November
Volunteer Opportunities
FOOD
DRIVE | TREE PLANTING | SHADOWING
DAY | JGH THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION | PROJECT
H.O.M.E. | DRILL TEAM | RONALD
McDONALD HOUSE
Dear Penn
Community,
Thank
you for the support you gave to our "Beloved Community".
During the month of October, we cleaned and helped to beautify
the Belmont Elementary School located on 41st and Brown Streets
during Philadelphia Cares Day. Further, we collected close to
$2,000 for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5-mile walk.
Special
thanks to the Annenberg School for Communication for their donation
of furniture to nonprofit agencies in our community. Thank you
also to the volunteers for CHOP's Reach Out & Read Program,
the volunteers for the Cyber Outreach Program at University City
High School and the many computer donations to our Digital Divide
Program.
Please
see below the most recent list of volunteer opportunities. These
opportunities are developed from the many
requests
we get from the surrounding community to be partners and/or sometimes
to provide assistance. If you would like to volunteer for any
of the following programs, please call (215) 898-2020 or e-mail
sammapp@pobox.upenn.edu.
--Isabel
Mapp, Associate Director, Faculty, Staff and Alumni Volunteer
Services;
Director Penn VIPS, Center for Community Partnerships
FOOD
DRIVE | TREE PLANTING | SHADOWING
DAY | JGH THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION | PROJECT
H.O.M.E. | DRILL TEAM | RONALD
McDONALD HOUSE
Thanksgiving
Food Drive November 5-19: You can make a contribution
to help out during the Thanksgiving Holidays. Please join us in
the Annual Penn Volunteers In Public Service Food Drive. Your canned
and dry goods donations will be donated to area shelters and community
service agencies to help families during the Thanksgiving season.
Please
see the list below for a convenient location to drop off your donations.
Wharton
Executive Ed.
|
200
Steinberg Conf. Ctr. |
Roxanne
Rawson |
898-5154
|
Women's
Center
|
3643
Locust Walk |
Gloria
Gay |
898-8611
|
Af-Am
Resource Ctr.
|
3537
Locust Walk |
Afi
Roberson |
898-0104
|
Veterinary
Medicine
|
Rosenthal
Lobby |
Trish
diPietrae |
898-8842
|
Engineering
|
107
Towne Building |
Tanya
Christian |
898-7244
|
English
Language
|
14
Bennett Hall |
Hilary
Bonta |
898-6009
|
Human
Resources
|
527A
3401 Walnut |
Cerie
O'toole |
898-1317
|
SAS
|
120
Logan Hall |
Kristin
Davidson |
573-3416
|
Dental
School
|
E2,
3rd Floor |
Dee
Stenton |
898-8052
|
Van
Pelt Library
|
Shared
Catalogue Dept. |
Rachelle
Nelson |
898-9048
|
Renal
Division
|
700
Clinical Research |
Yvonne
McClean |
898-1018
|
ISC
|
230A
3401 Walnut |
Regina
Cantave |
898-1788
|
ISC
|
265C
3401 Walnut |
Doris
Pate |
573-6803
|
Wharton
|
1000
SH-DH |
Jennifer
O'Keefe |
898-1092
|
Campus
Dining
|
200A,
220 South 40th |
Sugirtha
Vivek |
898-2462
|
Nursing
Ed Bldg.
|
4th
Floor Reception Desk
|
Donna
Milici |
573-0747
|
Political
Science
|
217
Stiteler Hall |
Marcia
Dotson |
898-7641
|
ISC |
203A
Sansom West |
Kathy
Ritchie |
573-3561
|
School
of Medicine |
356
Anatomy/Chemistry |
Mary
Dickson |
898-8835
|
President's
Office |
100
College Hall |
Audrey
Schneider |
898-0447 |
Houston
Hall |
Information
Desk |
Sarah
Demucci |
573-5011
|
VPUL |
3611
Locust Walk |
Patricia
Ravenell |
898-5337 |
Penn
VIPS |
133
S 36th St/5th Fl |
Isabel
Mapp |
898-2020
|
Faculty
Club
|
Inn
at Penn |
Natalka
Swavely |
898-4618 |
FOOD
DRIVE | TREE PLANTING | SHADOWING
DAY | JGH THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION | PROJECT
H.O.M.E. | DRILL TEAM | RONALD
McDONALD HOUSE
Healing
Together by Greening Chestnut Street. On
Saturday, November 10, beginning at 9 a.m. help plant 150 trees
on Chestnut Street, from 31st to 40th Streets, in memory of the
victims from the September 11th tragedy. At a time when our nation
is mourning the deaths of thousands of innocent people killed in
the attacks of September 11th, UC Green and its partners want to
provide people of different faiths and races an opportunity to come
and work together by planting hundreds of trees on a major public
space. By making a statement of community and unity in crisis, this
planting will provide students, neighbors, businesses, city agencies
and public officials another opportunity to get on with our collective
lives and show America's resolve and resilience to heal the deep
wounds produced by this tragedy. E-mail Esaul Sanchez at sancheze@pobox.upenn.edu
for additional information and/or to volunteer.
FOOD
DRIVE | TREE PLANTING | SHADOWING
DAY | JGH THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION | PROJECT
H.O.M.E. | DRILL TEAM | RONALD
McDONALD HOUSE
Shadowing
Day/Building the Future Workforce, Thursday, November 15:
This day enables students to explore numerous career opportunities
as they "shadow" employee mentors. Volunteer to let a
9th grade student spend the day "shadowing" you. Spend
the day teaching them about your career, talk to the student about
their goals and aspirations and show them around Penn's campus.
The program lasts from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and the students will come
to campus to meet you.
FOOD
DRIVE | TREE PLANTING | SHADOWING
DAY | JGH THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION | PROJECT
H.O.M.E. | DRILL TEAM | RONALD
McDONALD HOUSE
5th
Annual JGH Community Thanksgiving Cultural Celebration: On
Saturday, November 17, noon-4 p.m., the John Gloucester House (JGH)--
a community center at 2147 Manton Street--aims to celebrate the
Thanksgiving holiday with all the culturally diverse members of
their South Philadelphia community and to give thanks. They anticipate
around 600 adults and children to attend the annual event which
includes free food, musical entertainment, and community information
for the entire family. However, this event cannot be possible without
the help of hardworking volunteers who serve the food, clear the
tables, man the registration table, monitor the bathrooms and feeding
line, and those who help clean up when the event finishes. Shifts:
11:15 a.m.-3 p.m.--any duties possible except final clean-up; 3-4:30
p.m.--final clean-up.
FOOD
DRIVE | TREE PLANTING | SHADOWING
DAY | JGH THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION | PROJECT
H.O.M.E. | DRILL TEAM | RONALD
McDONALD HOUSE
Project
H.O.M.E.:
an organization that works with and for homeless individuals
as well as low-income neighborhoods. The community center in lower
North Philadelphia has put together some new initiatives for teens
in the neighborhood. The Project H.O.M.E. Teen Program, offers in
conjunction with Public/Private Ventures, a literacy-based initiative
that targets students in grades 7-9 who are reading below grade
level. For four days per week, students have the opportunity to
work on reading, writing and oral activities to help them improve
their overall literacy skills. The literacy activities will be supplemented
by workshops in computer/technology skills, homework help, and study
skills development. The program is coordinated by trained teachers
and volunteer staff members and meets on Monday through Thursday,
3:15-6 p.m. The Project H.O.M.E. Young Adult Program is an exciting
initiative that allows young adults (grades 10-12) the opportunity
to learn about digital photography and/or digital filmmaking while
also working on their academic, technological, and study skills.
Volunteers provide workshops in digital photo and digital film two
days per week. The final project will be a neighborhood documentary
that the students create. The program operates 2 days a week, 3-6
p.m. (see www.projecthome.org
for information).
FOOD
DRIVE | TREE PLANTING | SHADOWING
DAY | JGH THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION | PROJECT
H.O.M.E. | DRILL TEAM | RONALD
McDONALD HOUSE
The
Reeve Memorial Drill Team: needs a drumming instructor
to work with students once during the week and on Saturdays. Drummers,
please consider working with this group. They have their drums and
their uniforms. All they need is an instructor. There may be a small
stipend.
FOOD
DRIVE | TREE PLANTING | SHADOWING
DAY | JGH THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION | PROJECT
H.O.M.E. | DRILL TEAM | RONALD
McDONALD HOUSE
The
Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House Needs You!
The world's first, needs volunteer help for its Tenth Annual
Share A Night fund raising project. This major fund raising program
begins on November 1 and ends on February 15. Volunteers are needed
to prepare a 26,000+ piece mailing, write thank you notes to donors,
provide data input assistance, copying of records, and general office
support. Volunteers are needed Monday through Friday throughout
the day. For those who are not available during the day and would
like to help out, November 28, December 6, and January 3 are the
dates they will be working 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
FOOD
DRIVE | TREE PLANTING | SHADOWING
DAY | JGH THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION | PROJECT
H.O.M.E. | DRILL TEAM | RONALD
McDONALD HOUSE
Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 10, October 30, 2001
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