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Community Service Update
As of Tuesday, 15 May, 2012 2:54 PM

IT’S TIME TO SCAMP!!! Yes, it’s that time of year again to help out the SCAMP program. SCAMP is a five-week (broken into two sessions) summer camp for individuals with disabilities. Volunteers help campers to participate in activities and assist the classroom teacher. You must be 14 years old to volunteer. SCAMP applications are available in the Community Service Office, so stop by today to pick one up. You must fill out and submit an application to volunteer with SCAMP.

DO THE “Y M C A”!!
The Farmington Family YMCA is looking for volunteers to help with a wide range of programs. Their facility is located at 28100 Farmington Road. If you are interested in volunteering there, you can stop by and fill out a volunteer questionnaire or email Tanya Murphy at tmurphy@ymcametrodetroit.org. You can also click on the volunteer link located on their web site at: http://ymcadetroit.org/farmington/

HELP IS NEEDED AT CARE HOUSE!!
 
The Care House of Oakland County Nurturing Parenting Program is seeking student volunteers to assist with our Parenting Education group for parents and their children on Monday and Wednesday evenings.  The sessions are ongoing and they begin each night at 5:30pm and end at 8:00pm.  Volunteers are needed to assist the lead facilitator of each age group.  Dinner is served at 5:30pm and volunteers are welcome to share dinner with the families and the staff.  If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Zavette Gibson, Nurturing Program Coordinator at 248-332-7173 ext. 303.  For more information regarding the Nurturing Parenting Program, please visit http://nurturingparenting.com.  
 
DO YOU WANT TO BE A G-MAN???
  Are you interested in being a part of your city government?  The City of Bloomfield is looking for students who would like to volunteer in various positions within the city government departments.  What a great way to earn some community service hours while learning more about how your community actually functions.  This would be a super opportunity for anyone who plans to go to college for Political Science or Public Management degrees.  If you are interested, contact Amy Burton, City Clerk, at ABurton@bloomfieldhillsmi.net.

SAY “YES” TO THE YES FOUNDATION! 
The Yes Foundation needs help with their Buddy Study program.  This is a distance learning program for early elementary students in Detroit, Highland Park, and Pontiac schools.  Volunteers will help grade packets and provide feedback to the children on their work.  It’s a wonderful opportunity for students to make a difference in the lives of young children and help them learn better.  If interested, please contact Chris Bogojevich at:  accounting@theyesfoundation.org.  

HELP CHILDREN CANCER PATIENTS ONE SMILE AT A TIME!!
Bottomless Toy Chest is a new non-profit organization in our area what delivers interactive toys and games to children going through cancer treatments in local hospitals. Your help is need in areas ranging from wrapping items to help with community events. What more meaningful way to get your community service hours than helping put a smile on a child’s face. For more information, check out http://bottomlesstoychest.org or contact Whitney Coulson at Whitney@Bottomlesstoychest.org.

IT’S EXTRAVAGANZA TIME AT EASTOVER !  Do you want to earn some community service hours while having great time supporting a super activity?  Then why not help out with the Eastover Extravaganza on Friday, June 1st, from 5:30 – 8:30.  Help is needed with set-up, during the event, and with cleanup.  If you are interested in helping, contact Lydia Farah at Lydia.farah1@gmail.com or by calling 248-930-1954.  Sign up early so they can get you assigned to help.

TUTOR SUPPORT IS NEEDED !!  Tutors are needed to help at St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center, Monday – Thursday from 3:30 pm until 5:30 pm.  You can sign up for one or more days to help primary school children with reading and math.  The center is located at 16800 Trinity in Detroit (entrance is at the corner of Grand River and Burt Road).  For more information, contact Sister Marie Judith at Srmarie.judith@svsfcenter.org or by calling 313-535-9200 ext. 3104.

Philosophy of the Program:
Service to the needs of others is a personal act of caring reflecting sensitivity to the interdependency we share as human beings. It requires acquisition of skills and application of knowledge by informed, positive and productive participants. While the goal of service is to effect positive change in the lives of persons served, important by-products for the server are affirmation of self and growth of character.

Bloomfield Hills Schools believes young people bring vital resources to needs in their community an, in turn, personally benefit from the experiential learning such involvement brings. We are committed to the extended classroom of service to others because it allows students to synthesize and apply what they have learned, to realize themselves as contributors to society, and to gain experience in deciding direction for their lives.

Defining the nature of needs and taking action to meet them is an important endeavor. No educational system is fully responsible until it assists society in this vital process.


What we do for ourselves dies with us.
What we do for our community lives long aft.


PHOTO ON THIS PAGE:
Courtesy of Summer in the City Volunteer Program.
A program that was established by former Bloomfield Hills students.