Opportunity Details

Our school is hosting a Buy One Get One (BOGO) FREE book fair right before summer break. Many of our students need essential reading skills. We are trying to get as many books into our students' hands before summer break to decrease the reading-level drop that usually occurs over the summer months. We are in need of volunteers to help out with the event.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

Beal families can come together to buy books, have a treat and be in a social setting outside the classroom.
We are looking for volunteers to help with book sales and ice cream distribution.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Beal Book Fair	5	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Early education before a child reaches the age of five is vital for a child’s long term success. Being able to read is not only critical to a child’s education but, it is critical in life. A child who has access to books will read more, better and with enjoyment. United Way of Delaware’s My Very Own Library Delaware initiative encourages and supports students’ love of reading. Through My Very Own Library Delaware, students are given an opportunity to choose ten (10) brand new, free books to build their own home libraries. Currently, there are 14 elementary schools (statewide) participating in My Very Own Library Delaware. Limited resources prevent us from expanding this opportunity (and access to books) to reach other children in schools across Delaware and not presently part of My Very Own Library Delaware. Good news … you CAN make a difference! We invite you to partner with us on coordinating and implementing a local book drive to help local students get books. The books collected will be distributed by United Way of Delaware in schools across Delaware. By providing access to resources (books), each child will have a chance to not just succeed in his or her educational goals, but over the span of his or her lifetime.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

Books have the power to benefit children in a myriad of ways. As a Reading Angel, reading to students is one of the most important things you can do to prepare them with a foundation for academic excellence. Why does it matter? Children who do not read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school as those who read proficiently. Help us improve our kid’s literacy scores and their reading capability. Commit to reading to students for one hour at a local school. We will help schedule a convenient time and place. You will help inspire a love of books in local children!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	14	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Volunteers needed to assist and help the tutoring/ enrichment program for children ages 4 and up.

Tutoring/ Enrichment dates and times:
June 11th-August 9th
Mondays/ Wednesdays - 8:30am-11:30am
Tuesdays/ Thursdays - 8:30am-11:30am

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Summer Tutor	20	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

The Summer Lunch program provides lunch and afternoon “day camp” activities to children aged 4 -18 on Mondays and Thursdays throughout the summer. This program ensures nutritional consistency during the summer for those children who rely on subsidized meals during the school year. Each Thursday, all participants of the Summer Lunch program receive a back pack filled with nutritional food for the weekend and school supplies on the last day. Volunteers needed to help set up program areas as well as playing and assisting the children during programming.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Summer Lunch Bunch	50	n/a	n/a
Summer Lunch Bunch	50	n/a	n/a
Summer Lunch Bunch	50	n/a	n/a
Summer Lunch Bunch	50	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Project Objectives

To ensure that the girls get to know themselves closely with activities in nature and sports activities, and by communicating with others
To ensure the experience of total inclusion and participation in an inclusive environment
To uncover their leadership skills and be empowered
To help them with their decision making and problem-solving skills
To increase their creative/innovative problem-solving skills
To help them discover their leadership skills by empowering their social entrepreneurial skills
To light the path to self-discovery by enabling them to take risks in safe environments
To ensure environmental awareness and respect to nature
To instill social responsibilities and awareness
To help them obtain life skills with the help of physical activities in nature
To provide a multicultural setting where girls coming from different socio-economic backgrounds and regions meet and share
To support gender equality by demonstrating the girls that they can use their physical strength too


Project Activities

July 2017 marked the third year of the project.

The girls receive intensive training and education during the camps which include experimental learning, emotional intelligence, orienteering, leadership and group work, problem solving, negotiation skills, physical activities such as camping, yoga, running, high (rope) trekking adventures, diving, swimming in the sea, cycling, trekking, sailing and artistic and self-development activities such as dancing, painting, and creative drama.

Also, during the program week, three modules called “Communication is an art”, “Who am I” and “The future tree” are introduced to the participants.

Opportunity Details

The CBC Calgary Reads Big Book Sale is our annual signature fundraising event that will hopefully take place May 2021 with lots of great team-building experiences. Help us offsite by sponsoring a book drive in your office or onsite at the Calgary Curling Club with book sorting, set up or take down. We can accommodate any number of volunteers. Minimum of 6 participants. For more information contact Dawn Cruickshank dawnc@calgaryreads.com

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
CBC Calgary Reads Big Book Sale Volunteer	30	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Ride for Reading volunteers gather once a month to deliver books via
bicycle to the students of various Title I schools. A Ride for Reading
representative talks to the children about the importance of literacy,
helmet wearing, and a healthy life as well as an introduction to the
different types of bicycles (commuter, cyclocross, mountain, road, fixie,
etc.)

The representative has the students take the RfR Pledge:
I promise to read my book twice.
I will never ever…
Ever, ever, ever…
Ever, ever
Throw my book away.
I will pass it on to a friend…
Family member…
Neighbor…
Classmate…
Or someone else I know.
And I promise…
To be the best student for the rest of the year
Then volunteers then place all of the donated books in a central location
similar to a book fair. Each child in the school gets to choose 1-3 books
that they take home with them. and promises to pass along the book to a
friend.

Opportunity Details

LCSD is hosting a literacy event for over 200 pre-k children and their families. We will read "Little Blue Truck" and have activity stations based on the book. We need volunteers to work the activity stations and interact with children while promoting literacy.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Field Trip Day Times	5	n/a	n/a
Evening Shift	5	n/a	n/a