Volunteer Opportunities |
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September 4, 2012,
Volume 59, No. 02 |
Dear Penn Community,
Thank you for your spirit of volunteerism. Many benefit from your willingness to share. We receive many expressions of gratitude from community members and agencies we have partnered with. Please take a moment to view these volunteer opportunities.
The Conquerors Community Center, at 52nd Street & Whitby Avenue, is in great need for computers in this community. They have served the community for more than five years in computer training, which ranged from basic to advance classes and unfortunately, have had to close the lab due to inadequate computers. Is your department upgrading its computers? Please consider making a donation of computers to one of our local neighbors.
Become a Mentor! The Penn WorkPlace Mentoring Program is need of mentors for the upcoming segment beginning in September. Volunteer to mentor a 7th grade student once a month. All activities take place on Penn’s campus from September–May. Training is provided.
Become a Dropsite Volunteer. Penn Volunteers In Public Services (PennVIPS) organizes a series of drives each year. You could become one of the drop sites that provide a convenient locations for those wanting to make a donation. There are at least four annual drives. They take place in August, November, December and March. Your role would be to help advertise the particular drive, collect the donated items and arrange for the items to be delivered to the Netter Center, at 36th and Walnut Streets.
Contact me at sammapp@pobox.upenn.edu for additional information.
—Isabel Mapp, Associate Director,
Netter Center for Community Partnerships |