General Member Meeting December 2nd, 2010

We hope that you had a happy thanksgiving!

Our General Member Meeting is coming up this Thursday at which we will discuss our upcoming projects and openings about joining the Executive Board.

General Member Meeting
Date: Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
Time: 5 PM - 6 PM
Location: Student Center, Room 135 (basement)

Holidays Meals on Wheels on Thanksgiving!

The Detroit Area Agency on Aging Holiday Meals on Wheels program is seeking volunteers to pakc and deliver 5,500 fresh-cooked, hot, nutritious meals to homebound seniors in the metro Detroit area on Thanksgiving.

Volunteers are needed on:

Wed, Nov 24th: 8am - noon to assemble the cold portion of the meal
Thur, Nov 25th: 6am - 10am to package the hot food portion of the meal for distribution to eight sites.

Location: 1980 Bagley St., Detroit, MI

If you would be interested in helping out on either one of these days, please send us an email at wsuprojectvolunteer@yahoo.com

Thank you!

New Volunteer Opportunities!

November 4th, 2010 Meeting Minutes can be downloaded here:

PV_meetingminutes_11042010.pdf
PV_meetingminutes_11042010.docx

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NEW VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU:

(1) Gleaners Community Food bank
http://www.gcfb.org/

Gleaners are looking for a volunteer or two to help fold, stuff envelopes and feed them through the postage on Tuesdays and Thursday from Thursday, Nov 18th - Tuesday, Feb 2nd at their new offices loated in Dearborn [4 Parklane Blvd, Deaborn, MI]. They are looking for someone to commit to either every Tuesday or Thursday or both days. They are hoping to get someone to commit to 2-3 hours sometime between 9am - 2pm.

If it is something that you would be interested in, please contact Julie:
Julie Ptasznik
Development Coordinator
Gleaners Community Food Bank
2131 Beaufait St
Detroit, MI 48207
313-923-3535 ext 245
jptasznik@gcfb.org

Furthermore, there are more events in which you could participate in that will benefit Gleaners. Tomorrow (Thursday, Nov 11th), for example, there will be a Canned Film Festival hosted by the MJR Digital Cinemas. You could bring 5 cans of food at any of the MJR Cinemas and watch a movie for free! For more information about this and other upcoming events, please click on the link below:
http://www.gcfb.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=3061.0

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(2) Volunteer with Playworks in Detroit Schools
www.playworks.org/detroit

Playworks is a national nonprofit organization that supports learning by providing safe, healthy and inclusive play and physical activity to schools at recess and throughout the entire school day. Their mission is to improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity adn safe, meaningful play. This is their first year in Detroit and they are currently in 16 Detroit Public Schools. They are looking for volunteers to help in these schools during recess as well as in their after school programs. It will be a wonderful opportunity for Wayne State University students to work alongside their Coaches and bring back play to the children in Detroit.

Here is a document with their current volunteer opportunities. Please read "The Player" and "The Pro" These are the spots that they are currently looking to fill at each of their 16 schools. Please note that these would be ongoing opportunities, and they are would like people to commit to 2 hours per week. If you decide to contact Playworks in regards to this wonderful opportunity, please do so only if you are willing to make a commitment that they ask for. It's one thing to miss a Project Volunteer event but quite another to break your promises with children.

Contact Stephanie in regards to Playworks volunteer opportunities:
Stephanie Zysnarski
Program Associate
Playworks Detroit
2990 W. Grand Blvd. Suite 231
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313-879-4934
www.playworks.org/detroit