COMMUNITY ACTION NEWSLETTER APRIL | MAY 2008 Community Action Newsletter (PDF) AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY Volunteers needed for compiling packets, stuffing and sending out mailings, miscellaneous projects preparing for events. Gayle Mittelstadt 715.832.4233 | gayle.mittelstadt@cancer.org BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN Individual needed for general office cleaning for one day a week. Evening hours are preferred but we provide flexible hours. Craig Monson 715.835.0161 | info@bbbsnw.org BOLTON REFUGE HOUSE Volunteers needed for internships, shelter/phone coverage, clerical duties, maintenance, court watch, sexual assault victims services, legal advocacy, transitional living program, children’s services, 911 phones, Web site maintenance, and for the outreach offices. Angie Kammeyer 715.834.0628 / 800.252.4357 | brhvolunteercoordinator@yahoo.com CARE PARTNERS FOR ASSISTED LIVING Volunteers needed to… Play games with residents Writing/reading cards and letters Assist with music/singing activities Assist/Develop memory activities Debbie Nance 715.835.6656 CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF EAU CLAIRE Ongoing volunteer needs for the exhibit floor and office and to assist with birthday parties. Flexible schedule to fit your needs! Stop by the museum to complete the application. Jill Mangus 715.832.5437 | info@cmec.cc CHIPPEWA COUNTY BOTANICAL SANCTUARY The United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary is seeking assistance with trail maintenance, garden creation (medicinal and native herbs/plants) and sustainable building/alternative energy projects and workshops. John Wrass & Gigi Stafne 715.967.2300 | fireweed@citizens-tel.net CHIPPEWA VALLEY FREE CLINIC Attention Economic and Health Care Administration Majors: CVFC is looking for help in determining the market value of its medical services. Please call or email to learn more. Brent Hafele 715.839.8477 | brent@cvfreeclinic.org CHIPPEWA VALLEY THEATRE GUILD We have opportunities for painters and novice carpenters, no experience necessary. We build sets in the evenings at Banbury Place. Drop-ins are welcome. Ann Sessions 715.832.7529 | cvtgact@aol.com COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION ASSOCIATION INC. Volunteers needed to help prepare gardens and plant flowers for the Community Beautification Gardens. This will take place on Friday, May 16 (4 to 7 pm) and Saturday, May 17 (8 am to noon), at the intersection of Highway 12 / 53 (near Grizzly’s) and at the Eau Claire County Expo Center located at 5530 Fairview Drive off Lorch Avenue and Highway 93 (near Action City). Marty O’Halloran 715.835.2388 | cbainc@charter.net COUNTRY TERRACE Volunteers needed to sit outside with residents, play bingo, and to visit with residents. Vickie Ritchie 715.836.9211 DELONG MIDDLE SCHOOL Math tutors needed! Tutors meet any weekday, 2:15–2:50 pm. Please call or email for more information! Teri Piper Thompson 715.852.4907 | tpiperthompson@ecasd.k12.wi.us DOVE HEALTHCARE – NURSING AND REHABILITATION Volunteers needed to provide one on one interaction with residents, give manicures, read to residents, play an instrument, play games with residents, and take residents for walks (weather permitting). Jan Cornell 715.552.1030 ext. 122 EAU CLAIRE COUNTY HUMANE ASSOCIATION, INC. The Eau Claire County Humane Association is looking for volunteers to help with the Trap-Neuter- Release program for feral cats. Volunteers will need to have their own transportation. Lauren Evans 715.839.4747 ext.25 | director@eccha.org EAU CLAIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT Assistant coaches for Track and Field needed. Starts Monday, April 7, and runs from     5 to 6:30 pm at Delong Middle School. Assistant swimming coaches needed for South Middle School. Cindy Klevgard 715.834.1388 | ckk3265741@yahoo.com FALL CREEK VALLEY CARE CENTER Volunteers needed to… Write letters for residents Help with sing alongs, outdoor activities If you are musically inclined or have a special hobby to share, let’s set up a time. Rochelle Richardson 715.877.2411 ext. 19 | Rrichardson7764@yahoo.com FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER FOR EAU CLAIRE COUNTY Volunteers are needed to… Provide childcare for infants through elementary age children while their parents attend on-site     education classes. Classes held throughout the week during daytime and evening hours. Assist with special events. Several opportunities are available to do various duties during     FRC’s Premiere Night on Wednesday, July 23. Be a class supervisor and provide supervisory duties during the parent education classes. Brittany Weisenbeck 715.833.1735 FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER Operation Freefall — Honorary jumpers are needed for our annual skydiving fundraiser     on Saturday, April 26. Honorary jumpers are needed to help raise pledges for this     Two-Mile High Stand Against Sexual Assault. Children’s Group Volunteer — Assist with a weekly ongoing group for children who     have witnessed or experienced domestic violence in their families. Group meets     Mondays from 5 to 7:15 pm. Office Assistant / Phone Answering — Assist with office projects, mailings, computer tasks,     and phones. Answering phones at the Family Support Center including both business and     crisis calls on Thursdays. Safe Exchange Facilitator — Assist families in safely exchanging their children for visitation. Construction — We need someone to do small construction projects around the building.     Call for more details. Kelsey Burton 715.723.1138 | resourcedev-fsc@sbcglobal.net FAMILY WORKS We are having a Spring Foundation training for foster parents on Saturday, April 5, on the UW-Eau Claire campus. Volunteers are needed to provide activities and childcare for the foster parents’ birth children and foster kids while their parents are in training. Valerie Smith 715.855.0023 GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA — INDIAN WATERS COUNCIL Girl Scouts is holding a troop for girls ages three through seven with special needs. Volunteers are needed to assist with the girls. Troop meetings will take place in April, June, August and October. Betsy Collinge 715.835.5331 / 800.432.9823 | betsyc@gsiwc.org GRACE ADULT DAY SERVICES — CHIPPEWA FALLS Volunteers needed to interact with the elderly residents and developmentally disabled individuals through crafts, music, etc. Volunteers also needed to assist in the kitchen. Beth C. Peterson 715.738.1925 | bpeterson@graceluthfound.com JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSIN, INC. — NORTHWEST DISTRICT JA Youth Skills Challenge is partnering with the First Tee to present a golfing competition     for boys and girls ages 7 through 14 at Hickory Hills Golf Course on Tuesday, June 17,     starting at 3:30 pm. Volunteers needed to train kids on ethics in life and in golf as well     as planning and implementing special events. Fun opportunities include soliciting prizes,     working with kids, setting up the event. Classroom volunteer opportunity! Come to the JA office ad receive a free JA kit and     orientation to prepare you for your classroom experience. You can volunteer in the     classroom just one hour a week for a minimum of five weeks. As a classroom volunteer,     you can bring a message of economic opportunity and understanding to the students. To volunteer with K–8 students in the Chippewa Valley… Allyson Barka 715.835.5566 ext. 25 | abarka@jawis.org To volunteer with high school students in the Chippewa Valley… Denise Parker 715.835.5566 ext. 25 | dparker@jawis.org To volunteer outside the Chippewa Valley… Pat Bundy & Tammie Scott 715.835.5566 ext. 23 | pbundy@jawis.org | tscott@jawis.org JA Night at the Eau Claire Express — Friday, June 27, 7 pm, Carson Park. Sponsored     by Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire, this event celebrates our year-end and     publicly recognizes our Teachers and Volunteers of the Year for 2008. Volunteers will     gain experience planning and implementing special events. Fun opportunities include     greeting attendees, taking photographs, and preparing promotional materials. Christina Harris 715.835.5566 ext. 26 | charris@jawis.org NORTHSTAR MIDDLE SCHOOL Northstar Middle School is asking for the assistance of UW-Eau Claire students to help teachers supervise students during our 2nd Annual Join Hands Day. Examples of JHD activities include YMCA Camp Manitou cleanup, Community Table, Special Olympics Track and Field Meet, park and community nature trail clean up and prairie restoration planting. The goal of JHD is to have our youth learn the value of volunteering and personally make a difference in our Eau Claire and surrounding community! Becky Van Es 715.852.5107 | bvanes@ecasd.k12.wi.us SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL Tutors needed for middle school students. Craig Hinden 715.852.5220 | chinden@ecasd.k12.wi.us SPECIAL OLYMPICS — WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD AREA Volunteers needed for the Filling the Dream fundraiser on Saturday, April 19. Volunteers also needed to help with the track and filed and aquatics for the Special Olympics at North High School on Saturday, May 10. Andrea Sullivan 715.833.0833 | asullivan@specialolympicswisconsin.org THERAPEUTIC RIDING EAU CLAIRE [TREC] TREC would like a logo developed. As the handicapped riding program grows and we begin a wider program that reaches more people, we need an easily recognized symbol. The logo will be used in program flyers, correspondence, and a Web page. Kevin Smith | smithkp@uwec.edu UNITED WAY OF GREATER EAU CLAIRE Volunteers needed to update Web sites for our organization. Jan Porath 715.834.5043 | jporath@unitedwayeauclaire.org WISSOTA HEALTH AND REGIONAL VENT CENTER Seeking individuals to assist the activity department with daily programs, special events, outings, music programs, spiritual programs, and the gift shop. Come, meet and greet the residents and join the fun! We look forward to hearing from you. Rachel Brion 715.723.9341 ext. 270 | rbrion@wissotahealth.com Community Action Newsletter (PDF) ____________________________________________________ This listing is published through the Community Action and Lifelong Learning Program of the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. CALL matches prospective volunteers with the Eau Claire area organizations and agencies that need them. For more information stop in the Activities and Programs Office, Davies Center 133, or...CALL 715.836.4803

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