The North Suburban YMCA located at 137 Lexington Street, in partnership with Social Capital Inc. and AmeriCorps, is once again playing host to a giving tree. If you or anybody you know is in need of some help this holiday season stop by the YMCA to let the SCI members there know and to pick up some more information. You can also stop by the YMCA to pick up a item off of the tree and find out what to do with your special pick. The tags on the tree will have the persons name, their age, and what they would like to get for the holidays. What you as a giver will do is pick a tag off of the tree and buy the item that is on the tag or something close to it and bring it back to the YMCA so we can wrap it for the recipient. The tags on the tree will either be in the shape of a book for the gift of a book, the shape of a teddy bear for an animal gift or in the shape of a sock or other shape of a piece of clothing for a article of clothing.
This summer, Boston Cares is pleased to be in a partnership with John Hancock Financial Services and The Boston Globe to support the 2008 Boston Summer Scholars Program. The Boston Summer Scholars program is providing 500 teenagers with on-the-job training in a corporate or non-profit environment, in addition to weekly skill-based workshops. Boston Cares is teaming up with The Boston Globe and John Hancock Financial Services to coordinate the Friday morning workshop series, which is covering topics such as personal finance, interviewing skills, and leadership.
Volunteer mentors are needed support the workshop sessions, which are held on Friday mornings, from 8:30 AM -10:30 AM – there are 4 left in need of volunteers – July 25 through August 15. (Volunteers are asked to get to the session by 7:45am). Volunteers are not required to attend all sessions, but are encouraged to sign up for as many as they are able to attend. Volunteers sit at a table with 9 youth, take attendance, participate in group activities during workshops, and distribute and collect surveys at the end.
The program still needs to recruit between 5 and 10 additional mentors for each week. Volunteers must be 21 years or older.
Here is the schedule for those workshops:
July 25 - Great Applications: How to Get it Right
Patrick Dwyer from UMass Boston
Chip Greenidge, the Bostonian Founder and President of the National Black College Alliance
August 1 - Interviewing: Before, During & After
John Hancock and Boston-native Lynette Correa of Career Coaching 4 Kidz. Lynette is a first-generation high school and college graduate Akrobatik, a performance artist from the Codman Square area of Dorchester and the voice of sports on JAMN 94.5
August 8 - In the News: Why Should You Care?
Boston Globe columnist Derrick Z. Jackson
August 15 - How a Boston Summer Scholar Leads!
Carol Fulp from John Hancock
Robert Lewis, Jr. of the Boston Foundation and two New England Revolution Soccer Players
To sign up, people only need to fill out an online form by clicking here.
The Council of Social Concern is seeking volunteers for its 20th Annual Auction on Saturday, March 1st at the Hilton Boston/Woburn, 2 Forbes Road, Woburn.
There are limited opportunities, so sign up early. Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older. Below is a list of volunteer tasks that need to be filled:
Auction Pick-ups
2-3 volunteers to pick up donated items from donors. Staff will set up pick-up time with the donor and have donation slip ready for volunteer to give donor.
Pre-Auction
Saturday, March 1st
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Tired of going around in circles all day for no good reason? Well, now you can go around in circles all night for a good cause. Form a team and join the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Woburn!
I am looking for an able-bodied volunteer to accompany me to the Greater Boston Food Bank once a month. We have a standing appointment for the second Wednesday of each month at 11:30, so we need to leave about 10:30 a.m. A Red Cross truck meets us there and transports the food. I just need someone to ride into Boston with me, help me load the truck, ride back with me and help us unload the truck at the Food Pantry. The whole thing takes about two hours.
volunteering
The North Suburban YMCA located at 137 Lexington Street, in partnership with Social Capital Inc. and AmeriCorps, is once again playing host to a giving tree. If you or anybody you know is in need of some help this holiday season stop by the YMCA to let the SCI members there know and to pick up some more information. You can also stop by the YMCA to pick up a item off of the tree and find out what to do with your special pick. The tags on the tree will have the persons name, their age, and what they would like to get for the holidays. What you as a giver will do is pick a tag off of the tree and buy the item that is on the tag or something close to it and bring it back to the YMCA so we can wrap it for the recipient. The tags on the tree will either be in the shape of a book for the gift of a book, the shape of a teddy bear for an animal gift or in the shape of a sock or other shape of a piece of clothing for a article of clothing. 
