It’s almost the end of the semester! Don’t forget to log your November Boyd Service Hours by December 7. Remember that to qualify for the Pro Bono Society, you must have completed 15 hours of service (half of which must be community hours), attend one Lawyers & Leaders, and be on track to earn the Boyd Service Award at graduation.
If you find that your community hours are lacking, have no fear! The Citizen Lawyer Program has received several requests for volunteers. Take a study break and earn some hours with any of these great opportunities. Additionally, stay tuned for more volunteer opportunities during the Martin Luther King Day of Service, Monday, January 18!
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
- Holiday Party Helper
- Description: Volunteers are needed to help direct traffic at the annual “A Christmas Past” holiday event at the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site.
- Type: One-time Opportunity, December 4, 2009 OR December 5, 2009, various 1.5 hour shifts available
- Interested students should contact Adam Prato at (319) 643-7855 for more information.
Johnson County Public Health
- H1N1 Vaccine Clinic Volunteer
- Description: Volunteers are needed to help Johnson County Public Health conduct a massive H1N1 vaccination clinic doing such tasks as greeting patients, escorting patients between stations, and attending the intake station. Volunteers may also act as security.
- Type: One-time Opportunity, December 5, 2009 from 9am-7pm
- Interested students should contact Erica Wagner (ewagner@co.johnson.ia.us) for more information.
Homeless Children’s Trust
- Holiday Party Helper
- Description: Volunteers are needed to help at a holiday party sponsored by the Homeless Children’s Trust doing various tasks such as shopping with parents at K-Mart, wrapping packages at K-Mart, working in the kitchen at the Moose Lodge, and monitoring children at the Moose Lodge.
- Type: One-time Opportunity
- Interested students should contact Mary Larew at 319.338.1212 (days) or 319.337.2264 (evenings) for more information.
American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes, Inc.
- Holiday Mail for Heroes Letter Writer
- Description: Volunteers are needed to send letters of appreciation to service members, their families, and veterans, many of whom will be far from home this holiday season.
- Type: One-time Opportunity, through December 7, 2009
- Interested students should visit http://www.redcross.org/holidaymail for more information.
Project Holiday
- Toy Sorter
- Description: Volunteers are needed to help Project Holiday sort toys.
- Type: One-time Opportunity, December 9, 2009 from 5-9pm
- Interested students should visit http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwjc/org/opp/10299668880.html for more information.
Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County
- After-school Programming Assistant
- Description: The Broadway Neighborhood Center offers drop-in after school programming on Mondays and Thursdays from 3-5pm. Volunteers are needed to participate in after-school activities with participating children. The commitment can be weekly or monthly.
- Requirements: Must complete a background check.
- Type: Ongoing Opportunity
- College Prep Tutor
- Description: The Broadway Neighborhood Center offers assistance to high school students, many of whom may be potential first generation college students, through ACT preparation, homework support, academic planning support, and career planning support. Tutoring takes place on Tuesdays from 3:15-5:30pm, and Kirkwood Community College visits take place on Thursdays from 2:30-5pm. The commitment can be weekly or monthly.
- Requirements: Must complete a background check.
- Type: Ongoing Opportunity
- Interested student should contact Bethany Bender (bethany-bender@ncjc.org) or Perla Flores (perla-flores@ncjc.org) for more information about either opportunity.
