MARCH
Call for Volunteers
to Donate Spare Change and Time
Dear Penn Community,
Please contact me at (215) 898-2020 or via e-mail (sammapp@pobox.upenn.edu) to volunteer for any of the programs listed below.
--Isabel Sampson-Mapp, Associate Director Faculty, Staff and Alumni Volunteer Services, Director, Penn Volunteers in Public Service Center for Community Partnerships
Penn VIP's Annual Penny Drive March 15-30 to benefit "Caring About Sharing". The agency provides food, clothing, furniture and basic life-sustaining resources to their surrounding community. They work with youth, the elderly and single mothers and families in need. The agency works with Philabundance, S.H.A.R.E., Greater Philadelphia Food Bank and several other agencies to fulfill its mission.Caring About Sharing is currently located at 500 North 39th Street. With the help of Council-Woman Jannie L. Blackwell, they recently acquired a second building. The building is however in need of over $2,000 in repairs. Your donations will be designated for their building repair fund. The new facility will provide hot meals to children, study hall/library/computer training, recreation, a program called Doors to Dignity, a Youth Council. Please take your pennies to the sites listed below.
Computers Needed Is your department upgrading its computers? Would you like to donate your used computers to a worthy cause? The Center for Community Partnerships and a group of volunteers coordinated by engineering student David Park are working to provide computers to West Philadelphia schools, families and nonprofits. Join us by donating your used computers to this cause. Contact David Park at: dspark@seas.upenn.edu for additional information and/or to donate to this program.
Books Needed We are collecting books for the University City and the West Philadelphia Resource Boards. Please donate your new or used books that are in good condition and are appropriate for K-8 students. Books will be used to help stock school libraries. Bring books to the 5th floor in room 504 of the Mellon Bank Building located at 133 South 36th Street.
Volunteer For Christmas In April Help with the repairs of 25 homes in the West Philadelphia area that belong to elderly and low income families. Project begins March 25th and ends on April 15th.
Mentor UCHS Students Hire them to do general office work and expose them to their areas of interest. We have students interested in the medicine, law, computers and much much more.
Volunteer to teach a computer class and/or basic job readiness skills at University City High School for one or two days a week from 5:15-7 p.m. Help participants develop resumes and cover letters. Teach participants how to do job searches on the Internet. Classes are scheduled to begin in late March.
Haddington S.N.A.P. (Safe Neighborhoood Action Plan) needs you to volunteer in their after-school program. Tutor reading and math.Teach basketball, baseball, tennis or golf. The center is located at 54th Street & Wyalusing Avenue in West Philadelphia and is open from 3-5 p.m.
| Museum Reception Desk | Near Kress Gallery | Bonnie Crossfield | 898-4001 |
| Wharton Executive Ed | 221 Steinberg Conf. Ctr. | Roxanne Rawson | 573-7164 |
| Women's Center | 3643 Locust Walk | Rashida Holmes/Gloria Gay | 898-8611 |
| Science Center | 3624 Market Street | Carolyn Jones | 898-3400 |
| College Hall | Outside Room 112 | Jennifer Baldino | 573-9165 |
| Af-Am Resource Center | 3537 Locust Walk | Afi Roberson | 898-0104 |
| Franklin Building | 3451 Walnut/Rm 714 | Jim Riley | 573-8988 |
| Veterinary Medicine | Rosenthal Lobby | Trish diPietrae | 898-8842 |
| Engineering | 107 Towne Building | Tanya Christian | 898-7244 |
| International Programs | 3340 Walnut/Rm 133 | Adonna Mackley | 898-4661 |
| 3401 Walnut | Outside Room 527A | Sandy Rathman | 898-6884 |
| SAS | 120 Logan Hall | Kritin Davidson | 573-3416 |
| Dental School | E2, 3rd Floor | Dee Stenton | 898-8052 |
| Van Pelt Library | Shared Catalogue Dept. | Rachelle Nelson | 898-9048 |
| Renal Division | 901 Stellar Chance Labs | Yvonne McClean | 573-4396 |
| Wharton | 1000 SH-DH | Jennifer Coleman | 898-1092 |
| Graduate Education | 3700 Walnut/Lobby | Jerel Wohl | 573-3647 |
| ISC | 203D Sansom West | Donna Milici | 898-0426 |
| Darren Johnson | 109 Stellar Chance | Darren Johnson | 898-0196 |
Almanac, Vol. 46, No. 24, March 7, 2000