Volunteer opportunities
have included:
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Service
Friday
Help alleviate sub-standard housing, help feed those in
poverty, help educate children by volunteering every first
Friday of each month. If you would like to be placed on
our Service Friday e-mail list, send your name and e-mail
address to cnc@cncumsl.org.
If you join the e-mail list, we will alert you to upcoming
service opportunities a few weeks before the event. Past
volunteer sites include: Habitat for Humanity, Operation
Food Search, and KidSmart.
Next Service
Friday Date: Friday, May 2 |
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Big Brothers/Big
Sisters Amachi Program
The Big Brothers/Big
Sisters organization in St. Louis is sponsoring a program
called Amachi, where people of faith like you connect with
children ages 5-17 of incarcerated parents. We have been approached
by representatives of BB/BS to see if any students would be
interested in being a mentor for these children. Here are
some of the details...
- Volunteers spend 4-6 hours per month with their "Little"
either at their school during school hours, or on weekends
- The time in school can be spent doing homework, playing
sports, coloring, just talking about their day, etc.
- The time on weekends can be spent doing whatever fun recreational
activities they want (watching movies, taking a walk, playing
games, going to a museum, etc.)
- All activities are scheduled around YOUR schedule...whenever
you can do it works for them!
Right now there is a waiting list of over 40 children waiting
to find a Big Brother or a Big Sister in the St. Louis area.
Please prayerfully consider being a friend and mentor to one
of these children in need. Jesus calls us to a life of service,
and this is a wonderful opportunity to show the love of Christ
to others.
For more information, or to get an application, please contact
us here at the Newman Center, or call BB/BS directly by contacting
Relda Brooks, Director, at (314) 361-5900 x46. |
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Other Opportunities
Offered:
November
November
Month of Service co-sponsored by the Catholic Newman
Center, Office of Student Life, University Program Board,
among others. Check out the Office of Student Life's Lead
and Serve website for more information!
January
Our annual Service Trip
to Nazareth
Farm. Nazareth Farm is a Catholic community focused around
simplicity, community, prayer, and service located in Doddridge
County, West Virginia. Please contact Tracy for an application. Our dates this year are January 6-12, 2008. Applications are due November 9, 2007.
March
Alternative Spring
Break sponsored by the Catholic Newman Center. ASB will be
offered March 24-28, 2008. More details as the date nears.
Urban Plunge Retreat. The Urban Plunge allows students to
experience inner city poverty through volunteering at organizations
in the city. This past year we volunteered with the Salvation
Army, St. Patrick's Center, Genesis II Food Pantry, and
Food Outreach.
April
Relay for Life is
co-sponsored by a slew of student organizations on campus. For more information check out RFL's website! Check back at
the end of March for more details.
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Please read this week's
edition of the Newman
News or see our calendar
for the most current service opportunities.
If you or your organization
are interested in doing service projects and are looking for sites,
contact Tracy Van de Riet or Liz Detwiler at the Catholic Newman Center at 314-385-3455
or cnc@cncumsl.org. |
