Opportunity Details

We need volunteers to make our fundraising event a success! Various roles and shifts needed.

The Silicon Valley Wine Auction will be a gathering for giving that will include some of the top Silicon Valley leaders as well as over 100 of the Santa Cruz Mountains' top wine growers. A portion of the proceeds from this event will directly benefit ALearn Silicon Valley Education Foundation's (ASVEF) programs for summer STEM education. You'll also be helping the Krause Center for Innovation and the Oxford Day Academy.

This will be a special event, and volunteers will need to dress appropriately. The attire for the guests is "wine-tasting casual." Volunteers will want to be presentable (business casual) at all times.

See the website for more details on the event: https://siliconvalleywineauction.org/?target=blank

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Reception Breakdown	6	n/a	n/a
Dinner Breakdown	5	n/a	n/a
Grand Tasting Set-Up	9	n/a	n/a
Registration and Silent Auction	5	n/a	n/a
Auction Check-Out and Event Breakdown	8	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

ALearn Silicon Valley Education Foundation (ASVEF) invites all corporate employees to lead a 60-minute STEM workshop for 6th–10th grade students in one of 100+ classrooms throughout the greater Bay Area this summer at our partner schools. This volunteer opportunity engages employees in supporting our community by simply talking about their college journey and leading a hands-on STEM activity. STEM Workshops can be led by groups of 2-5 employees or by individuals. ASVEF can provide simple ready-made STEM kits for you to use, or you can come with your own real-life project to share.

ASVEF will serve over 5,000 students this summer who need a boost in math to stay on a path to college. Most of our students are from underserved communities. ASVEF has classes in the counties of Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda and even a few classes in Santa Cruz and the greater Monterey Bay. The STEM workshops provide students with an opportunity to engage in hands-on STEM-based projects and also to hear from professionals who value education and know the importance it plays in career.

Contact us by May 11, 2018 to receive your online orientation and to be matched to a school and classroom on a date/time and location that meets your schedule.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

The Early College High School Graduation Celebration is a project that PTSA sponsors to provide a safe and fun environment for our graduates to celebrate their high school graduation. PTSA fundraises to provide prizes, games and food for the celebration. Volunteers can help us set up the foods, maintain the food table and help with the distribution of prizes.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

WHY BECOME A BUSINESS CHAMPION?
Becoming a Business Champion with Foundation For C.H.O.I.C.E., your company is building our vibrant community through economic development, charitable giving, employee volunteerism and partnerships.
• Working with Foundation For C.H.O.I.C.E. will provide great community involvement and an opportunity for employees to become involved in volunteerism by working with at-risk students.

• Becoming a Business Champion requires a very minimal time commitment.

• Working with Foundation For C.H.O.I.C.E. increases public relations and a general feeling of goodwill toward your company.

• A business champion is a company that gets to work with a mentor and student team to engage in a meaningful Business Research project. This short commitment of once a week for 4 weeks, provides the opportunity for a career shadow at the end of the 9 weeks and 3 phone calls during the day with the student and mentor.

• You will give a high school student the chance to learn about your company and your position, by showing them what skills are needed and what options can be available to them after college.

• You can influence an at-risk high school student and show them the power of a college education and motivate them to see why it is important to achieve their degree.

• Host a Career Shadow at your place of employment for the student and their mentor or C.H.O.I.C.E. Program Staff, during the final week of this project, which will include a short presentation developed by the student.

• What do you do? Have 3 conversations over the phone or in person with the student and their mentor. And 1 in person meeting, which is the Career Shadow!

• You can work with an at risk high school student who has the motivation and drive to learn real job skills and is working very hard to go to college.

• The skills and learnings during the 9 week Research a Business project is a major catalyst into the next week project where the student and mentor work together in the Create Your Own Business Project.

• The opportunity to become a Business Champion, allows for growth and development in the students and their mentors. Together we are opening possibilities for less fortunate students.
**The questions and information the students will ask you, will be provided to you beforehand.**
OVERVIEW OF THE “RESEARCH A BUSINESS” PROJECT

Week 1: “Research the Business”- Student uses the research questions provided to obtain information.
Week 2: “Job Skills Interview”- Student calls Business Champion and asks questions related to what job skills are needed in their position. Questions are provided a week in advance to Business Champion.
Week 3: “Evaluate Your Business Strengths”- Student identifies and lists their abilities and skills.
Week 4: “What are your greatest challenges right now?”- Student will call Business Champion and ask questions regarding how to handle conflict and challenges in the workplace. Questions are provided a week in advance to Business Champion.
Week 5: “Mock Interview”- Business Champion interviews the student over the phone or in person. Business Champion will receive the questions a week in advance.
Week 6: “How to Overcome Challenges”- Utilizing a SWOT analysis, student will include this in their Career Shadow Presentation.
Week 7: “Preparation for Presentation”-Create presentation that will be given to company representative at career shadow day.
Week 8: “Preparation for Presentation”- Continued.
Week 9: “Career Shadow & Student Presentation”- Half day Career Shadow at Business Champion’s office, the student gets to present a powerpoint and see a day in the life of their Business Champion’s career.

**The weeks in bold are the 4 weeks we are asking for your commitment to work with the students and mentor. You have the choice to have the first 3 conversations in person or over the phone.**

C.H.O.I.C.E. Business Champion Agreement
Your Commitment:
• Weeks 2, 4, 5, & 9 you work with the student and mentor. If you would like to work with them more often, that is completely up to you.
• A phone call or an in-person meeting at the student’s school during weeks 2, 4, & 5.
• Provide the student and their mentor the opportunity to participate in a career shadow at your office the final week of their project and delight in a short Business Research Presentation given by the student and their mentor!
• Allow, if possible, Foundation For C.H.O.I.C.E. to use your corporate logo to promote your involvement and positive influential partnership.

Foundation For C.H.O.I.C.E. Staff will communicate with you and coordinate all meetings in person and over the phone between you and the mentor. Foundation For C.H.O.I.C.E. will provide you with your student’s name and pertinent information to ensure everyone’s success. We make it as simple as possible for you!


By serving at risk youth through a one-to-one mentoring program, Foundation For C.H.O.I.C.E. creates opportunities for a college education through professionally supported relationships, inspiring the student to make positive choices for their future.

The Foundation for C.H.O.I.C.E. provides direction to at-risk students beginning in their junior and senior years of high school and continuing through their college careers and graduation to support them in successfully navigating the transition into early adulthood and establishing a path toward reaching their potential. The agency creates a framework for success by matching underprivileged students with a volunteer mentor for a one-on-one relationship that lasts 27 weeks during each school year.

Opportunity Details

Being a CHOICE Mentor…
…means changing a life. It means representing Foundation for C.H.O.I.C.E. at a local school, where you’ll volunteer your time to one at-risk, high school student for one whole school year. You’ll establish and uphold a continuing relationship with your mentee, including weekly meetings at their school and participation in the supplemental program guide provided by Foundation for C.H.O.I.C.E. The overarching goal is to secure college entry for your mentee and to show that, with the proper guidance, it’s possible for disadvantaged students to take the next step toward a better future.

A Great C.H.O.I.C.E. mentor…
• Possesses good listening skills
• Is responsible, dependable, considerate, and optimistic
• Has the ability to show their student new opportunities and challenges and provide them the inspiration to realize their dreams and goals
• Not only spends time with their student, but also invests in their lives by helping them achieve personal and career goals

Responsible Mentoring…
• Is a structured, one-on-one relationship and partnership that focuses on the needs of the student
• Follows the C.H.O.I.C.E. Curriculum that is provided weekly
• Fosters caring and supporting relationships
• Encourages students to develop and reach their fullest potential
• Helps students develop their own vision for the future
• Is a strategy to develop active community partnerships

C.H.O.I.C.E. mentors must…
• Be at least 21 years of age
• Be a college graduate or currently enrolled (exceptions can be made for certain experience levels)
• Complete a mentor application and interview
• Pass a background and reference check
• Submit a copy of their driver’s license
• Complete three hours of mentor training
• Commit to a mentee for a minimum of one year with the goal of educated your student towards the option of college, including attending at least one optional Career Shadow outing, supervising one entrepreneurial project, and meeting with the student for at least one hour per week for an entire school year.
• Follow the proven C.H.O.I.C.E. Curriculum each week they meet with their mentee
• Understand the correlation and importance of why our method is proven and offers the student real success



Mentor Duties and Responsibilities:
• Encourage your student to stay in school and plan for the future
• Use non-threatening, neutral content to begin and build a relationship with your student
• Reinforce the importance of having a job throughout your student’s high school career
• Help your student with job applications and mock interviews with our Research a Business project
• Reinforce to your student the importance of the SAT, ACT, and PSAT (our students typically are able to take these exams for free based on their income levels)
• Reinforce to your student the importance of college applications (each senior will receive 4 college application fee waivers to cover costs)
• Approximately once per week over the course of the school year, participate in an hour- long face-to-face meeting with your student
• Provide Mentor Meeting Evaluation Form once a week to C.H.O.I.C.E. Program Staff
• Receive ongoing feedback, support, advice, problem solving opportunities, and training from Foundation For C.H.O.I.C.E. representative
• Do everything within your power to achieve all benchmarks and goals set forth for student success
• Inform the school and C.H.O.I.C.E. of any misconduct, concerns, or any other issues that may arise
• Utilize the proven C.H.O.I.C.E. Curriculum every meeting to enable student success and ensure consistency and accuracy of measurable results
• Consent to a background check by C.H.O.I.C.E. and your student’s school(s).
• Adhere to the proven method of mentoring that C.H.O.I.C.E. has established. Follow the weekly guides and encourage your mentee to follow through with their commitment to the program


We will match qualified mentors with their mentees based on all information gathered by all parties.

Are you ready to make a difference? For more information about our mentorship program or how to get involved, please contact jessica.bartnick@foundationforchoice.org or 214-442-1669

Opportunity Details

We are holding a Music Festival for our children to perform for the community while in a carnival atmosphere. We need help with games and clean up.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

At Capital One/ Junior Achievement Finance Park each student becomes “an adult for the day” in an electronic simulation. The students are assigned a life scenario so they can experience firsthand the real-life challenges of making personal budgeting decisions. After calculating their net monthly income and savings goals, students visit kiosks that represent different budget categories such housing, health insurance, groceries, and utilities. Anyone with real world monthly budgeting experience can become a volunteer. JA Finance Park Volunteers play a key role by helping the students understand the concepts of personal financial planning and career exploration. Volunteers provide guidance and assistance while monitoring and verifying students’ work.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

On Saturday May 12 from 9am - noon the Palm Bay High School volleyball teams will be holding a beach clean up at Paradise Beach. We will be removing trash from the beach in an effort to help improve in environment for fish, birds and mammals along the Space Coast. We would appreciate any assistance we could get in helping create a cleaner habitat in Brevard County.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

Volunteers are needed to help assist with the Science Olympiad competition. Volunteers would be asked to assist with organization, hospitality, and (where applicable) judging of some events.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

ASSET relies on volunteers of various abilities to improve STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education.
Our Materials Support Center provides hands-on STEM materials to classrooms and educational programs. Volunteers help keep learning materials affordable by refurbishing them for future use (e.g., cleaning, packing, counting and sorting). Each volunteer experience is custom-tailored to individual or group needs and abilities. Participants must be at least 18 years old to volunteer in our warehouse setting. ASSET’s warehouse is open for volunteering Monday through Friday from 8:30am until 3:30pm.