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BECOME A CHALLENGE COURSE FACILITATOR

Become a part of the FSU Challenge Team and sign-up for Facilitator Training! This 4-day workshop provides you with the skills and information to start your adventure as a Challenge Course Facilitator. Please contact the FSU Challenge Office at 644-6124 for more information and registration. HEALTH IN THE CITY FUNDRAISER The Epilepsy Association, in partnership with Neighborhood Health Services, welcomes you to join us for our, “Health in the City” fundraiser. Our exciting event will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2011 from 6pm–10pm at the Monroe Street Conference Center (2714 Graves Road, Tallahassee, FL 32303). We will have a silent auction packed with fun for the entire family as well as live music. Please contact Myriah Harper at eabbpe@embarqmail.com or Mathias Sweet at (850) 513-3272 for tickets and more information.

WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH A CHILD WITH AUTISM If you are interested in working with a child with autism in hopes of helping him obtain his highest potential, Nathaniel could use your help. Learn basic skills for working with children with special needs, even if you do not have prior experience, only the willingness to learn through one-on-one training. For more information email Rachel Peck at (850)509-2338 or visit www.FindingNathaniel.com. 2012 ACC STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE The Center for Leadership and Civic Education is now accepting participant applications for the 2012 ACC Student Leadership Conference. This year’s conference will take place in Chapel Hill, North Carolina at the University of North Carolina from Friday, February 17 to Sunday, February 19. The 2012 ACC Leadership Conference is a three‐day leadership learning opportunity for students to engage with peers across the Atlantic Coast Conference. Over the course of the conference, students will learn through interactive and dynamic sessions, keynotes, and hands‐on group activities to apply the Social Change Model of Leadership to campus life and personal passions. This year’s conference theme centers on The Ethics of Globalization with a special focus on water. Click here for applications. All applications are due by Monday, November 29 at 11:59pm to Nathan Bunch at nbunch@fsu.edu. If you are interested in getting more details, please contact Nathan Bunch for more information. GRACE MISSION HARVEST FESTIVAL CANDY DRIVE Can't finish all of that Halloween Candy? Saturday November 5 Grace Mission will be having their annual Harvest Festival from 2 to 4pm. We are collecting candy for this year's festival. If you have any sealed Halloween candy left over from Halloween you can drop it off at The Center for Leadership and Civic Education. There will be a drop box at the front desk. Collection will be from October 20 to November 4. If you are interested in donating or would like more information contact John Cesar jc10c@my.fsu.edu or by phone at 772-626-5831. RSO SPACE APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE The Center for Leadership & Civic Education has space available for new registered student organizations that would like to be housed here. Applications can be picked up and turned in to the Center located in the Dunlap Student Success Building. All applications are due by Friday, November 18 at 5pm. For more information, please contact Carolyn Harris at cjharris@admin.fsu.edu.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

LEARN MORE ABOUT GARNET AND GOLD GOES GREEN The Garnet & Gold Goes Green recycling program provides fans the opportunity to recycle their beverage containers with the intention of decreasing the large amounts of waste and litter surrounding Doak Campbell stadium. G4 volunteers act as the friendly face of recycling to the thousands of fans who attend FSU football games each year. All G4 hours qualify as service hours for the ServScript program. Approximately 20 to 40 volunteers including individuals and organizations are needed for each home game to assist fans. Participants are asked to arrive at the stadium 2.5 hours before the start of the game and stay for a little while after kickoff. Sign up today by emailing recycling@fsu.edu with your name, contact information, and the dates you'd like to help out. This year's GGGG volunteers will be honored for their hard work with a special BBQ with President Barron during the spring semester. WORK WITH THE YOUTH THROUGH CAMP ADVENTURE Camp Adventure Youth Services is a program that provides an extraordinary opportunity for university and college-age students to participate in a worthwhile and valuable service-learning experience. Camp Adventure contracts with military instillations worldwide to provide summer camp programs as well as child development and aquatics programs. A few Benefits of participating include having a worthwhile experience with children and youth, travel & cultural experience, 12 hours of university credit, a living stipend, great resume builder and a lot of FUN!! If at all interested, please visit their website and fill out an online interest card. For more information about the program feel free to email either Bonny Morales at bam09d@my.fsu.edu or Schanell Hylton at sch09d@my.fsu.edu.

ENGLISH SPEAKERS NEEDED TO TUTOR OTHER LANGUAGES If you would like to help newcomers develop their English skills, become a member of a great organization, meet people from around the world, and learn new skills from an accredited non-profit educational organization, then this is the workshop for you. Become a volunteer tutor. This workshop will be held on Saturday, November 19 from 1 to 5pm in the Literacy Classroom on the 3rd floor of the Collins Main Library at 200 W. Park Avenue. For more information please contact Literacy Volunteers of Leon County at their website or call (850) 606-2644. This event is eligible for Global Pathways Certificate Sustained Experience. SOUTHEASTERN COMM. BLOOD CENTR NEEDS RSO’S The Southeastern Community Blood Center is looking for Registered Campus Organizations to sponsor blood drives throughout the semester. Can your RSO will provide the volunteer power and fun factor required to make each drive run smoothly? Can they man the desk with other volunteers and encourage students to donate? Interested in creating a fun and friendly environment surrounding the bloodmobiles? Then this is for you! In return, the SCBC will provide flyers for the drive with your RSO's logo or name on them, and you will also be able to set up a table right outside the bloodmobile where you can chat up and spread the news about your group! This is a great way to reach a diverse group of people while having a great time with your RSO. If you have any questions or would like to see dates for drives, please do not hesitate to email Zachary Spoerl at zss09c@fsu.edu. Also any volunteers are welcome, even if you are not with an RSO!

4-H NEEDS VOLUNTEERS FOR AGRICULTURAL JUDGING 4-H needs volunteers for Saturday November 12 for the 4-H Day at the North Florida Fair. Volunteers are needed volunteers to assist with judging the following categories: Agricultural Judging and Agricultural Judging Scoring. For the Agricultural Judging (this judging event starts at 9:30am for volunteer orientation) at least 15 volunteers are needed to serve as group leaders. Volunteers will take students around to each station after they have evaluated the agricultural grains and animals. For the Agricultural Judging Scoring, the volunteers will assist with scoring the cards after the Agriculture Judging event is over. If interested, please send an email to the 4-H/FSU Community Ambassador, Daniela Agudelo, at dca06@my.fsu.edu or call 941-321-7638.

STUDENT OFFERING SUPPORT NEEDS VOLUNTEERS Students Offering Support (SOS) is an international charitable organization that currently has more than 1000 volunteer student leaders. They are running social ventures on their campuses by helping their peers pass exams which raises money for development projects in Latin America, built by SOS volunteers on annual 2-week outreach trips. SOS volunteers work to coordinate and run SOS Exam-AID initiatives helping students get through exams. These are 3 hour Exam-prep group review sessions that lead students through the material covered on their upcoming exam. By charging a $10-$20 donation to attend an SOS Exam-AID, SOS chapters have been able to raise $1000-$100,000/chapter in one year! Each year, an SOS chapter works with one of our rural community partners in Latin America to fund, coordinate, and implement a sustainable development project, built by volunteers on two-week outreach trips at the end of each year providing them with an opportunity to see firsthand the impact their time can have. If interested, please contact Brett Crowley at bcrowley@students-offering-support.com. HANDS OF HOPE AND THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE FSU Hands of Hope Recognized Student Organization that prides itself in organizing consistent volunteering projects that are mainly aimed to provide assistance to people with disabilities. They are officially affiliated with the College of Medicine at Florida State University and Tallahassee Memorial Hospital and have a variety of volunteering opportunities open within these and many other institutions that further reinforce our mission to integrate students with and without disabilities. Their upcoming meeting dates will be held at the FSU College of Medicine in Room 1302 at 7pm, every other Monday through November 21. For more information, please check our website at or email them at fsuhandsofhope@gmail.com. LVLC IS LOOKING FOR MATH TUTORS The Literacy Volunteers of Leon County (LVLC) are looking for someone to help tutor an adult from another country in preparation for the math portion of the GED. You do not need to know another language to help. For more information please contact Literacy Volunteers of Leon County at (850) 606-2644 or literacy@leoncountyfl.gov. CAMP BOGGY CREEK IS LOOKING FOR GROUPS TO HELP Camp Boggy Creek (CBC) is a year round camp serving seriously ill children throughout Florida. They offer week-long summer sessions for the children and family retreat weekends for the whole family. There is no charge to come to Camp so they rely on the generous

support of individuals, corporations, foundations and healthcare partners. They are currently signing up volunteers for one or more of these weekends and still have spots open for groups and individuals (especially lifeguards) at this time. Below shows the 8 disease-specific family retreat weekends scheduled:

Nov 11-13 Cancer II Nov 18-20 Spina Bifida Dec 2-4 Asthma

For more information, check out their website or their Facebook page to learn more about volunteering with CBC and to download the Volunteer Application packet. Contact Robin Brubaker, the Volunteer Coordinator, at 352-4834200 ext. 293 or email her at Rbrubaker@boggycreek.org for questions. SOCIAL SCIENCE SCHOLARS PROGRAM The Social Science Scholars Program builds upon the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy’s history of graduating men and women who have had distinguished careers in the private and public sectors. Social Science Scholars are chosen through a competitive process to participate in a unique, 3-unit leadership seminar during the spring semester of their junior year. The seminar prepares students for projects of their choosing, which are undertaken during the following summer and/or fall semester(s). During their senior year, each Social Science Scholar engages in one or more of the program activities. Each Social Science Scholar has access to an account of $5,000, which he or she can draw upon for approved program-related activities. Visit the program’s website for more information and instructions on how to apply.

TAKE THE WORLD LEADERSHIP SURVEY TODAY What do you think should be important to leaders? What do you think you need to know to succeed in your first after-college job? The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) is currently conducting a World Leadership Survey for Students. They believe that students and the organizations they want to work for will be more successful if each has an accurate and up-to-date picture of students' views on important workplace issues. To create this picture, they need to hear from you about your personal experiences and your views of the workplace. The survey takes about 20 minutes, can be taken online. As a thank you, CCL is giving each respondent a choice of one of two free CCL Guidebooks (Learning from Life or Do You Need a Team?), available for download immediately after submitting the survey. Information provided by respondents is confidential, and you will receive reports on the results of the survey if you choose to include your e-mail address at the beginning of the survey. VETERAN EVENTS NEEDS YOUR HELP ON VETERANS DAY Veteran Events in Tallahassee is looking for about thirty volunteers for this Veterans Day, November 11, at various times between 6am and 8pm. Volunteers are needed in a number of different capacities including, but not limited to, festival and parade set-up, manning drink stations, helping compile race results, passing out awards, helping with Aid station, and errand running. For more information, or if you or your group is interested in helping with these events, check out their website.

HELP TALLAHASSEE SENIORS STAY HEALTHY Tallahassee Senior Center and Premier Health & Fitness Center are offering health screenings and health risk assessments to seniors at community centers on Tallahassee’s south side. Volunteers are needed to assist participants with completing the online health risk assessment. Mature, responsible and punctual

students with great people skill are who they are seeking. This project will be completed in September. Those interested should contact David Wheeler, Wellness & Health Recovery Coordinator, Premier Health & Fitness Center, Tallahassee, FL, at (850) 431-4835 or david.wheeler@tmh.org. GET INVOLVED WITH FLORIDA STATE CROP! The Florida State CROP (College Reach-Out Program) is looking for mentors who have tutoring experience in math (pre-algebra), science (chemistry/biology), and writing/reading. The mentors will report to one of two schools: East Gadsden High or West Gadsden High. Mentoring will take place between 2 and 5pm. Mentors will also assist students in college prep workshops, which includes helping students fill out college applications. The application can be found on their website. If you have any questions, please contact Russell at rrwilliams3@admin.fsu.edu or (850) 644-0938. 4-H NEEDS VOLUNTEERS 4-H needs volunteers for Saturday, November 12 for the 4-H Day at the North Florida Fair). They need volunteers to assist with judging the following categories: Poetry, a Talent Show, Agricultural Judging, and Agricultural Judging Scoring. For the Talent Show they need 2 judges on November 12 beginning at 11:30am. For the Agricultural Judging (this judging event starts at 9:30am for volunteer orientation) they need at least 15 volunteers to serve as group leaders. Volunteers will take students around to each station after they have evaluated the Agricultural grains and animals. For the Agricultural Judging Scoring, the volunteers will assist with scoring the cards after the Agriculture Judging event is over. If interested, please send an email to the 4-H/FSU Community Ambassador Daniela Agudelo at dca06@my.fsu.edu or call/text 941-321-7638. Please provide an email and phone number along with your name and what activity you would like to participate in on November 12. MATH TUTOR NEEDED The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Big Bend not only serves our youth, but adults as well. They are currently seeking someone willing to provide tutoring to one of our parents in math (algebra). For more information on how you can get involved please contact Charles Smith at 850.656.8100 ext 308 or via email at csmith@bgcbb.org. FAIRVIEW NEEDS TUTORS Fairview Middle School is in need of persons able to help children in the areas of Math, Reading and Science on a middle school level. Their program is Monday through Friday from 3:50-6:20pm and help is needed all five days of the week. If that is not possible, Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 4:20-6:05pm would also work to assist their students. There is also the option of Monday through

Friday 5:15-6:15 pm if someone is available. If interested, please contact Beverly Swicord at swicordb@leonschools.net. MOELLERSHIP APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE Florida State University students can apply for a Moellership through The Center for Leadership and Civic Education. The Moelleship program provides selected students at Florida State University the opportunity to focus 8 – 12 weeks of their summer on full-time service at a non-profit agency. Selected applicants will receive a stipend for their participation in the program. Stipend awards may be up to $4,000, depending upon the location and duration of service. Examples of past projects have included working with people experiencing homelessness in Tallahassee, being a camp counselor for chronically ill children in California, working for a food bank in London, caring for HIV/AIDS patients in Spain, constructing a technology center in Rwanda, designing and constructing a chicken farm at an orphanage in Tanzania, and serving at an orphanage in India. Applications can be found on their website and are due November 28.

CHECK OUT DANCEARTH FSU Dancearth FSU is a new chapter of the non-profit arts organization. This organization is dedicated to promoting environmental awareness and conservation using the art of dance. Dancearth FSU, now open to new members, is an inclusive initiative with students performing in the community and inviting audience participation. 100% organic cotton official Dancearth shirts are available for $15 in all sizes and by wearing your Dancearth shirt you can help spread its environmental message. Contact Karlanna Lewis at kml09k@my.fsu.edu for more information, to purchase a Dancearth shirt or to get involved with Dancearth. FAIRVIEW NEEDS TUTORS Fairview Middle School is in need of persons able to help children in the areas of Math, Reading and Science on a middle school level. Their program is Monday through Friday from 3:50-6:20pm and help is needed all five days of the week. If that is not possible, Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 4:20-6:05pm would also work to assist their students. There is also the option of Monday through Friday 5:15-6:15 pm if someone is available. If interested, please contact Beverly Swicord at swicordb@leonschools.net. MOELLERSHIP APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE Florida State University students can apply for a Moellership through The Center for Leadership and Civic Education. The Moelleship program provides selected students at Florida State University the opportunity to focus 8 – 12 weeks of their summer on full-time service at a non-profit agency. Selected applicants will receive a stipend for their participation in the program. Stipend awards may be up to $4,000, depending upon the location and duration of service. Examples of past projects have included working with people experiencing homelessness in Tallahassee, being a camp counselor for chronically ill children in California, working for a food bank in London, caring for HIV/AIDS patients in Spain, constructing a technology center in Rwanda, designing and constructing a chicken farm at an orphanage in Tanzania, and serving at an orphanage in India. Applications can be found on their website and are due November 28. BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB PROJECT NEEDS YOU The Lowe's Heroes Project is doing a makeover at the local Boys and Girls Club and they could use your help. They will be painting rooms, putting up a new fence, replacing light covers and more. The event will be on Veteran’s Day, Friday November 11, 2011 from 8am to 5pm. The Greg McCray Boys & Girls Club is located at 306 Laura Lee Avenue, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. If you would like more information about this project or to sign up (individuals and groups are welcome), please contact Milca Bellegarde at mb08d@my.fsu.edu.

INTERNSHIPS & JOB OPPORTUNITIES APALACHEE RIDGE TECH WORK STUDY POSITION The Apalachee Ridge Technology Learning Center is currently interviewing for an FSU work study position. If you have been approved for a work study position and have an interest in community building this may be the job for you. The Apalachee Ridge center engages in community organizing, mentoring, tutoring and closing the digital divide. The work study student will operate as the education coordinator who is responsible for managing tutoring operations for the benefit of their students. Utilizing an extensive support system, the EC will communicate with school administrators, students and volunteers to ensure they are helping the students at the

center. For more information, check out their website or contact Terrance McNeil at tmcneil@techcenterapr.com or 850.294.0071. AMERICA’S SECOND HARVEST COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR POSITION AVAILABLE Help support and raise awareness of Second Harvest’s mission to battle hunger in the Tallahassee area by serving as a Community Ambassador! Develop a “Faces of Hunger” campaign, engage the student body and faculty to participate in volunteering opportunities and so much more! For more information and to learn more about the Ambassador Program contact Jennifer Rice (850)644-1620 or jrice@admin.fsu.edu. FSU STUDENT GOVERNMENT POSITIONS AVAILABLE The FSU Student Government Association (SGA) has two involvement opportunities available. The first is for a Director in its Office of Servant Leadership (OSL). OSL is an office in the Executive Branch of the Student Government Association. This is a paid position with an office in the union and oversees all Service Organizations and service programs on campus. This office works closely with The Center for Leadership and Civic Education and provides a certification for RSOs that are service based so that they may receive funding for their efforts. The election supervisor position is also open for applications. This individual is responsible for overseeing the fall and spring SGA elections. The supervisor must understand the election code of SGA statutes and coordinate the Strozier library polling station. The supervisor will chair the spring presidential debate and work to protect candidates from campaign violations. The supervisor has an office in the union and works to promote student engagement in SGA elections. If you are interested applications can be found at sga.fsu.edu or in the Student Government Offices in the union. Please email sgapres@admin.fsu.edu if you have any questions. FLORIDA LEARN & SERVE: PART-TIME INTERN NEEDED Florida Learn and Serve (FL&S) currently looking for volunteer student interns to work on a part-time basis Fall of 2011. FL&S interns will receive high-level and valuable on-the-job experience and can develop skills in various in-demand job functions including data processing, office administration, education policy research, evaluation and statistical analysis and basic grant-research and writing. You can review program online. For questions, you can email Javier Betancourt at jbetancourt@hhp.ufl.edu. To apply, send a letter of application (Cover letter – 1-2 pages) outlining qualifications for this position, resume, and contact information for at least two professional references to: Javier Betancourt, Program Officer University of Florida – Florida Learn & Serve 820 East Park Avenue, Building F Tallahassee, FL 32301 SPEND TIME IN GHANA WITH THE LADYBUG PROJECT The Ladybug Project Inc. and the Bediako YouthAid Foundation will be providing Health Educator Internships as well as Teaching Placements in the Jasika area of Ghana. An area known for its safety and friendliness to foreigners, yet historically rural and poor, Interns will have an opportunity to effect true change. These programs are designed for individuals who seek to take a year, or perhaps dedicate a summer to international aid. More information about The Ladybug Project Inc. can be found on their website. Opportunities are not screened before they are posted. Students are encouraged to use their best judgment when selecting service opportunities.

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