Want to give back to incoming students next school year?  Get involved in ServiceFIRST. ServiceFIRST introduces new students to the local community through a half-day service project on Saturday, August 22, 2015 from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  There will be a 90 minute training session during the afternoon of Friday, August 21, 2015.  Apply to be a Project Leader or get your RSO involved as a Project Partner.

Project Leaders will co-lead and supervise a group of 25 students with another Project Leader at a volunteer site, facilitate team building and reflection activities, serve as a positive role model for participants, and assist with setup, registration, and clean-up.  Apply at: http://go.illinois.edu/ServiceFIRSTProjectLead.

RSO Project Partners will organize and lead their own service project or facilitate a service project organized by OVP for a group of 25 students (the group size can be larger upon request).  The RSO is responsible to lead and supervise the group at a volunteer site, facilitate team building and reflection activities, serve as positive role models for participants, and assist with setup, registration, and clean-up.  It is suggested to have between four to eight members assist with a project.  Apply at: http://go.illinois.edu/ServiceFIRSTRSO.

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RSO and On-Campus Volunteer Opportunities:  DREAAM Project

The DREAAM Project is looking for volunteers to assist in implementing a pilot educational project.   DREAAM Project aims to develop an educational initiative committed to creating programs to teach and reach boys and young men from pre-kindergarten to college.

Volunteers are needed to help implement phase one of the DREAAM Project, which is a pilot kindergarten success project .  The summer project will take place July 13-August 7, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at Garden Hills Elementary School in Champaign.

Volunteers are needed to help with physical activities and field trips and to assist with social skills classes.  If you are interested in applying, please contact:  Tracy D. Dace, Project Director, at DREAAMProject@gmail.com or (217) 560-2194 (cell).

Thanks to the Office of Volunteer Programs for this information item.

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