Tag: Get Involved – Volunteer

  • Volunteering Can Improve Your Health

    More good news about the benefits of volunteering: Ever wonder how some people manage to stay healthy and happy even in old age? It’s no secret. Valerie Ulene, M.D., a weekly guest writer for the LA Times, says that putting in time to help others not only benefits the community but also the giver’s mental…

  • You have probably visited Wikipedia. Have you always wanted to learn how to create articles for a wiki?

    Here is your chance to learn how you can help to create articles for our local wiki! Sean Tubbs will lead a training seminar for cvillepedia, Charlottesville Tomorrow’s wiki on local government and the community. Participants will learn what cvillepedia is, how to create articles, how to cite references, and more. Saturday, August 15, 11:00…

  • Lifelong Learning through Community Service – experience the buzz!

    Looking for volunteer opportunities in the Charlottesville area? JABA can help you find just the right position. I find that volunteering at Jackson-Via Elementary School through the JABA RSVP FISH program is perfect for me, but there are many, many more progams that could use your help and expertise. Why volunteer? See below … Lifelong…

  • 5 Tips for Lifelong Learning

    Some very good suggestions from Matt. Consider volunteering in our schools. In doing so, you will become a mentor for students and inspire them to become lifelong learners themselves! Noticed this last night while paging through a magazine Success, August 2009, and thought I’d pass it along. 1 Seek out a mentor – look for…

  • Computer School for Seniors – Lifelong Learning from the comfort of your home

    The Computer School for Seniors offers online computer and Internet instruction for Baby Boomers, Senior Citizens or anyone who would like to gain more enjoyment from their computer and the Internet. Learn from home, at your leisure, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Nancy is passionate about Lifelong Learning… “Many people ask me…

  • Often it is the “teacher” leading a project-based learning program who learns the most!

    I learned how to blog as a JABA RSVP FISH volunteer. I had agreed to sponsor an after-school computer club at Jackson-Via Elementary School in Charlottesville and I wanted to focus on 21st-century skills. Since blogging is receiving high marks as an effective means for teaching reflective writing, I decided that that would be a…