Tag: Get Involved – Volunteer

  • FISH, Friends in Schools Helping, is now looking for volunteers

    FISH, Friends in Schools Helping, is now looking for volunteers to help tutor children in local elementary schools for the brand new school year. Trainings will be held the middle to end of September, as both teachers and students need time to settle in and have assessments completed for placement of FISH volunteers. Contact Marguerite…

  • Volunteers Needed for 2010 Farm Tour: Earn a free car pass

    Learning through volunteering is a favorite lifelong learning strategy of mine. How about you?  Would you like to learn more about our local farms? The Market Central/Whole Foods 2010 Farm Tour will take place on Labor Day, and they are looking for volunteers to help with the event. Market Central, and our friends at Whole…

  • Lifelong Learning at it’s best: WordPress is really fun!

    One thing that has drawn me to Web publishing from the beginning (my first job as a webmaster began in 1995) is that it is constantly evolving.  There are always new things for an aspiring webmaster to explore and learn.  Sometimes the changes have been challenging.  Leaving HoTMetaL and going from simple table-based layouts to…

  • McIntire Botanical Garden – a wonderful opportunity for Charlottesville

    I stopped by the McIntire Botanical Garden table yesterday at the City Market – at first, I admit, because I was drawn by the beautiful t-shirts for sale.  Then I realized that this was the project that I had read about in the paper a few months ago.  This is such a great opportunity for…

  • Time to Explore Passions in School? (via Cooperative Catalyst)

    Bringing in community volunteers (not just parents, but anyone interested in helping in schools) is such a good idea! We are fortunate here in the Charlottesville area to have so many retirees with knowledge and skills that they love sharing with the younger generation. And what a difference it can make. I have read that…

  • Get involved for a healthier, happier life!

    Call JABA today and volunteer. I’m sure glad that I did! Volunteer Satisfaction Abounds at JABA May 21, 2010 JABA volunteers are the heart of JABA so recently we surveyed 600 volunteers to evaluate how pleased they are with their experience. The results were extraordinary! 92.8% of those surveyed are satisfied or very satisfied with…