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Volunteer Opportunities Newsletter | November 17, 2017

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR:

UPCOMING EVENTS

November 18, 2017 (Saturday)

• SOLVE: Oregon City – Channel Boundary Planting at the Environmental Learning Center
• SOLVE: West Linn – November Burnside Nature Park Restoration
• SOLVE: Tigard – Wetland Restoration at Hart Wetland
• SOLVE: Portland – Baltimore Woods Planting
• SOLVE: Portland – No Ivy League 3rd Saturday Work Party November
• SOLVE: Portland – Family Volunteer Day in the Central Eastside
• SOLVE: Portland – NWDA Third Saturday November Cleanup

November 19, 2017 (Sunday) – SOLVE: Portland – Pollinator Parkways Soil Prep!

December 2, 2017 (Saturday) – Friends of Trees: Tree Planters Needed to help plant 90 large street & yard trees in Oregon City!

January 15, 2018 (Monday) – Campus Compact of Oregon

PCC Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to participate in our Annual MLK Day of Service! Space is limited so early registration is highly recommended!

PROGRAMS

PCC Multimedia & QRC: Donate to the 7th Annual Winter Sock Drive

Winter Sock Drive to benefit those experiencing homelessness! Socks are highly valued on the streets and can really make a difference in meeting an immediate need. You can help keep somebody warm by donating preferably NEW: socks, hats, gloves, scarves, coats, Cash donations are also accepted!
All donations can be brought/intercampus mailed to:

• Career Pathways: SE Campus Mt. Tabor 106 or
• Multimedia: CA Campus MAHB 218
• All PCC QRC locations
• or you can call 971-722-6201 to request a pick up of the items or cash donation.

Oregon is #1 in the Nation for homeless counts and, as the weather is getting colder, the need for these items is crucial to meeting some of the basic needs for the alarmingly growing number of youth, individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness.

*Additionally, if you know of any students who could benefit from receiving these items, please send Windy an email and, as socks and other warm items come in, she can campus mail them to you.

Contact: Windy Wahlke, MA, PCC Career Pathways Career Coach; windy.wahlke15@pcc.edu | 971-722-6201

Floyd Light SUN Community School: Engage With a Diverse and Energetic Community at Floyd Light SUN Program’s Weekly Food Pantry!

Despite an abundance of fresh food in Portland, many families in our community, including roughly 70% of the families at Floyd Light, face food insecurity every day. At Floyd Light SUN Community School, we aim to reduce the crisis of food insecurity in our community by providing our patrons with a free weekly shopping pantry.

We are in need of volunteers to assist our patrons as they shop the shelves and fridges of our pantry. We are especially interested in volunteers that can speak Cantonese, Chinese, Russian, or Vietnamese, although we will graciously accept all who volunteer.

Contact: Glen McClain, Floyd Light SUN Youth and Family Engagement Specialist; gmcclain@alumni.nd.edu | 217-691-2564

African Youth and Community Org: Youth basketball coaches and referees needed

We need your help and support developing tomorrow’s leaders! We have 60 middle school age boys that we are providing basketball league. We are looking for volunteer coaches, referees and basketball equipment’s.

Contact: Omar Mohamed, Youth Coordinator; Omar@aycoworld.org or Suleyman@aycoworld.org  | 971-254-8916
www.aycoworld.org/about-us/

Willamette West Habitat for Humanity: Build Homes, Change Lives!

We are in search of energetic, passionate, and dedicated volunteers who are interested in breaking from the norm and coming out to buckle on a tool belt, grab a hammer, and build a home. We are currently building the last 6 of 24 homes at our newest neighborhood, Allen Estates. The site is located just off of Allen and Hall Blvd in Beaverton. Our typical build days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 8:15 a.m.-4 p.m. with half days available upon request.

No experience in construction is necessary! We will teach you all that you need to know the day of! At this time, you can go to our website (www.habitatwest.org/volunteer-schedule) to register and sign up for a volunteer day. Once you have registered, you will receive an email that will confirm your build day and provide you with all the information you will need to know for the build day.

Contact: Kayla Gayaldo, Volunteer Coordinator; kaylagayaldo@habitatwest.org | 503-844-7606

El Programa Hispano Catolico: Seeking Spanish-speakers to help the low income community – no experience necessary!

Our tax program is completely volunteer-based—the more volunteers we receive the more low-income taxpayers we are able to help! El Programa Hispano Católico in Gresham provides the Latino community free tax preparation, providing vulnerable taxpayers a trustworthy alternative to unlicensed tax preparers and to paying to prepare their basic tax returns. Last season our volunteers helped more than 1,000 taxpayers secure over $2 million in refunds.

Orientations provided in December, free training starting December 30th. Trainings tend to fill up, contact us soon to secure your place. We look forward to hearing from you!

Volunteers without prior tax knowledge:
No prior tax knowledge needed for the follow opportunities, we provide the free training! We are seeking bilingual individuals to volunteer as tax preparers and intake assistants 5 hours per week January 24th to April 17th. Evening/weekend shifts available.

Volunteers with tax experience:
Volunteers with tax experience are needed to help as trained quality reviewers, a role vital to the capacity and success of our program. We ask for 4-5 hours per week during tax season. Spanish is helpful but not required. Continuing Education (CE) credit is available for your volunteer service hours.

Contact: Karen Keating, Site Coordinator; kkeating@elprograma.org | 503-489-6834

Multnomah County Library: LEGO Club Assistant at Hollywood Library to help kids build and imagine new worlds

Do you like working with kids? Do you enjoy LEGO building and creative engineering Become a LEGO Club Assistant and interact with kids in preschool through 5th grade as they create, build, and imagine new worlds. This program takes place at Hollywood Library on the first and third Monday of each month from 3:00 – 4:45 pm.

Your role includes helping set up LEGO stations, talking with children about their creations, as well as helping to clean up at the end of the program. Previous experience working with children and building LEGO structures is very helpful.

Contact: Volunteer Services; libvols@multcolib.org | 503-988-5731

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