*Please Read all options carefully, many new opportunities*
Service to our community is an amazing way to give back, and it’s also a unique opportunity for earning a service learning credit. Please go to the Youth Service- Community Volunteering Website for more information *Be sure to visit my.innerview.org for all updated opportunities.
*Please note, if you sign up to volunteer, people are counting on you, you must communicate with the supervising person if you are not able to attend at least 24 hours in advance.
Hours Submission for Youth Service Awards DUE!!
In order to be acknowledged for your hours of service for both the InnerView awards and the Presidential Youth Service Awards, you must have your hours completed, submitted, and confirmed by midnight on Tuesday April 15th. As a reminder, in order to obtain the Presidential Service Award, you must have at least 100 hours of volunteer service from June 1, 2024 to April 15th, 2025. If you have any question, please contact Mrs. Jackson Floback at cfloback@isd191.org.
Turn Up Community Service Internship Apply today to take part in a free Civic & Activism Remote Internship that is tailored to accommodate your commitments & responsibilities. This is a fully remote and flexible schedule that allows you the opportunity to grow into a more capable & responsible citizen and develop your professional skills. You will join remote teams that are energized by students around the county who work on amplifying youth civic engagement. Hours can go toward your youth service credit InnerView and Presidential Service Awards. The application link is available at www.turnup.us/applynow. For more information contact Nancy Shapiro at nancy@turnup.us
Hidden Valley Retreat (11 & 12 w/personal transportation only) If you are an 11th or 12th grader with personal transportation and would like to help the 4th grade students at Hidden Valley with their Youth Frontiers Retreat, use the link and sign up today. Event is Friday April 18th from 9:15a-3p at Hidden Valley Elementary. You will be responsible for working with 4th grade students in a 6:1 ratio. Must be good with children and have transportation. You must either bring your own lunch or you can order the stuffed crust pizza from the cafeteria when you arrive at HV. You will be marked excused for a field trip on this day.
Attention All Artists: The DIBC at BHS is thrilled to invite you to showcase your amazing cultural artwork
IMPORTANT DATES: Submission Deadline: April 18th, Art Gala: May 1st, Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to shine and earn volunteer hours (up to 10 hours can be awarded).
If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Hampton at khampton@gmail.com. Get ready to celebrate creativity and culture.
Tutoring Center Now Open! Seeking tutors for the tutoring center on MONDAYS and or WEDNESDAYS from 2:40-3:20.
2 hours of service are provided for each session. Interested students, please select the following link to sign up or contact Ms. Jackson Floback for more information.
Spring Clean Up On Monday April 21st 2:40-3:20p, YSAC will be sponsoring our annual Spring Clean Up Event on the BHS Campus in honor of our National Earth Day. Students will meet at door 18 in the E commons. Volunteers will be provided with garbage bags and gloves. This is a great event to earn 4 hours of volunteer service. Use the link to sign up today!
PALS Elementary AfterSchool Program Help is needed at both Edward Neill and Harriet Bishop Elementary Schools for their PALS afterschool program. For more information and or to sign up, please contact Allison Jordan at ajordan@isd191.org. MUST BE RELIABLE AND RESPONSIBLE!
WEE FARM Opportunities Volunteering at WEE Farm includes projects such as gardening, landscape, event help, cleaning, organizing, animal care, painting, etc. They can schedule a group volunteer day- or individuals can reach out to Bonnie Laabs via weefarm@weefarm.org to schedule or individual opportunities by visiting www. weefarm.org- where you will find the volunteer application.
Bring Joy to Senior Living Citizens Join the Savage Senior Living at Fen Pointe to make a difference. Their residents enjoy seeing friendly new faces, and your time and effort mean the world to them. Flexible Opportunities: afterschool and weekend hours available, Volunteer Your Way:volunteer individually, in pairs, or as a group. Make a difference by brightening someone’s day while earning volunteer hours.
Tutoring During the School Day Are you an upperclassmen with a study hall that would like to volunteer to help younger students? Please use the following link to sign up today for tutoring during the school day. You will earn 2 hours of time for your participation each day you tutor.
BrainPower in a BackPack in Main Cafeteria After School
BrainPower in a BackPack is offered as a volunteer opportunity each Thursday afterschool from 2:36-3:20. 1 hour of service is given for participation. Please join us and help provide food support to students and their families as BrainPower gets ready for the weekly Thursday food pack for 750 students across the district.
To register, use your my.innerview.org account
WHAT IS BRAINPOWER
www.tinyurl.com/brainpower191
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The Free Book Buggie. Each Saturday will be the Free Book Buggie book sort event from 10a-12p. This event asks volunteers to count book donations, sort donated books by reading level and category, and load books into buggy for upcoming events. *Free T-Shirt available in Ms. Jackson Floback’s office
Gideon Pond Multiple Opportunities There are many opportunities available for Gideon Pond Elementary. Please be aware that you must have your own transportation and the times you volunteer cannot be when you have classes in session.
National Volunteer Opportunities Interested in volunteering on a national level, log into your my.innerview.org application and select the “Opportunities folder” and “National” link to find a list of volunteer opportunities that you can do from the comfort of your own home.
Innerview Projects Utilize your my.innerview.org account to locate different projects you can be a part of to earn service hours.
DOCUMENTING SERVICE & SETTING UP YOUR ACCOUNT IN INNERVIEW: For information on how to register for the InnerView Hours Documentation system or how to input hours please select this link.
InnerView How To Video
Questions, please contact cfloback@isd191.org
