Tag: Volunteer

  • JABA Volunteer Opportunities for July

    JABA Volunteer Opportunities for July

    Volunteer Opportunities Got an hour? Have a Smile? Enjoy driving or chatting on the phone? Experienced in the legal or medical field? Like spending time in boutiques? Feel reenergized working with children or older adults or both? Join JABA’s Volunteer Services program and make a difference in the lives of others. One hour a week…

  • Have some time to help? JABA needs VOLUNTEERS this summer

    Have some time to help? JABA needs VOLUNTEERS this summer

    Volunteer… FISH-Friends in School Helping, our school based mentoring program needs summer volunteers in the Extended Ed program in Fluvanna and in Club Yancey in Albemarle County. We are currently speaking with interested people for the 2014-2015 school year for Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna and Louisa schools. Twice is Nice Store -sorting, stocking or helping customers, retail…

  • Coursera | Shaping the Way We Teach English, 1: The Landscape of English Language Teaching

    I was so happy to see this course and I signed up immediately! Since I spend much of my week as a JABA FISH ESL Tutor/Mentor and as a Literacy Volunteer for an adult student who is learning English, I am sure this Coursera MOOC from the University of Oregon will help me discover new and effective…

  • JABA Volunteer Opportunities – April 2014

    JABA Volunteer Opportunities – April 2014

    Are you interested in becoming a volunteer driver? We are looking for committed individuals to drive clients to regular medical appointments. There are a couple of immediate, long term needs. You will be hooked when you hear about the FISH Leadership Team. Use your skills and find your passion for making a difference by joining…

  • JABA Volunteer Opportunities – March Update

    1) Use your skills and find your passion helping to lead, train, recruit, and manage volunteers! JABA’s FISH Leadership Team, a tutor-mentor program in Public Schools,

  • My 2010 post about McIntire Botanical Garden

    As I was thinking back over my years of involvement with McIntire Botanical Garden, I came upon this post from June 2010 and decided to repost it now as we are very close to having our own “living classroom.”  In the next few months, the City of Charlottesville will host public meetings to gather input…