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Pecan Springs Campus Beautification
April 19th
8:30-3:30 Pecan Springs is celebrating Earth Day by refreshing our campus environment. Volunteers will have the opportunity to: serve on the Welcome Commitee (no physical labor required), provide childcare, Plant gardens, remove weeds, build benches and garden beds, lay sand and gravel, etc. Come one! Come All! We need huMan power to make this event a success! If you have not previously submitted a volunteer application, please complete our online One Time/Special Event volunteer application
Volma Overton Elementary
May 22 & 23
8:30 - 2:40 Volma Overton Elementary will be celebrating it's first annual Bulldog Spirit Days on May 22nd & 23rd. We are in need of 10-15 volunteers per shift for this field day-type event. Shifts are 3 hours long and last from 8:30-11:30 & 11:40-2:40 on Thursday and from 9:00-12:00 on Friday. Please come out and join in the fun and games as we celebrate our first year at Volma Overton!
HACA Student & Family Banquet
June 12th
5pm-10pm The HACA team is in the process of organizing a HACA banquet to celebrate our SmartKids and their families at the end of the school year. We need volunteers to help us decorate, serve dinner, keep the dance floor rockin and cleaning up afterwards. We are also hoping people involved will help us solicite businesses for donations for door prizes, centerpieces, party favors, etc. If you have not previously submitted a volunteer application, please complete our online One Time/Special Event volunteer application
Food Bank Pick Up Volunteer
Communities in Schools utilizes the services of the Capital Area Food Bank by providing emergency food, snacks and meals to our students and their families. We are seeking a volunteer to pick up our weekly Food Bank order at the food bank and deliver it to our Central Office located on IH 35 just south of Oltorf. This would be an ideal opportunity for a college student or a retired person. This volunteer opportunity requires:
- A SUV/Van/Truck
- Available between the hours of 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm each Monday, excluding holidays and weeks following holidays
- Ability to repetitively lift up to 30 pounds
- Ability to load food from the dock in to their vehicle
If you have not previously submitted a volunteer application, please complete our online One Time/Special Event volunteer application!
LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL NEEDS an ORGANIZER We need volunteers to help organize our clothes closet. This year, we have received many donations of clothing for our students, and we do not have enough boxes to organize the space. Possible assistance may include building boxes, finding organizations to donate sturdy boxes, sorting clothes by sizes, and decorating clothes area. If you have not previously submitted a volunteer application, please complete our online One Time/Special Event volunteer application!
Campus Beautification Project at Harris Elementary Does your group need a great teambuilding activity that will also make a big impact on the community? If so, this is the opportunity for you! Harris Elementary is in need of some serious beautification! The courtyard in the middle of the school is in need of some strategic landscaping. The CIS staff and school staff are willing to help make this a successful project! Volunteer group will need to provide all landscaping supplies: tools, plants, mulch etc.. Flexible scheduling and variable time committment (Weekday between the hours of 7A and 3P). Please call Alissa Magrum at 464-9724 or e-mail amagrum@cisaustin.org for further details. If you have not previously submitted a volunteer application, please complete our online One Time/Special Event volunteer application.
Do an Extreme Makeover one of our Counseling Rooms Does your group need a creative and fun way to make a real impact on CIS students and staff? A number of our CIS counseling rooms are in need of an Extreme Makeover. Whether it is a fresh coat of paint, a new couch, colorful artwork on the walls or comfy throw pillows for students to relax on during an intense counseling session with a CIS Social Worker....your help can make a huge difference in the life of a child. There are many CIS campuses that are in desperate need of an Extreme Makeover for one of our counseling rooms (Varying time commitments based on project, flexible scheduling) Please call Alissa Magrum at 464-9724 or e-mail amagrum@cisaustin.org for further details.
Special Request for our Middle Schools All middle school campuses are in need of partitions to create private counseling space. This may fall under the category of "Extreme Makeover" but we need people who can both supply the materials and build partitions. If you have not previously submitted a volunteer application, please complete our online One Time/Special Event volunteer application.
Host a Back to School Party, School Supply, Hygiene Supply or Clothing Drive for Communities In Schools students This is a flexible, fun way for coworkers, family or friends to do something together. Throw a back to school party or collect much needed school supplies, hygiene supplies or clothes for Communities In Schools' students.
Please call Alissa Magrum at 464-9724 or e-mail amagrum@cisaustin.org for further details. (Varying time commitments depending on project or event) If you have not previously submitted a volunteer application, please complete our online One Time/Special Event volunteer application |
