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Dear Penn Community,

Thank you for your spirit of volunteerism. Your continued support of the many volunteer opportunities offered at the University is unprecedented. Many benefit from your willingness to share. We receive many expressions of gratitude from community members and agencies we have partnered with.

The University community continues to work towards being good neighbors in our shared community. We thank you for your overwhelming support and for your generosity.

Contact Isabel Mapp at sammapp@pobox.upenn.edu for additional information or to volunteer.

—Isabel Mapp, Associate Director, Netter Center for Community Partnerships

Penn VIPS Annual Change Drive to Benefit March of Dimes: Now through April 4

Every year in the United States, nearly half a million babies are born too soon, 16,250 of them right here in Pennsylvania. With your help, March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies and support families if something does go wrong. See: www.marchofdimes.com/pennsylvania

Please note the convenient locations listed below where you can collect a cup and/or make a donation:

Volunteer for the March of Dime Run—April 27: Participate in the March of Dimes 5K & 10K event on Sunday, April 27 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Registration opens at 8 a.m. and the walk starts at 9:30 a.m. A 5K and 10K run starts at 8 a.m. with registration beginning at 7 a.m. Register: www.runforbabies.com

Join the Penn VIPS/Business Services Scholarship Committee: Each year, a small group of volunteers provide non-tuition scholarships to offset college cost to graduating, college bound high school students with a history of service. The committee solicits and reviews applications, selects the award winners and plans the reception where the winners are recognized. The committee meets March–June approximately every 3 weeks. Meetings culminate with the annual awards reception,  usually held the second Tuesday in June. 

Penn Relays: Penn Relays is just around the corner. Hopefully, you can save some time out of your busy schedules to help. Below are the hours of registration in the Levy Tennis Pavilion (Levy is located in back of the Palestra on the other side of the railroad tracks. You have to go over the walking bridge at the back of the Stadium). Please let us know about your availability by April 15. Detailed directions will be sent to the people that plan to volunteer at a later date.

Wednesday, April 23—10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 24—7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (may go longer)

Friday, April 25—7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (may go longer)

Saturday, April 26—7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

After registration is over or slows down and you still want to help out, you can be sent to the track to be assigned to other areas. When you respond with your hours, indicate your areas of interest.

Volunteer to Teach at the Nonprofit Institute (NPI): The Netter Center for Community Partnerships offers a free accelerated certificate program that will give you the tools you need to manage nonprofit or faith-based organizations more efficiently.  This program will take place over the course of six days. Do you have an area of expertise you can share with members of the community?  Join the volunteers that teach at the NPI. Join us on the following dates (listed below) to teach at the upcoming Nonprofit Institute and cultivate the skills you need in order to successfully manage your organization! This program is free for participants.  

Dates for the upcoming Nonprofit Institute: Week 1: June 11–13; Week 2: June 18–20.