and summer academic programs for English Language Learners. Since the beginning of the 2013/14 school year we have welcomed 444 ELL students into Portland Public Schools.

Our volunteer needs NOW are contacting past and new donors for our silent auction. We also need volunteers to help us catalog and organize donation items, that may require work in Excel and MS. We would love help with creating a PPT and designing a poster for display at the auction. On the day of the event, we need assistance packing up donation items, loading at MLMC, and unloading items at the Italian Heritage Center. We will need help setting up the tables at the auction. During the event we will need runners to help us remove table items to the checkout.

Please contact Nanette Dyer Blake, at the MLMC Center at 207-842-4657 (direct line).

Re: Volunteers Needed for Girls Unlimited Conference in Portland - DATE CORRECTION

Girls Unlimited Conference sponsored by Hardy Girls Healthy Women

Date: Saturday, April 5th

Time: 9:30am - 2:30 pm

Place: King Middle School 92 Deering Avenue Portland, ME

 

There are many volunteer positions available for this conference, which focuses on leadership, social activism, and media literacy for girls in 4th-8th grade.  Volunteers may serve for one shift or the entire day.

 

The event features a keynote, "Widening the Lens: Media Literacy from a Feminist Perspective," by educator, writer, advocate, and feminist, Katie Heimer of Cambridge and Harvard College Women's Centers.

 

Students, faculty and staff who are interested in volunteering should contact Lindy Graham at Hardy Girls Healthy Women - lindy@hghw.org.

 

Thank you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Craig DeForest

Program Manager of Service-Learning

Office of Community-Based Learning

University of Southern Maine

PO Box 9300

Portland, ME  04104-9300

 

P: (207) 228-8284

F: (207) 228-8403

 

 

--

Craig DeForest

Program Manager of Service-Learning

Office of Community-Based Learning

University of Southern Maine

PO Box 9300

Portland, ME  04104-9300

 

P: (207) 228-8284

F: (207) 228-8403

Volunteers Needed for Girls Unlimited Conference in Portland

Girls Unlimited Conference sponsored by Hardy Girls Healthy Women

Time: 9:30am - 2:30 pm

Place: King Middle School 92 Deering Avenue Portland, ME

 

There are many volunteer positions available for this conference, which focuses on leadership, social activism, and media literacy for girls in 4th-8th grade.  Volunteers may serve for one shift or the entire day.

 

The event features a keynote, "Widening the Lens: Media Literacy from a Feminist Perspective," by educator, writer, advocate, and feminist, Katie Heimer of Cambridge and Harvard College Women's Centers.

 

Students, faculty and staff who are interested in volunteering should contact Lindy Graham at Hardy Girls Healthy Women - lindy@hghw.org.

 

Thank you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--

Craig DeForest

Program Manager of Service-Learning

Office of Community-Based Learning

University of Southern Maine

PO Box 9300

Portland, ME  04104-9300

 

P: (207) 228-8284

F: (207) 228-8403

NEXT WEEK : Get Involved in the Portland Community through Husky Day of Service!

The Husky Day of Service is an opportunity for USM community members to join together to better the Greater Portland community. Individuals and groups (clubs, sports teams, student organizations, etc.) are welcome to serve! Faculty, staff and alums are invited to join us too! Everyone who joins us is guaranteed to have a great time while meeting new people and giving back to our local community!

We'll provide transportation to sites, breakfast, lunch, and everyone gets a FREE t-shirt! USM Gorham residents, make sure to board the 8:45AM bus from USM Gorham to USM Portland, as this is the HUSKY DOS SPIRIT BUS!

Here are just a few community organizations that are partnering with USM for this year's Husky Day of Service:

Animal Refuge League
Cultivating Community
Greater Portland Charitable Furniture Center
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
King Middle School
Maine Veteran's Home
Partners for World Health
Preble Street
Ruth's 3Rs
STRIVE U

For more information and to register on-line, visit the Husky DOS page:

http://usm.maine.edu/cbl/campus-wide-day-service

If you have questions regarding Husky DOS, please send an email message to sfrisk@usm.maine.edu or kgroshek@usm.maine.edu, or call the Office of Community-Based Learning at 207-228-8091.

The Husky Day of Service is sponsored by the Office of Community-Based Learning, Student Life and the USM Student Government Association.