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Volunteering Is Good for Your Heart — UVa Health – Live Red
Healthy, Engaged & Learning – all in one package! A report by the Corporation for National & Community Service reveals a link between volunteering and good health. Specifically, doing for others relieves stress, lowers blood pressure and heart rate, enhances the immune system and may even prolong your life. Continue reading … http://www.clubreduva.com/community/volunteering-is-good-for-your-heart I get […]
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Have some time to help this fall? JABA Volunteer Opportunities for October
My favorite is FISH, but there are lots of other ways to help: Sew for Seniors Enjoy sewing? Looking for a new project? Seamstresses are sought to sew adult sized bibs for residents at Mountainside Senior Living. Events Team Interested in event planning? Being part of a team? Recognizing others? Do you have the ability to […]
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JABA Volunteer Opportunities – January 2015
In honor of the MLK Day of Service in January, JABA is holding a non-perishable food drive “Soup for Seniors” to benefit JABA’s Food Bag Program & the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, running now until January 19th.You can help by donating nonperishable food items. Especially needed are: canned meat products such as stew, chicken […]
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Gov. McAuliffe Declares October as TechTober – Calling all techies – C’mon get involved!
We have so many techies in Cville! Hope many will get involved in helping students learn about these rewarding careers! Office of Governor Terry McAuliffe Press Release … The Governor also announced the launch of “Mentors for Momentum,” a new program designed to connect businesses, organizations, educators and other professionals with students interested in studying and […]
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Hope to see ScratchJr in Cville area schools this year!
I have been using the online Scratch programing interface with 3rd and 4th grade students during my volunteer time at Jackson-Via Elementary School, so I was really interested to learn about the new ScratchJr which has been developed for 5-7 year olds. Young students learn very quickly how to create and control characters on the […]
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CAFÉ VOLUNTEER NEEDED – Senior Center Volunteer Team
CAFÉ VOLUNTEER Wednesdays, 8:30-10:00 am Want to extend a warm greeting in the café? Sign up to be a Garden Café volunteer. We specifically need a volunteer for a short Wednesday morning shift from 8:30-10:00 am. To be a part of the Senior Center volunteer team, please email Kimberly Haynes, Coordinator of Volunteer Resources. via […]