Ronald McDonald House Volunteer opportunity

Ronald McDonald House Volunteer Opportunity 

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois is in need of volunteers able to come to the House anytime between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm for one or more hours September 9, 10, 11  or 12 to help prepare our newsletters for mailing (basically inserting a donation envelope between the stapled pages of the newsletter and adding a sticker). Anyone interested in helping is invited to contact the House for additional information or “just show up”. 

 Contact Information

Margaret Pike, House Manager & Volunteer Coordinator

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois

610 N. 7^th Street

Springfield, IL 62702

217-528-3314 ext. 146

mpike@rmhc-centralillinois.org

www.rmhc-centralillinois.org

The Rising Stars Rec. Sports Day!

Volunteers are needed for the Rising Stars Rec. Sports day Saturday, October 8, 2011 1pm-4pm. Volunteers will be asked to help facilitate the different activities presented. Assistance in leading and keeping a close eye on the activities will be asked of our volunteers. Volunteers will be spilt into different groups or participating in one big group depending on the number of students who participate.

To volunteer or for more information please contact Richard Huffines rhuff3@uis.edu

Volunteers Needed for Homecoming 5K

Volunteers are needed on Saturday, October 15th from 8:30 am until 11:00 am to help with the UIS Homecoming 5K.  The volunteers will be either helping with registration, help guide runners throughout the course, hand out water to the runners or help out at the finish line.  To sign up to volunteer or for more information, please contact Trent Tangen at ttang20@uis.edu. 

Sangamon Auditorium Student Volunteer Usher

See shows for free at Sangamon Auditorium!

UIS Sangamon Auditorium is seeking UIS student volunteer ushers for Fall 2011. UIS student ushers will greet, direct, assist, and ensure the safety and comfort of patrons attending performances and other events in Sangamon Auditorium and the Studio Theatre.

 SERVICE THE UIS COMMUNITY by assisting with the safety and comfort of those attending events.

 SEE GREAT SHOWS! You will be able to see the events at which you usher without having to purchase a ticket.

 VOLUNTEERING WORKS WITH YOUR FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE. You can usher as often or as seldom as your schedule allows.

Join us Friday, September 9 at 12 p.m. in PAC 397 (Auditorium Administrative Offices) for free pizza
and a one-hour informational session about serving as a volunteer usher.

If possible, please RSVP to Mindy McCaffrey at 206-8288 or audfohga@uis.edu. Walk-ins also welcome!

Volunteers needed for Girls on The Run

Girls on the Run

About the organization:
Girls on the run is a positive youth development program that combines an interactive curriculum and running to inspire self-respect lifestyles in pre-teen girls. They inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.

What they do:
Girls on the Run is for girls age eight to thirteen years old. The program combines training for a 3.1 mile running event with self-esteem enhancing and uplifting workouts. The goals of the programs are to encourage positive emotional, social, mental, spiritual and physical development.


How can you help?
The Springfield chapter of Girls on the Run is looking for women volunteers to coach twelve 3rd through 5th grade girls.
4 coaches are needed - 2 coaches are needed on Mondays from 3:15 to 4:30 and 2 are needed for Thursdays 3:15 to 4:30. The program will last 10 weeks and there will be one training meeting and all materials are provided.

Contach Sue Landgrebe with questions - 217-622-7872

Walk to End Alzheimer's

The Alzheimer's Association is looking for volunteers to help with their Walk to End Alzheimer's on Saturday, September 24th, 2011.  Volunteers would help with water/food distribution, route marking and signage, advocacy efforts, set-up/tear-down, registration, or t-shirt distribution.  To volunteer, contact Tina Arnold by phone at 217-726-5184 or email at tina.arnold@alz.org.

They are also looking for people to participate in the walk.  To register to participate click on the following link: http://www.kintera.org/FAF/home/default.asp?ievent=452921.

Volunteer Alert - Central Illinois Foodbank

Special After-Hours Volunteer Project
Tonight, August 18th, 5pm - 8pm
Central Illinois Foodbank has received a truckload of donated Godiva Chocolates. We are required to have ingredient labels on all of the products going out our door to protect individuals with food allergies. This volunteer project involves taping ingredient labels provided by the donor on each individual bag of chocolate.
We need volunteers, age 16 or older, to join our evening labeling group tonight from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
To sign up for any of these volunteer opportunties, please contact Shawna Cain at: scain@centralilfoodbank.org or 217-522-4022.