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7625 Metro Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN 55439 |
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This year's event will happen July - August 2008
Volunteer registration opens: July 1 |
| You can purchase backpacks and fill them with grade-appropriate school supplies to help foster children and students attending our alternative schools by providing the tools essential for the start of the school year. A list of grade-appropriate school supplies and backpack sizes will be provided upon registering. Volunteers are asked to drop off all filled backpacks at the corporate office by approx. August 22, and staff will deliver them to the students. |
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Kristin Cook |
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| Location: |
5905 Golden Valley Road, Suite 110, Golden Valley, Minnesota 55422 |
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Clinic hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Sorting and organizing the Scholastic books when shipments come in. |
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Tari Nichols |
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| Location: |
Anoka Clinic: 22426 St. Francis Blvd Anoka, MN 55303 OR Golden Valley Clinic: 5905 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, MN 55422 |
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Clinic hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Inventory all the resource materials for the Clinics and each therapist (books, articles, therapy tools, therapy equipment, games, etc.) and develop a resource directory/manual for staff to use. |
| Contact: |
Tari Nichols |
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Clinic locations or in the home of a participant: Anoka Clinic: 22426 St. Francis Blvd Anoka, MN 55303 OR Golden Valley Clinic: 5905 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, MN 55422 |
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Hours would fluctuate. Group programs are typically in the late afternoon and evenings. |
| Childcare during groups session that occur at our Mental Health Clinics location or in the home of a participant. Provide care for the children of program parents who do not have money for childcare so they can attend groups or services where childcare is not provided. |
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Rebecca Goffman |
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Clinic locations: Anoka Clinic: 22426 St. Francis Blvd Anoka, MN 55303 OR Golden Valley Clinic: 5905 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, MN 55422 |
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Clinic hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hours would fluctuate depending on need. |
| Volunteer drivers are needed to transport program participants to appointments at the Clinics. |
| Contact: |
Tari Nichols |
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| Location: |
Clinic locations: Anoka Clinic: 22426 St. Francis Blvd Anoka, MN 55303 OR Golden Valley Clinic: 5905 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, MN 55422 |
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Clinic hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hours would fluctuate depending on need. |
| Volunteer mentors are needed to provide children and teens to assist with living skills, homework skills, etc. |
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Chris Harnack |
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| Location: |
Anoka Clinic: 22426 St. Francis Blvd Anoka, MN 55303 |
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Clinic hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hours would fluctuate depending on need. |
| Volunteers are needed to do planting and upkeep of campus gardening boxes, and seasonally replace plants and maintain an attractive look outside the building. Volunteers would coordinate with maintenance staff. |
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Bonnie Nelson |
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| Location: |
Clinic locations: Anoka Clinic: 22426 St. Francis Blvd Anoka, MN 55303 OR Golden Valley Clinic: 5905 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, MN 55422 |
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Clinic hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hours would fluctuate depending on need. |
| Assisting administrative assistants with light office work, filing, printing, copying, etc. |
| Contact: |
Tari Nichols |
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| Location: |
22426 St. Francis Boulevard, Anoka, Minnesota 55303 |
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Mentors are asked to visit once per week, with one-hour minimum visits. You determine the day/time of each visit (various times/days available). Mentors are asked to give a one-year commitment. |
| Many Bar-None residents lack consistent role models, stability and a sense of familiarity in their ever-changing worlds. As a mentor, you can make a difference in the life of a child while having fun with your new friend! |
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Michelle Rosenau |
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| Location: |
Foley, Minnesota |
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Two times per year in the Spring and Fall. |
| Clean up trash on side of highway. |
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Cindy Crafts |
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| Location: |
Southwest Senior Center, 3612 Bryant Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409 |
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Monday – Friday Between 10 am – 1 pm (Times vary depending upon job) |
| Help is needed for the following jobs:Set tables (10 – 11)Help dish out and pack meals (11 am – 12:15)Serve and clean up meals (11:45 – 1 pm)Take phone reservations (10 am – 1 pm) |
| Contact: |
Tanya Davis |
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| Location: |
Southwest Center, 3612 Bryant Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409 |
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Monday – Friday 9:30 am – Noon |
| ElderRide provides transportation for seniors to medical appointments, grocery shopping, senior dining, and more. The Scheduler will take phone calls from people requesting rides. |
| Contact: |
Robbie Kress |
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| Location: |
Southwest Center, 3612 Bryant Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55409 |
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Monday – Friday 8 am – 10:15 am, 2 pm – 4 pm |
| Help at the front desk is needed in two-hour blocks. The job entails answering the phones, making copies, directing people to appropriate staff. This is a fun opportunity to interact with seniors from the community. |
| Contact: |
Robbie Kress |
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| Location: |
Volunteers of America of Minnesota High School - 924 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404 |
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Monday – Friday 3:00 – 5:00 or 5:00-9:00 Saturday 12:00 – 6:00 |
| Tutors are needed to help students one-on-one and to assist teachers in the classroom. |
| Contact: |
Marilyn Gjerde |
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| Location: |
Stonebridge Community School, 4 West Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404 |
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Anytime from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. We prefer a commitment of at least one hour per week, but can work with other schedules |
| Working with the classroom teacher, volunteers plan to either do individual tutoring of students or to work with various students during class work times. Many of the students in our K-6 school are behind academically and can benefit from extra support in reading and math. Our students are eager to learn and love to work 1-to-1 with volunteers. |
| Contact: |
Nate Dion |
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| Location: |
North Park Plaza Senior Apts, 8201 45th Avenue North, New Hope, MN 55428 |
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Various |
| Assist with driving resident to and from functions and appointments outside of building. |
| Contact: |
Jessica Hagemann |
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| Location: |
VOA Evening Adult Education Center, 924 19th Ave S, Mpls, MN |
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Volunteers can be useful anytime from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. |
| We are in need of caring, open-minded individuals who enjoy working with immigrant adults and assisting them with acquiring the necessary language, computer and math skills to thrive in their new country. |
| Contact: |
Heather Cox |
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| Location: |
VOA Evening Adult Education Center, 924 19th Ave S, Mpls, MN |
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Volunteers can be useful anytime from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. http://www.volunteermatch.org/results/org_detail.jsp?orgid=20749 |
| We are in need of caring, open-minded individuals who enjoy working with immigrant adults and assisting them with acquiring the necessary language, computer and math skills to thrive in their new country. |
| Contact: |
Heather Cox |
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| Location: |
VOA Evening Adult Education Center, 924 19th Ave S, Mpls MN |
| Date/Time Commitment: |
Volunteers can be useful anytime from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. |
| We are in need of caring, open-minded individuals who enjoy working with immigrant adults and assisting them with acquiring the necessary math skills to thrive in their new country. |
| Contact: |
Heather Cox |
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| Location: |
VOA Adult Evening Education Center, 924 19th Ave S, Mpls, MN |
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Volunteers can be useful anytime between 1:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. |
| We are in need of caring, open-minded individuals who enjoy working with immigrant adults and assisting them with acquiring the computer literacy (basic) skills to thrive in their new country. |
| Contact: |
Heather Cox |
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