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Volunteer Opportunities
| ZogSports knows that our participants, the young professionals of New York, are busy individuals. That's why we aim to provide them with flexible volunteer opportunities. We regularly provide members with ways to give back to their community and supply point persons at each organization to ensure all volunteer requests are responded to promptly. |
CityChase USA 2008 – Volunteers Needed for Event On September 13th The World's Largest Urban Adventure Series will turn the Big Apple into a giant obstacle course. With 500 teams participating, lots of volunteers are needed to help make the event run smoothly. As a volunteer, you will receive: - 3 drink tickets & food at the afterparty - Official gift bag - Lunch - Official staff t-shirt Email alyssa@zogsports.org with your name, email address, and phone number to get involved (or just to ask for more info!). Volunteers are needed in the following areas:
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The Urban Dove's College All-Stars The Urban Dove is looking for volunteers for its College All-Stars program. A year-round early college awareness program designed to help NYC public high school students get into and succeed at the college of their choice, the All-Stars program provides critical SAT prep, help with the college application process, workshops on financial aid and college life, college visits, parent education, career exploration, and scholarships. Urban Dove is looking for 15-20 reliable volunteers to assist in in-office Senior One-on-One Meetings. Volunteers will be working with individual students with college preparation (college applications, essays, financial aid applications, follow-up procedures, mentoring). Training will be provided and staff will be on hand to assist when needed.
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| The Urban Dove's College All-Stars- SAT Prep Tutors The Urban Dove is also looking for reliable volunteers to assist with SAT Prep courses. Volunteers will be working with students on a weekly basis, following a set of curriculum to prepare them for their upcoming SAT exam. Training will be provided for volunteers and staff will be on hand to assist at all times. Volunteers will meet with the same students throughout the school year, thus enabling them to get to know each other and build mentoring relationships. Urban Doves has partnered with New York Cares to provide Kaplan certified training, materials and guidance. Weekly class sessions will consist of 10 tutors with 4 students each. Each will work in small groups which are monitored and and assisted by a Team Leader.
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iMentor- Mentoring Opportunity iMentor which matches adult volunteers on-on-one with students (mentees) uses mentoring to bridge the divide between New York City's eclectic communities, creating unique and dynamic relationships that would not have been possible without the program. This year, iMentor will connect 1000 young people in NYC’s underserved communities with 1000 mentors.
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Hike For Discovery – Raise Money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Hike For Discovery is the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s new adventure fundraising program that prepares people, from beginners to seasoned hikers, to experience a natural wonder in a special way. They will train anyone from beginners to seasoned hikers, providing everything you’ll need to make your adventure successful and fun. Enjoy expert led hikes in the Westchester/Hudson Valley area almost every weekend, learn about nutrition, equipment and safety on the trails, and make new friends. Hike For Discovery provides three nights and four days lodging at your destination, round trip airfare, dinners and more. In return, you will be raising funds for research to cure blood cancers. Training culminates with an amazing hiking trip to The Great Smoky Mountains in September! Learn more at an upcoming Information Meeting. Meet expert Hike Leaders and hear about the experience from past participants.
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| USO of Metropolitan New York’s “Operation: Stuff the Square” – Fundraising Since 1941, the USO has served as a “home away from home" for the men and women of our Armed Forces during war and peace and as the main support link between Americans and our men and women in uniform. Through the generosity of their supporters, they are able to provide entertainment, recreational, educational and support activities to those who have committed themselves to ensuring our safety and preserving our way of life. They help channel the American public’s desire to give back to those who serve our country into programs and services that enrich their lives. The USO of Metropolitan New York is ramping up for Operation: Stuff the Square, a campaign to provide care packages and calling cards to our armed forces overseas. Included in the care packages are some of the most requested items from soldiers. Donations will be collected up until September, when New Yorkers unite to stuff over 5,000 care packages in Times Square’s Military Island.
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The Children’s Health Fund’s Johnny Damon Yankees Home Run Club – Fundraising As the 2008 baseball season begins, The Children's Health Fund's Johnny Damon Yankees Home Run Club also begins its season. This Club is a fun way that fans can root for the Yankees and help bring quality health care to homeless and low-income children. By making a pledge for each home run hit by the Yankees, you could be eligible to win field-level box seat tickets to a game in the last season in the historic Yankee Stadium! If you make a pledge, CHF will invoice you the amount of money you owe. Thanks to the generous support of loyal Yankee/CHF fans, the Club has grown over the years and raised more than a million dollars to help ensure medical care for the nation's most vulnerable children.
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Harlem RBI - Volunteer Opportunities Harlem RBI - the non-profit community-based baseball organization that uses baseball and softball, and the power of teams, to provide inner city with the opportunities to play, learn, and grow, inspiring them to recognize their potential and realize their dreams – is looking for volunteer baseball and softball coaches. Volunteer coaches are expected to provide leadership for baseball and softball teams comprised of up to 16 youth and provide a positive, team-based environment focused on teaching baseball, softball and life skills to youth of East Harlem . Harlem RBI volunteer coaches are also expected to serve as positive role models for the youth they coach. The primary qualification for the position is interest in working with at-risk youth. Baseball/softball or coaching experience is necessary for ages 13 and up. Qualities required of volunteers are patience, reliability, compassion, and excellent listening skills.
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Minds Matter Minds Matter, the mentoring organization that brings bright and motivated inner city high school students together with dedicated mentors to achieve academic excellence and expand educational horizons, is looking for new mentors. Mentors meet with students for 2-4 hours each Saturday from October to May (excluding holidays) to help them prepare for the SAT, and apply to summer programs. The sessions also include essay writing workshops, career panels, and financial aid education. Worried you can’t make it every weekend? Minds Matter assigns two mentors to each student, so it’s no problem if you have to miss a session, provided your co-mentor can fill in. Interested individuals can sign up with a friend as co-mentors, or Minds Matter can pair you with another volunteer.
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Figure Skating in Harlem Figure Skating in Harlem is an innovative youth development program that serves girls ages six to sixteen with a dynamic after-school ice skating and education program designed to build self-confidence, teamwork and leadership skills and encourage academic achievement in positive and supportive environment. They are looking for energetic and experienced tutors and skating instructors to volunteer as follows from October 2007 through April 2008: Skating Instructors: Mon., Tues. or Thurs. 6:00pm-7:30pm at Riverbank State Park Ice Rink Tutors: Weds. 4:00pm-6:00pm at 125th St. & St. Nicolas. Mon., Tues. & Thurs. 4:00pm-5:00pm at Riverbank State Park - Cultural Center classrooms.
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