GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER IN FEBRUARY!!!

If interested please e-mail honorvol@indiana.edu

Children's Expo - Feb. 12, 13
Volunteer for the Children's Expo and Health Fair, themed "Healthy Hearts and Valentines". Volunteers assist in a variety of ways, making the event run smoothly. The Expo features free health screenings for sweethearts ages 5 years and under, which ensure that children are ready to begin school with no barriers to learning. Screenings in speech, dental, hearing, vision, development, lead and scoliosis are offered by qualified professionals. Visitors explore interactive booths, listen to live entertainment, and peruse exhibitor booths. Minimum age is 18.

URGENT NEED - More Volleyball Coaches Needed!
Help! The Girls Inc. volleyball season is about to begin and they have four unexpected vacancies. If you have considered coaching or are intrigued by the opportunity . . . this is your chance to coach! Coaches should have interest and some experience with volleyball, and a passion for empowering girls and creating fun, meaningful experiences! Coaches commit to volunteer two evenings/week, Monday through Thursday. Minimum age is 18.

Board Members - Theatre of The People (TOP)
Bloomington's newest non-profit community theatre is seeking volunteers to join their Board of Directors. Interested community members will contribute to TOP's short and long-term development as well as ensuring successful social service programming in the area of inclusive arts and education. Skills in business/non-profit management, arts administration, finance, law, marketing, public relations, fundraising/grant writing, counseling, or special event promotion are preferred, although no experience is necessary. Board members commit to a two to three year term. Interested persons are asked to complete an application, then to meet with the Co-Artistic Directors and Board President.

Organize Spring Luncheon
The "Spring Into Action!" luncheon and silent auction is Monroe County United Ministries largest special event fundraiser. They need enthusiastic volunteers to serve on the organizing committee. The luncheon will be held on Sunday, April 25th, with proceeds supporting their affordable childcare and basic needs assistance services. Committee members meet monthly and work independently, planning event logistics, soliciting silent auction items, selling tickets and promoting the event. Minimum age is 18.

Sort Christmas Toys - now till December 18th!!!

Imagine a gym filled with toys, half for boys, half for girls. At The Salvation Army all the toys are in festive green and red bags, ready for mom or dad to take home for the holidays. With toys for over a thousand children, the gym is now very crowded but did not start that way. Toys trickled in and then began arriving by the truck load. The Salvation Army needs your skill to receive, sort and organize them! They need the hands of large and small groups, families and individuals, young and old.

Interested? Visit https://volunteer.united-e-way.org/cobvn/org/opp/10340879648.html

December Volunteer Opportunities!!

There are so many different opportunities this December so dont be afraid to try something new!!!! If interested e-mail us at honorvol@indiana.edu

RSVP America Reads Tutors
One out of four children entering fourth grade cannot read at grade level. Help change this statistic and prepare students for lasting success in schools and libraries throughout Monroe and Owen Counties. Through RSVP America Reads, the tutoring program of the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), volunteers commit to tutor one hour per week. Substitutes are available as needed. All training is provided and no experience is necessary. Your life will be positively changed as well! Minimum age is 21.


WFHB Production, Programming & Engineering
Music, news, information programming and engineering are among the ways you can become the media through WFHB Community Radio. Substitute as a DJ, write local news, record news events in the field, or work on the web page! Once you have given more than 30 hours of your time, you become a "Participating Member" with voting privileges. A commitment of at least 4 hours per month is requested. Training provided; minimum age is 18.



Arlington Elementary Playground Volunteers
Arlington Heights Elementary School invites community members to actively engage their children on the playground between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. While staff will be present, volunteers will initiate soccer, Frisbie, basketball, parachute play or other games. Requirements are enthusiasm and love for children, knowledge of a variety of outdoor games, and leadership skills. Teens welcome.


Girls Volleyball Coaches
Girls Inc. of Monroe County needs volleyball coaches for the spring season. This recreational league focuses on building fundamentals, improving social skills and having fun. Coaches should be enthusiastic about creating a positive and supportive environment. Practices are from 6-7 p.m. or from 7-8 p.m, either Mon./Wed. or Tues./Thurs., with no more than 2 nights of activity per week on week nights from mid-January until mid-April. Age groups are 6-8, 9-10, 11-12, and 13-18. Coaches should have experience playing or coaching volleyball and be comfortable working with parents and staff. Coaches must be 18 years old and attend a coaching orientation on either Dec. 15 or Jan. 12 (alternative arrangements can be made).

New Monroe County Youth & Community Center!

There is a NEW Youth & Community Center opening in Ellettsville on April 13!!!

This community center will serve as an after school center for youths of Monroe County. It will primarily be run by the Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington!

Volunteers are needed to interact with youth, playing board games and other games, supervising them during arts, crafts and snack time; sharing talents and interests, implementing new programs, changing bulletin boards, cleaning and organizing rooms, providing tutoring and homework help and being a mentor.

Shift hours and days vary, and there are opportunities for both long and short-term volunteering!

All volunteers must have a background check and go through orientation.

For more information, contact: Amy Matney, Unit Director, (812) 332-5311

Bike Riding!

Do you love to ride a bike? Do you ride to class, to eat, and for fun? Are you training to ride in Little 500? If so - you can help share your love of bike-riding with children by teaching them how to ride a bike!

Volunteers are needed Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, May 11-13 from 4-5:30 pm each day!

Beginning bicycle riders (the kids) will be prepared to spend the entire summer cruising on their bicycles after this kickoff to Bloomington Bikes Week! Volunteers will teach participants how to confidently and safely ride their bikes through individual instruction, and also about bike maintenance, road safety, and proper bike and helmet fittings. Each child then receives a free bike helmet and must bring a bicycle without training wheels.

All the action will be taking place at Bryan Park Pool, 1000 S. Woodlawn Ave. in the parking lot!

For more information or to sign up, please contact Kim Ecenbarger at ecenbark@bloomington.in.gov

Go Green (and Pink) Around B-Town and Help the Boys and Girls Club!

A new Schwinn Motor Scooter has been donated to the Boys and Girls Club with the challenge of using it to raise support!
The Club needs your to help to raise support by selling raffle tickets in order to raffle off the scooter and raise money for the Club!

The raffle will end before finals! We have a venue at the College Mall to sell tickets from and volunteers could easily work from there, in short shifts, on weekends through April.

If you're interested in helping the Boys and Girls Club raise money - and you have a few hours to spare during any weekend in April, please contact:

Chris Tann
Unit Director
BGC Bloomington
812-332-5311 ext. 13
ctann@bgcbloomington.org

If you have any problems, feel free to email honorvol@indiana.edu with questions!