Volunteers needed for Register to Vote Rally 9/23 12-1 at SJSU

On Tuesday September 23 from noon to 1 at the San Jose State University Engineering Building, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group is holding a non-partisan Register to Vote rally. Our District and San Jose State are co-sponsoring this event. The CA Secretary of State will be there along with the Mayor of San Jose and (hopefully) some big names from the 49ers and San Jose Sharks.
David Esmaili, Director of West Valley's grant-funded Alternative Transportation Technology program is looking into providing shuttles to take interested participants from our Colleges to San Jose State.

For more information, please contact Ruth Carlson, director of public affairs for WVMCCD, at 408-741-2652.

West Valley College Powwow Saturday, 9/27

Volunteers opportunities are available for this year's powwow. Tasks include assisting with assembling and disassembling of the event, general clean-up, monitoring donation drawing and program sales, and assisting Powwow staff and vendors. Available shifts are:
8 am-2 pm
11 am-2 pm
noon-3 pm
1 pm-4 pm
3 pm-6 pm
6 pm-9 pm
8 pm-11 pm
10 pm-1 am

A faculty or staff member will be present during each of these shifts to confirm that the service hours are completed. For more information, please contact Lenore Harris at 408-741-2586 or via email at lenore_harris@westvalley.edu. For more information about the event, please go to www.westvalleypowwow.org.

Camp Campbell

Camp Campbell Outdoor Science School needs volunteers every week between September and June to mentor small groups of students attending outdoor science school. While the kids learn, explore and play our Cabin Leaders work with Field Teachers to provide supervision and social support to students.

Qualifications:
You must be a high school junior or senior; college student or high school graduate.
You must be able to:
­ Serve as a mature and positive role model for 10-12 year old students
­ Consistently show respect and a positive attitude towards peers and adults
­ Demonstrate good judgment and an ability to resolve conflict in an effective manner
­ Receive constructive feedback and follow through on directions

Responsibilities: You will be living in a cabin with a group of about 8-12 fifth and/or sixth grade students. With the guidance of a field teacher, cabin leaders assume the responsibility for supervising the cabin group at meals, during recreation and in the cabins overnight. Cabin leaders also assist the field teachers in the instructional field program during the day and evening. You should be a supportive presence for the students, making sure they are safe, having fun and learning. This will require establishing firm expectations and following through with enforcing rules, paying attention to the emotional and social needs of each student, and being a good role model.

Time Commitment:
Most weeks include a five day/four night session at Camp Campbell. Since you will be living in the cabin you will need to be on-site 24 hours/day. Our weeks begin with training at noon on the first day of the week (usually Monday). Students arrive on the second day (usually Tuesday) and your responsibilities as a cabin leader end at approximately 1:30 p.m. at the end of the week (usually Friday). While volunteering as a cabin leader you will have some breaks, but most of the time you will be living, learning and playing with the students.

Transportation:
Camp Campbell is located at 16275 Highway 9, Boulder Creek, CA 95006.
Transportation to and from camp by bus from San Jose is available most weeks. If you are interested you must confirm with the cabin leader coordinators and make sure we have reserved you a spot on the bus. If you haven’t reserved a spot, there might not be enough room for you.
If you are driving yourself or getting dropped off please arrive at about 12:30 on the first day.

How to Apply:
Call the cabin leader coordinators (831-338-8829) and find an available week that works with your schedule.
We will tentatively reserve a spot for you. Then, complete an application, fax it to us, and call and confirm your spot! Please do not reserve a week if you do not intend to follow through and be a volunteer. If you are unsure of what week you are available, call us and tell us. If your plans change it is your responsibility to call us as soon as possible to tell us that you will be unable or are unsure if you are able to be a volunteer for the week that you have committed to. Remember there is a whole cabin of students relying on you to be their cabin leader!

For an application, please see the related link on our website: http://www.scvymca.org/redwoods/html/programs_ccoss.html For additional questions, please contact:

Michelle Trame
Cabin Leader Coordinator
Camp Campbell Outdoor Science School
YMCA of the Redwoods
@: mtrame@scvymca.org
#: 831-338-8829

San Franciquito Creek clean-up day 9/20/08

Come help us keep San Francisquito Creek clean and healthy! The
San Francisquito Watershed Project is hosting a site for this year's
California Coastal Cleanup Day. Join us for California's largest
volunteer event.
Date: Saturday Sep. 20th,
Time: 9 am to noon
Location: Manhattan Ave. and Woodland Ave., Palo Alto
Map: http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Palo+Alto&state=CA&address=Woodland+Ave+%26+Manhattan+Ave&zipcode=94303&country=US&latitude=37.458353&longitude=-122.143544&geocode=INTERSECTION
You'll be helping us remove trash and debris from the creek bed and
creek bank. You'll also be helping us preserve a beautiful piece of
the San Francisquito Watershed.
Bring old clothes, some sturdy shoes, and we'll provide the rest.
Visit http://www.cleanacreek.org/ for more details.
Arnie Thompson
Program Director
San Francisquito Watershed Project
a program of Acterra
arniet@acterra.org
650.962.9876 x310

Volunteer for the Peninsula Stroke Association September-October 2008

The Peninsula Stroke Association, a non-profit serving San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, seeks volunteers to help at health fairs and community events in the months of SEPTEMBER and OCTOBER. Activities include distributing printed materials regarding stroke education, answering questions about our services from fair attendees, or providing blood pressure screenings. Familiarity with the medical field not necessary; positive approach to learning and proactive attitude is a definite plus. Health fairs are scheduled on weekends and weekdays in Santa Clara County. Volunteers needed for one day or more -- we welcome your help when you are available with a minimum 2 hour shift per event.

We need volunteers for the following days/locations:
Cupertino: September 13 & 14
San Jose: September 21st
Los Altos: September 25
Sunnyvale: Oct 1st
San Jose: October 11th
San Jose: October 25
Cupertino: October 25

Skills:

• Able to function smoothly in a busy environment.
• Interest in networking with other health care service-oriented organizations a plus.
• Spanish speakers especially needed for several venues in the Spanish speaking community.
• Vietnamese, Tagalog, Chinese speakers also needed to expand our services into these large communities that are currently underserved regarding stroke education and support services.
• Nursing/EMT students who can take blood pressure readings---this is a great opportunity to do your required community service!
  

For more information, contact:
Jill Mitsch
Program Manager
Peninsula Stroke Association
3801 Miranda Ave
V A P A H C S
Building 6, Room A162
Palo Alto, CA 94304
650-565-8485
www.psastroke.org