Tag: 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…

  • A Chance To Learn More About Our Charlottesville Community

    BECOME INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY Applications are being accepted for the following boards and commissions appointed by City Council: • Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Transportation (CHART) Plan Citizen Advisory Committee • Community Development Block Grant Task Force • Planning Commission DEADLINE September 30th • Regional Disability Service Board • Rivanna Solid Waste and Advisory Committee For an…

  • 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 Vision

    Here is another chance to learn while you volunteer your time for a worthwhile project.  Visit the McIntire Botanical Garden website for more information. So … what is a botanical garden and why should Charlottesville want one? A botanical garden is a collection of living plants and trees for display, research, education and conservation. A…

  • 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…