Help a fellow student with the Hurricane Supplies Drive! |
The annual Hurricane School Supplies Drive is here!
We are accepting any and all supplies. Donations will be given to an organization who will distribute them to under privileged inner city kids.
The goal is to help take the pressure off of school and to make education easier by taking away the burden of buying school supplies.
Drop off locations are in the lower UC and SC. Donations are excepted throughout May.
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Change your mental health stigmas at a NAMI's film festival! |
NAMI Miami-Dade is showcasing short films inspired by the lives of those who have been affected by mental illness. These narratives will share a range of life experiences meant to inspire, heal, and empower.
Join us at the SC Grand Ballroom on Saturday, May 13th from 6-9 pm. Complimentary hors d'oeuvre and beverages will be served from 6-7 pm and films begin at 7 pm.
Together, we can spark the awareness that makes the difference in our society. Let’s stop the stigma and start the conversation.
If you are interested in attending, RSVP HERE. If you are interested in volunteering for the event or with NAMI, please email NAMIofMiami@gmail.com.
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Sign up for a social change performance course! |
UM is offering a new social engagement through Performance Course for Fall 2017: THA 400, Special Topics in Performance.
Theatre, Community and Devising Performance explores theatre as an essential social art, a tool for social change, a means for community building, and an instrument of personal transformation.
Utilizing Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed theories and techniques, students will devise a performance based on material garnered from research and community engagement.
The prerequisite for this course is THA 251 or special permission of instructor, cfrancis blackchild. Class Times will be M,W 5-6:15 pm.
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Start a garden at a middle school with Hope for Miami! |
Volunteers are needed for Urban K Gardens Project!
Come out and help our local Kinloch Park Middle School during the“Soil Preparation Event” on Friday, April 28th at 9 am.
Hope for Miami nurtures children and youth through effective programs that help them build positive, healthy futures. We also seek to strengthen organizations by connecting them to useful information, resources, training and relationships so that our communities flourish.
If you wish to attend or volunteer your time please complete the form
HERE to become level one background checked through the school.
For more information please contact Ledisney Rodriguez at 786-388-3000 or email her at Disney@hopeformiami.org.
Join the Teacher Appreciation Parade at Earlington Heights! |
Every year, the Miami Dade Public School District celebrates the commitment and efforts made by teachers throughout the county during the first week of May. This year, the principal of Earlington Heights Elementary School has many exciting events planned to show how his staff of teachers are loved and needed.
We are looking for a group of about 20 UM students to come join our celebration. UM students are also part of the Earlington Heights Elementary School family and we would like to have all of our family present.
There will be a parade and a marching band. Participants can sing and dance alongside our great teachers and students. Please come and be a part of the festivitie on Thursday, May 4th at 12 pm.
For more information contact Ms. Ana Rubio.
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Prevent fire emergencies with American Red Cross! |
Join us on Saturday, April 29th from 10 am - 1 pm for our Home Fire Campaign!
The American Red Cross responds to an average of nearly 66,000 disasters each year – and the vast majority of these are home fires.
The Red Cross uses the The Home Fire Campaign as outreach to install smoke alarms, replace alarm batteries and help residents make home fire escape plans.
The installation will take place at Miami Heights Mobile Home Park.
Please e-mail Sara Ruiz at sara.ruiz@redcross.org to register.
Have a Super Saturday at Overtown Youth Center! |
For students with free Saturdays who want to help in childhood education head over to Overtown's Super Saturdays!
Super Saturday is where students come to learn and engage in various activities such as STEM, arts, tutoring, sports, and much more! The event takes place 10 am to 2 pm at the Overtown Youth Center.
The next Super Saturdays:
Saturday, May 6th
Saturday, May 20th
If you are interested in volunteering, contact Zelda Williams via phone at 305 349-1204 ext. 239 or email zelda.williams@overtownyouth.org.
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Volunteer and learn at Success without Sacrifice! |
We have volunteer opportunities available for the incredible
Success Without Sacrifice conference!
We are looking for students or volunteers interested in the event industry as well as sales, marketing and coaching who are looking to gain hands on experience, and/or school credit.
The conference will be Friday, May 5th - Sunday, May 7th at the Atton Brickel Hotel. Times vary between 8 am and 5:30 pm.
In addition to school credits and excellent references volunteers get a branded tee-shirt, swag bag and lunch. Volunteers also get access to all the amazing content of the conference!
For more information visit stephanienickolich.com or email Gina Gorelik. Include VOLUNTEER in the subject line.
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| Witnessing Change Video Competition |
The Witnessing Change Video Competition is a unique grassroots documentary and investigative reporting project on current climate related impacts already affecting American communities.
The project asks students to explore the personal costs of climate disruption by interviewing impacted individuals and creating two-minute videos. In the process, they create local dialogue and shareable social media to improve public literacy around immediate consequences of climate change.
Students will be awarded cash prizes of $500 and $250 for first and second place.
The submission link for the video competition will appear at www.climatecostproject.org/video-competition on April 15th, and the last day for submission is May 1st.
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| Protect beach nesting birds with Conservian |
We need your help to protect beach-nesting birds, nests, and young. Conservian is seeking a weekly crew of 8-12 enthusiastic volunteers for our Bahamas shorebird habitat conservation project in May 2017 aboard our 75ft research schooner. Field crew will assist project director with daily project activities.
This is an excellent opportunity to gain field experience and shorebird ID skills. Trip cost for one week is $1,250 and includes your bunk, onboard meals, water, and ground transportation associated with project. Participants will fly to the Bahamas to designated airports for shuttle transport to schooner.
Field volunteers will participate in collecting new data on shorebirds and seabirds of the Bahamas. Selected sites include Globally Important and locally Important Bird Areas and national parks of the Bahamas
If you would like to join our conservation crew for a week or more as part of our Volunteer Field Crew:
Please send 1) letter of interest 2) resume 3) names, email addresses and phone numbers of 2 references to Margo Zdravkovic.
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