Opportunity Details

The Butler County Early Care & Education Council (a community collaboration committed to school readiness, coordinated by Lifesteps) is requesting community involvement in local activities to celebrate the National Week of the Young Child this April. This annual celebration provides a special time to renew our community’s commitment to ensuring that every child has quality early experiences to help them grow up healthy, safe, and ready for school.
This year, we are again planning a community-wide event which will provide fun, educational activities and resources to support families of children ages birth through eight. With 90% of brain development occurring before age five, children’s experiences during these critical years provide the foundation for all future learning.
This year’s event theme, “Be the Star You Are!” will promote school readiness with a focus on self-esteem, accepting and celebrating differences, and positive behaviors. (Social-emotional skills and Character Education), following the theme of the book “My Cousin Momo”, by Zacharia O’Hora. Each family attending will receive a free copy of the book!

Your help is needed to make this year’s celebration a success!

Events will be held:

 Tuesday, April 17th from 10 am – 2 pm and 6 – 8 pm, North Main Street Church of God, Butler
 April 12th – 20th, Author visits and activities are being planned by several Butler County libraries

YOU can help in ANY of the following ways:

 Become an event Sponsor
 Volunteer to help where needed
 Donate food to feed volunteers and/or provide snacks for families
 Donate door prizes for the children and families
 Provide additional resources/presentations on Social/Emotional Development or School Readiness
 Participate as a VENDOR. (please read below)
Organizations wishing to participate as VENDORS on April 17th must complete the attached form AND provide/participate in an activity for children that promotes learning (Social Skills/Character Education)
For additional information about the book and sample activities, please visit www.paonebook.org.

To learn more about how YOU can get involved, contact Julie Thumma at Lifesteps (724) 283-1010 x310.

We look forward to partnering with you!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Event Set- up assistance	2	n/a	n/a
Daytime event support	8	n/a	n/a
Evening event support	3	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Volunteer at the 12th Annual Champions for Children 5K Run/Walk! We are expecting over 200 participants and numerous businesses from the community in attendance!  All net proceeds will benefit the Children's Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County, an organization that serves as the leading resource to empower and heal the abused child and prevent violence against children.

Each year, CAC helps over 1,000 children and families who have been victims of abuse and violence. CAC’s goal is always to minimize trauma and maximize the opportunity for healing to begin through free therapy and support services.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Route Volunteers	6	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Camp Breathe Easy is a free one-day camp that serves asthmatic children, ages six to thirteen, and their parents or guardians. The goal of Camp Breathe Easy is to teach children and their parents how to cope with asthma and prevent asthma attacks, in turn reducing school absenteeism, the number of emergency room visits taken each year, and the number of days parents miss from work due to their child’s illness. We would like to create activity kits so that the participants can make model lungs out of cups and balloons, to help them understand their asthma.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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Project Bundle-Up, a joint venture of The Salvation Army and WTAE-TV, provides children ages birth to 18 years and senior citizens 62 years and older with brand new winter outerwear. Hundreds of low income children are selected each year throughout Western PA to participate in special shopping trips at local retailers. During these trips, children have the opportunity to shop with local sports celebrities, WTAE-TV personalities and caring volunteers from area corporations who generously donate their time and support to The Salvation Army and WTAE-TV’s Project Bundle-Up.

As a Kohl’s Associates In Action charity partner, Project Bundle-Up is requesting the help of 5 associates for each Kohl’s shopping trip at the Kohl's Store Locations in Western PA for the Fall 2018 (dates TBD). We have been honored to have this partnership with Kohl’s spanning the past several years. For more information, please contact Andrew Cader, Project Bundle-Up Director, 700 N. Bell Ave., Carnegie, Pa 15106 or email at andrew.cader@use.salvationarmy.org.

Opportunity Details

The Salvation Army's 11th annual Women’s Auxiliary Style Show and Silent Auction will be held on March 24, 2018 from 9am-1 pm. Our local Kolh’s store normally has 10-15 employees volunteer for this event. These men and women bring the clothing to the venue, assist in helping the models in the dressing room, and assist with models on the runway. Several of the employees also volunteer to model in the show. Tim Hissner, Customer Service Area Supervisor and Sarah Kauffman, Assistant Store Manager are in attendance for the event, with Tim giving the narration of the clothing worn in the show.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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April is the national observation of Child Abuse Prevention Month. Every April, businesses, houses of worship, nonprofits, schools, municipalities and service organizations "plant" pinwheel gardens throughout NJ and nationally in support of Great Childhoods for all children. In NJ, we arrange a Big Pinwheel Garden where government officials, business people, children's advocates, students etc. come together for a large "rally" and "plant" 1,000 pinwheels. This helps us promote great childhoods, positive parenting and healthy child development. This year, we'll host the Big Pinwheel Garden in Asbury Park, NJ. We invite representatives from Kohl's to help us! Putting up signage, Participating in the "rally" (Great Childhoods!), distributing pinwheels, "planting" pinwheels, taking photographs and removing pinwheels and signage so as to leave the beach in pristine condition.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	15	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Taste of Quincy Event

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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The Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium’s charitable arm, will host the 11th annual Raven’s Ball on Saturday, March 24th at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage.

The Raven’s Ball is one of Alaska’s premier black tie parties and dynamic fundraising events, and in 2018 we will continue its tradition of philanthropy that benefits the Foundation’s three key initiatives: improving medical care; strengthening wellness and prevention efforts; and promoting healthy village environments.

This event would not be a success without the help of volunteers! Please consider volunteering your time and skills to the day or night of the event. To sign up to volunteer please sign up https://inspiringgoodhealth.org/rb18-volunteer/. To volunteer during the event please note you need to be over 21. To help set up for the event day of you do not have to be over 21

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

This is a fundraiser in April, the national observation of Child Abuse Prevention Month to support Prevent Child Abuse-NJ and inform those in attendance about our important work. We need volunteer help to set up the tablecloths, plates, glasses, literature, centerpieces; sell 50/50 and tricky tray tickets; give out door prizes and tricky tray prizes; to clean up room and pack all refuse (we take it with us from the venue).

Guests will enjoy sampling various wines paired with chocolates and learning from wine expert Dr. Gary Pavlis, Rutgers University Professor, Member of the American Wine Society and contributor to edible jersey with his wine column Liquid Assets. Guests will also enjoy music, door prizes and a tricky tray.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	10	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

This is a fundraising event that will help raise funds for programs at the Children's Advocacy Center. Our volunteers will offer technical and customer service support before, during, and after event. Volunteers will be shown appreciation through receiving meals and recognition at event.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Registration Table	no limit	n/a	n/a
SET-UP of Event	no limit	n/a	n/a
Customer Service/Tech Support	no limit	n/a	n/a