10K TUESDAY
As usual, I try to put up the opportunities from the show for you to check out off the air. Don't forget to listen in to KRUI 89.7 FM every Tuesday from 5:00 to 5:30 for Larry the Intern and Dr. Nick to bring you news to peruse about helping your community. Hit us up at 10ktuesday@10000hoursei.org for more info!
NEWS
President Obama has made September 11th a National Day of Service and Remembrance! Here is a great chance to take pride in America. Check out serve.gov or volunteersolutions.org/uwjc to find opportunities to get involved.
“No force for change is more powerful than that of Americans who are making a difference in their communities. This September 11th, and in the days, weeks and months that follow, let us recommit ourselves to service, renew America’s promise and work together as one people and one nation.”
--President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama
vFair Recap
The volunteer fair went off the heezy with over 1,100 people showing up and 80 nonprofits promoting their missions. We ran out of t-shirts, maps, and cookies but that's a great problem to have. The Main Lounge of the IMU was packed with people showing love to Iowa City, Coralville and Cedar Rapids. Be sure to check the next one out in the spring.
OPPORTUNITIES
IOWAter
Iowater.net
September 11th
IOWATER is a statewide volunteer water quality monitoring program. All workshops are open to any individual or group that is interested in water quality. Upon completion of the workshop, you will be a certified Level 1 IOWATER Citizen Monitor. The workshop is based on ten hours training, set up comfortably over two days, exact times varying depending on location. Workshop registration fee is $25, which covers all program fees, meals, and testing equipment.
Volunteers must complete an 8-hour Level I IOWATER workshop.
Internship and Job Fair
September 22nd 11 – 4 Main Lounge IMU
Need to fill out the form and return to PCC or online by September 14th at 4:00 pm!
Iowa Children’s Museum
Move It! Dig It! Do It!
THIS SUNDAY
Move it! Dig it! Do it! is hosted by The Iowa Children's Museum and is located at the Johnson Country Fairgrounds. This special event offers families the unique opportunity to get an up-close look at large construction machinery, farming equipment, and other vehicles to learn how they have changed the way we live. This year's event will be bigger and better than ever, with a hot air balloon, helicopter landing, plane fly-by, and more! Attendance is expected to reach 3,000 people! To make the event a great success we need lots of volunteers to help facilitate children's activities such as backhoe bingo, parachute drop, and making garden stones! Also, plenty of volunteers will be needed to assist kids while they climb on and explore all the large vehicles. Volunteering will be done in shifts throughout the day. This is a great event for larger groups or individuals!
Shifts are this Sunday:
10:30am – 1:00pm
12:30pm – 3:30pm
3:00pm – 5:30pm
NEED 175 VOLUNTEERS!
theicm.org or Laura Savage at lsavage@theicm.org
FEATURED NONPROFIT: Table to Table
Check out their website for more info
The mission of Table to Table is to gather donations from food providers and channel them to shelters, soup kitchens, and agencies that serve the hungry, Homeless, and at-risk populations in the greater Iowa City/Coralville area.
Description:
Table to Table is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit status organization. We recover fresh, frozen and prepared food donated from local sources such as restaurants, grocery stores, bakeries, schools and businesses.
The donated food is delivered to community social service agencies and low-income housing sites.
Table to Table is the only food rescue organization in the state of Iowa at this time and is one of only several hundred nation-wide. We specialize in "rapid response" retrieval of fresh and perishable foods; we pick up and deliver the donated food items to recipient agencies in the same day.
