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The Education Foundation of Alachua County is putting on it's annual "A Night in the Big Apple" fundraiser. This event raises funds to support the Education Foundation's major programs.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	5	n/a	n/a
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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This is our big dance company performance for the school year. We will be selling snacks and program merchandise to supplement our arts programs.

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

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Mentors for Freedom English Academy serve as role models and guide students.
time commitment: 1.5 hours/month
activity: SKYPE call with students in India
language: English
support: talking points, guidelines provided by FEA.
purpose: To provide role models for underprivileged students in India. For many students, this is the first time someone has taken an interest in guiding their careers and mentoring them.

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The Woods Project is hosting the 8th annual Walk for The Woods Project, presented by ENGIE, event on Saturday, March 30, 2019 @ BakerRipley- Ripley House.

The Walk is our largest fundraiser of the year and will help us provide life changing, leadership development opportunities to even more low income Houston high school students. Over 170 students are expected to participate in our 2-week summer wilderness immersion program.

This event would not be possible without the help of our wonderful volunteers. Many volunteer roles available. Grab your friends, family, and social groups to volunteer with us to help create another successful Walk for The Woods Project.

Volunteers needed on Saturday, March 30th, 6am - 2pm to help manage event day activities. Many shifts to choose from or decide to stay all day!

Walk Volunteer Roles include:
Start/Finish Line Activity Managers
Expo Area Setup
History Stop Setup
Course Marshalls
Parking Guides
Water Stop Assistants
Registration and Check-in
Info Booth Managers
Breakdown and Clean-up

Questions: contact Jessi Manley, jessi@thewoodsproject.org.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
MORNING EVENT SETUP VOLUNTEERS	40	n/a	n/a
EVENT ACTIVITY VOLUNTEERS	60	n/a	n/a
CLEAN-UP CREW VOLUNTEERS	no limit	n/a	n/a

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Now in its third year, the 2019 Celebration of Science (#CoSci19) celebrates Our Scientific Heritage. The event moves to The Fingernail in Howard Amon Park in 2019 to facilitate better non-motorized access, more picnic facilities, and more opportunities for families to enjoy the day. The theme for this event, “Our Scientific Heritage,” recognizes how scientific and engineering investments of the past shape our present and future. For the third year running, there will be booths hosted by local community organizations and businesses.

This free, family-friendly event brings the community together to enjoy hands-on science activities and engage with some of the world-class scientists who live and work in the Mid-Columbia region. Previous events spawned business opportunities and friendships, increased participation in local programs, and inspired young minds to be future engineers, developers, and scientists.

We need volunteers at the event to help in a variety of roles. Our booth hosts need some support to help them take a break. Most booths will have hands-on activities and volunteers can help visitors with those while the booth hosts discuss the science behind them. We will need help putting the park back how we found it. GoGreen TriCities usually provides recycling for the event, but we need help picking up stray bits, helping booth hosts set up and pack out, and plenty of other odds and ends that just take manpower.

The photograph is courtesy of Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Lab.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Set-up	5	n/a	n/a
Booth Relief	10	n/a	n/a
Clean-up Crew	5	n/a	n/a
General Gofer	5	n/a	n/a

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Sign-up through Benevity or here: bit.ly/RegisterBSVvolunteers

Please register ASAP, as we aim for a 1:1 ratio of students to volunteers. You'll have the opportunity to work with three separate students.


**Help Breakthrough’s high school sophomores develop their professional portfolio by reviewing their draft resumes and providing valuable feedback on how to present their accomplishments as they apply for internships and part-time jobs. With your guidance, students will learn how to define and highlight their unique strengths and experiences.**

About Breakthrough Silicon Valley:
Breakthrough Silicon Valley’s tuition-free program provides year-round out-of-school-time academic support, counseling, and advocacy for a diverse group of talented students, most of whom will be the first in their family to go to college, and come from low-income families or attend under-performing schools.Breakthrough also provides a consummate professional development experience in education by giving talented high school and college students the opportunity to design and teach classes under the direction of education professionals. While ambitious in its goals, Breakthrough works: a stunning 96% of BSV graduates go directly into four-year colleges and 78% of BSV teaching fellows pursue careers in education.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Volunteers	55	n/a	n/a

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This will be a bingo fundraiser for our eight band programs. Our list of expenditures for next year exceed our budget and we therefore needed to host a fundraiser. We need to invest into a trailer to transport instruments and props and replace aging/broken equipment. We also need to increase our funding so that we can supplement those students that need financial assistance to activity participate in band activities. We will be hosting a bingo with 20 games and three to four raffles. We hope to attract 300-400 bingo players and will need many hands to make this go smoothly.

This event will also have a charity component which will benefit the local food bank.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	5	n/a	n/a

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FIRST stands for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. Under strict rules, limited resources, and time limits, our student-run team is challenged to raise funds, hone teamwork skills, and build and program robots to perform prescribed tasks against a field of competitors. It’s as close to real-world engineering as we can get, with professional mentors volunteering their time and talents to guide teams.

This March, we are helping the Bensalem HS Robotics team host a robotics competition at Bensalem High School and we in need of volunteers to help staff the event by selling concessions and directing foot traffic inside the venue.

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Faire History: A regional team working to increase Science, Technology, Engineering/Entrepreneurship, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) efforts in our region felt that bringing a Mini Maker Faire to Northwest Missouri would really boost interest in these areas. This year’s faire event details are:

The Big Muddy Mini Maker Faire
Saturday, March 2, 2019
10 am – 5 pm
Restoration Natatorium
117 Francis Street
Saint Joseph, Missouri 64501

We are holding the faire just a few blocks up from the river after which our faire was named. Historically, the building was an indoor swimming pool in the 1800’s, possibly the first one this side of the river. This year, we are opening an additional warehouse next door to where we held the faire last year to allow for even more makers!

What is a Maker Faire? A Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (& Tell) on Earth – part science fair, part county fair, and part something new. This is a family-friendly showcase of invention and creativity. The faire brings together tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, food artisans, hobbyists, engineers, artists, students and commercial exhibitors – all known by the name “Makers.” Makers love to show their creations and share their knowledge! Patrons come to learn how to be Makers.

Maker Faires are held all over the world including Vienna, Berlin, Paris, New York, and Kansas City. Now we enjoy having one in Northwest Missouri. This event provides an opportunity for community members and businesses leaders to see what kinds of innovative ideas are happening in our region. Our goal is to offer an exciting, educational and entertaining experience!

Maker Types: The following are just some of the types of Makers generally featured at Maker Faires:
Student Projects
Robotics
Arduino projects
Raspberry Pi
Space projects
Food makers
Conductive materials projects
Kit makers
Interactive art projects
Do-It-Yourself (DIY) projects
3D Printers and CNC Mills
Textile Arts and Crafts
E-Textiles
Home Energy Monitoring
Rockets and RC Toys
Sustainability & Green Tech
Radios, Vintage Computers and Game Systems
Electronics
Electric Vehicles
Science, Biology/Biotech, and Chemistry projects
Puppets, Kites, and Other Whimsical Creations
Bicycles
Large-scale Art
Music Performances and Participation
Unusual Tools or Machines
How to Fix Things or Take them Apart


The Big Muddy Mini Maker Faire will draw hundreds of people interested in viewing a wide variety of maker exhibits and workshops and engaging in interesting presentations.

The logistics required for this event are challenging; therefore, dedicated volunteers who can embrace the spirit of Maker Faire as well as the creativity and resourcefulness it represents are needed.

We will need volunteers during the faire for a variety of positions such as:
• Putting wristbands on patrons
• Collecting zip codes and how faire patrons learned about the faire
• Counting the patrons as they enter the faire
• Refreshing the food in the hospitality room
• Showing patrons where the booths and facilities are located
• Covering the booths for a few minutes so the makers may use the restroom
• Ensuring faire patrons do not go into spaces that are not being used for the faire
• And providing extra support for the makers

Volunteers will also be needed to help set up and take down the faire and will assist in:
• Setting up and taking down tables and chairs
• Assisting makers in carrying in and out their exhibit materials

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Flexible Shifts are available during the time periods mentioned above. We can work with the time volunteers have available, but we need to know in advance	no limit	n/a	n/a

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We want to raise awareness of what our foundation stands for, what it's accomplishments are and how we can add new supporters to our current supporter base. For that we find ourselves having a lack of knowledge to accomplish this in the social media environment. We search for a person who we can contact and who might be able to provide us with technical support and feedback on the try-outs we do. For now we're only on facebook but would like to explore the possibilities on other SMN's as well.