Opportunity Details

Every summer we reach more than 700 children with our Summer Reading Program which helps them maintain their reading skills and avoid declining competence known as the “summer slide”. Literacy is more important now then ever and our goal is to help our community in the best way we can.
The Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library hosts an annual community fair called "MayFest in Odessa" on the first Saturday of every May. This event features outdoor crafters, vendors, food, games and prizes for kids. We also have live music, a petting zoo, wandering costumed characters, a gigantic book sale, and an exciting huge raffle. All proceeds benefit our annual Summer Reading Program. About 1000 people come throughout the day to enjoy our events.
An aspect which makes our fundraiser such a success is all the community volunteers who come and help that day. Local high school students, adults and community members all join us in our quest to raise funds for our Summer Reading Program.
Volunteer responsibilities include but are not limited to helping set up tents, tables, unload vendor cars, supervise game stations, sell tickets, sell books, sell food, break down tents and tables, cars, and break down kids games.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Morning	no limit	n/a	n/a
Middle	no limit	n/a	n/a
Afternoon	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

We are looking for assistance in our lunch areas. Lunch tables and spaces are used throughout the day and need to be kept clean and green. Volunteers on this team would assist groups in finding available lunch seating and in engaging students and teachers in the process of cleaning up after themselves and utilizing our Zero Waste Stations to manage lunch waste streams.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Clean Green Team	5	n/a	n/a
Clean Green Team	5	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

This event will be our largest concert of the spring season, featuring all five levels of our program. All of our students will be performing, so we will need plenty of help behind the scenes (coordinating students, communicating with parents, setting up the stage and audience areas, etc.) and with ushering and refreshments. In addition to the concert, we are planning a Silent Auction. Before the concert and during intermission, those attending and participating in the event will have the opportunity to place silent bids on items that have been donated. Proceeds will go toward student programming. We will also need help with auction set-up and tear-down.

This concert will be the culminating event of our spring season, and will be a wonderful opportunity for students to demonstrate what they've learned this year to family, friends, and community. It will also be a chance for any community members to attend a free, public concert of classical music in a family-friendly environment. The silent auction component of the event will be a fundraiser for our organization. Proceeds will go toward student programming. Because the nominal tuition we charge covers only about one third of the cost of each student's participation in our programs, we must fundraise to cover the remaining costs.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Auction & reception set-up	6	n/a	n/a
Ushering	4	n/a	n/a
General clean up	4	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

We cook a huge, homemade breakfast for our senior students annually. It is a big deal to the kids, but requires a lot of work.

Volunteers will take the cooked food from the home ec room to the student commons area, set-up, and serve the seniors as they come through. Once the breakfast is over assistance cleaning up the area would be greatly appreciated.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	6	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

This activity is an award banquet for our senior class and their parents. It is important to recognize the achievements our students have made and to share them with all in attendance.

Volunteers will be responsible for serving lunch, filling drinks and assisting with clean-up.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	6	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Thank you for expressing interest in mentoring one of our students! We are currently accepting mentor applications to be considered for a match in September 2019. For our current mentor cycle, we are matching twice a year at the beginning of each semester. Below is an outline of the commitment and application process. Feel free to reach out with any questions!

The following are the details outlining the mentor commitment:
- To have fun with a Denver Kids student and to leave a lasting impact on them
- A minimum of one year being matched with your student
- A minimum of two in-person visits each month with your student using phone, email, or mail communications as appropriate in between
- A minimum of one communication each month with your assigned student’s Denver Kids Educational Counselor

Because we work with youth, we have a very thorough screening process that all volunteers/mentors are required to complete in order to be involved with the program:
1) Complete and submit a mentor application
https://denverkids.civicore.com/mentorLogin/index.php?section=application&action=new
2) Attend an in-person interview with myself
*I will contact you to schedule this interview once I receive your application
3) Provide 3 references on your application for me to contact
4) Authorize us to run background screening through Verified Volunteers- criminal search as well as sex offender search and DMV
5) Attend New Mentor Orientation - offered monthly
6) Attend the Mentor/Student Launch Party in September

For further questions, please contact Audrey Reyes at audrey_reyes@dpsk12.org or 720.423.2483.

Opportunity Details

Set up, serve, and clean up scholarship dinner. A spaghetti dinner will be served to approximately 125 people during our event. It is a fun night of music from all of our high school bands and two middle school bands, silent auction bidding, and drawings.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Scholarship Dinner	5	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	2	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	1	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

STN, an international association of high school broadcast journalism and film programs, is holding its 16th annual convention in Seattle, WA march 28-31, 2019.

We are looking for some volunteers to help us:
Unload a truck on March 26
Unload a truck on March 28
Help with crowd control on March 28, 29 and 31
Load a truck on March 31

Available Shifts

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