[information session] – Volunteer Abroad for FREE with Omprakash.org

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Volunteer Abroad for FREE with Omprakash.org!
Tuesday, February 21st
12:30-1:20pm
Thomson Hall 317

Omprakash.org connects volunteers with grassroots health, education, and environmental projects around the world. We facilitate communication, collaboration, and mutual learning within a diverse international network of grassroots projects.  Our free database of global Partners can empower you to volunteer abroad, advocate at home, or enrich your school’s academic curriculum and service-learning programs.  We offer volunteer grants to help qualified applicants build lasting relationships with our outstanding Partners, and we enable these Partners to receive tax-deductible donations from their dedicated supporters. The Omprakash network currently supports over 157 Partner non-profits in over 35 countries spanning the globe. In 2011 alone, our Volunteer Grant program has provided over $30,000 to qualified recipients, enabling them to build lasting relationships with our amazing Partners around the world!

We invite health, educational, and environmental projects seeking a global audience to join us as Partners. Our network is open to everyone from prospective volunteers to donors, fundraisers, students, and educators looking to enrich their global curricula.

Don’t have time to travel abroad, but want to offer your skills to a project in need? We can help! Many of our Partners seek online assistance from volunteers with backgrounds in law, fundraising, business consulting, and more.

Learn more at today’s info session or at: www.omprakash.org

[internship/volunteer] Tons of Opportunities With Seattle Tilth!

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Check out the links for internships and volunteer opportunities with Seattle Tilth in various fields: teaching, garden/farm, community outreach and more! (Be sure to click Read More below to access all links)

Or find this information by visiting their website: Seattle Tilth

Volunteer applications available online at: http://seattletilth.org/get-involved/volunteer/volunteerapplicationsf.

*Clicking links will open word documents with position descriptions*

Teaching Internships:

  • Children’s Garden Teaching Intern
    Lead small groups of children through our garden curriculum where they learn about the different plants and critters.  Starts in Feb.
  • Cooking Club Intern with Community Kitchens NW
    Learn how to support a kitchen lead to coordinate a ten-week cooking-based nutrition education club at a partner agency in the community.     
  • Youth Mentor with Seattle Youth Garden Works (SYGW)
    Gain hands-on experience in organic farm production and youth development while working alongside Seattle Tilth staff and underserved youth at the SYGW farm. Application due Feb. 20.

Garden/Farm Internships:

  • Garden Steward Interns
    Learn about sustainable landscape management and organic food gardening while practicing leadership skills in one or more of Seattle Tilth’s gardens in north, southeast, central Seattle, or Issaquah.
  • Farm Steward Internship at Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands (RBUFW)
    Help jump-start programming and landscape stewardship at the ten-acre commercial nursery and wetlands site in Rainier Beach neighborhood.
  • Garden Build Intern for Just Garden Project
    Work with the Just Garden Project to coordinate and oversee building of 30 new backyard food gardens for low income families in King County in 2012.
  • Construction Coordinator Intern for Just Garden Project
    Working with Just Garden Project garden build team and volunteer coordinator, you will coordinate and oversee materials, delivery and program coordination for the building of 30 new backyard food gardens for low income families in King County in 2012.

Events Internship:

  • March & May Edible Plant Sale Intern
    Provide support to Seattle Tilth’s Plant Sale event team by coordinating plant material, non-profits, volunteers, vendors, and more. Recruit potential participants, track all paperwork and communications, communicate with the Event Manager regularly and coordinate with other staff and volunteers to create a successful event and gain event organizing experience.

Administrative Internships:

  • Administrative Office Intern
    Learn about the inner workings of a non-profit organization while gaining non-profit administrative experience and supporting all of Seattle Tilth’s program.
  • Adult Education Administrative Intern
    Support our organic garden education program with your administrative skills
  • Volunteer Coordinator Intern for Just Garden Project
    Working with Just Garden Project staff, coordinate and oversee volunteers for building 30 new backyard food gardens for low income families in King County in 2012.

Volunteer Positions/Service Learning:

Volunteer/Intern Orientations:

  • Mon., February 13, 6-7:15 p.m. in Wallingford’s Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Suite 100, Seattle 98103
  • Tues., February 28, 6–7 p.m. in Southeast Seattle at the Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands, 5513 S. Cloverdale St

[volunteer/internship] – Seattle Tilth Internships

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Get Involved with Environmental Education & Sustainable Agriculture in 2012 – Volunteer & Intern Opportunities with Seattle Tilth
Seattle Tilth volunteers gain work experience in nonprofit organization, education, volunteer coordination,  garden and farm stewardship, and more. They have fun working in the community and contribute greatly to Seattle Tilth.

SEATTLE TILTH INTERNSHIPS
Interns make a more significant commitment than other volunteers and gain a more rewarding experience in return. You do not need to be a student. Review the descriptions linked below, then apply by submitting a resume, cover letter and any other materials specified to the email address indicated in the description. You need not attend a volunteer orientation to apply or start your internship but please fill out our online application at http://seattletilth.org/get-involved/volunteer/volunteerapplicationsf.

Teaching Internships

  • Children’s Garden Teaching Intern
    Lead small groups of children through our garden curriculum where they learn about the different plants and critters.  Starts in Feb.
  • Cooking Club Intern with Community Kitchens NW
    Learn how to support a kitchen lead to coordinate a ten-week cooking-based nutrition education club at a partner agency in the community.
  • Youth Mentor with Seattle Youth Garden Works (SYGW)
    Gain hands-on experience in organic farm production and youth development while working alongside Seattle Tilth staff and underserved youth at the SYGW farm. Application due Feb. 20.

Garden/Farm Internships

§  Garden Steward Interns
Learn about sustainable landscape management and organic food gardening while practicing leadership skills in one or more of Seattle Tilth’s gardens in north, southeast, central Seattle, or Issaquah.

§  Farm Steward Internship at Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands (RBUFW)
Help jump-start programming and landscape stewardship at the ten-acre commercial nursery and wetlands site in Rainier Beach neighborhood. 

§  Marketing & Distribution Internship at Seattle Tilth Farm Works
Work closely with the program managers, educators, participants, and other interns to successfully market and distribute produce for this production learning farm for new immigrant and low-income farmers. Application deadline Feb. 1.

§  Garden Build Intern for Just Garden Project
Work with the Just Garden Project to coordinate and oversee building of 30 new backyard food gardens for low income families in King County in 2012.

§  Construction Coordinator Intern for Just Garden Project
Working with Just Garden Project garden build team and volunteer coordinator, you will coordinate and oversee materials, delivery and program coordination for the building of 30 new backyard food gardens for low income families in King County in 2012.

Events Internships

·         March & May Edible Plant Sale Intern
Provide support to Seattle Tilth’s Plant Sale event team by coordinating plant material, non-profits, volunteers, vendors, and more. Recruit potential participants, track all paperwork and communications, communicate with the Event Manager regularly and coordinate with other staff and volunteers to create a successful event and gain event organizing experience.

Administrative Internships

§  Administrative Office Intern
Learn about the inner workings of a non-profit organization while gaining non-profit administrative experience and supporting all of Seattle Tilth’s programs.

§  Adult Education Administrative Intern
Support our organic garden education program with your administrative skills.

§  Volunteer Coordinator Intern for Just Garden Project
Working with Just Garden Project staff, coordinate and oversee volunteers for building 30 new backyard food gardens for low income families in King County in 2012.

VOLUNTEER POSITIONS & SERVICE LEARNING
Volunteers bring Seattle Tilth’s mission to life. There are opportunities all over the greater Seattle area, whether you want to be involved once a week, month, or year in our:

§  children’s garden programs, Volunteer with groups of children as they engage all their senses through exploration and hands on activities in the Seattle Tilth Children’s Garden

§  community learning gardens and farms (Wallingford, Rainier Beach, Mt. Baker, or Issaquah)

§  community events – volunteers needed prior to and during the March 17th Edible Plant Sale!  Contact chrisiberle@seattletilth.org for more information.

§  office

§  drop-in work parties – a great way to get to know different gardens, farms and programs, learn new skills, meet new people, and more on upcoming Saturdays – no orientation needed

VOLUNTEER / INTERN ORIENTATIONS
The best way to get involved in Seattle Tilth’s volunteer and intern program is by filing out a Volunteer / Intern Application and then attending a Volunteer Orientation. Next up:

§  Mon., February 13, 6-7:15 p.m. in Wallingford’s Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Suite 100, Seattle 98103

§  Tues., February 28, 6–7 p.m. in Southeast Seattle at the Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands, 5513 S. Cloverdale St

Find all of this information and more on our website: http://seattletilth.org/get-involved/volunteer

[volunteer] Polliwog Preschool

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Polliwog Preschool is looking for volunteers!

Polliwog Preschool is a new Mercer Slough program for preschoolers (3-5 years old). At Polliwog Preschool we focus on developing the whole child – socially, emotionally, mentally and physically – while initiating them into a lifelong,meaningful relationship with the natural world. The program is play-based and student-driven with stations to choose from, discovery exploration times and specific activities that relate to a new theme each week. Activities are designed to address each child’s developmental needs while encouraging curiosity, fostering love of nature and developing the whole child.

TO APPLY: Email jwilson@pacsci.org with your resume and any questions you have. We’ll email you our application to complete and return. You may also mail in your information to:

Attention: Volunteer Program, Pacific Science Center,
200 2nd Avenue North, Seattle WA 98109

-OR- fax to 206.269.2147.

You can learn more about the program at pacificsciencecenter.org.

[volunteer]: Natural Building, Grey Water Systems and Food Forests in Chile

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Over the last month I’ve been supporting WASI (Women of the Americas Sustainability Initiative) Natural Builders, an organization that focuses on improvement of infrastructure with women in indigenous communities mostly in Central and South America. Over spring break we’ll be hosting a course in Chile focusing on Natural Building, Grey Water Systems and Food Forests. Most courses are two weeks, this one is unique in that students can come participate for a few days, one week or two weeks. See full details here: http://www.kleiwerks.org/wasi-builder-chile-2-week-training/. Please pass it along and point folks my way if they have any questions. Many more courses to come too!

DATES
Starts: Saturday March 24, 2012
Ends: Saturday April 7, 2012
Join for a day, a week, or the whole thing

FEE
Full package: The fee includes two weeks of tuition, materials, dormitory accommodations or camping if you prefer to sleep outside, three delicious organic meals per day, and pick-up/drop-off from the nearest town.
• 2-week fee>> S. America fee: $600 USD. Europe & N. America: $1,000 USD.
• 1-week fee>> S. America fee: $300 USD. Europe & N. America: $600 USD.
• Daily fee>> S. America fee: $43 USD. Europe & N. America: $80 USD.
Private indoor accommodations are available for an additional $10/night.

Payment plans: Can be as low as $133 per month over a six month period. Contact us for details.

Deposit: A non-refundable deposit of $400 confirms your reservation. Final tuition payment is due by March 1st, 2012, unless payment plan arrangements have been arranged.

LOCATION
Cabrero, Chile
El Manzano Education Centre. Details below
http://www.elmanzano.org/en

HANDS-ON PROJECTS

• Natural building
Foundations for new buildings
Earthen wall systems using multiple techniques
Timber structures & framing with poles and local resources
Natural plasters and paints on the community kitchen

• Design & implement food forest and edible gardens
Ground preparation and mulching
Planting pioneer species & ground covers
Irrigation system installation

• Design & implement greywater systems
Kitchen, toilet and laundry facilities

[volunteer] Seattle Volunteer Naturalist Program

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Discovery Park is launching a Seattle-wide Volunteer Naturalist Program!

              

Do you love sharing nature with others? Are you interested in learning more about the flora and fauna of the Seattle’s many parks? Then you might be the perfect candidate for the Seattle Volunteer Naturalist program.

Volunteer Naturalists participate in 10 weeks of training and commit to at least one year of volunteering at Environmental Learning Centers and parklands near schools throughout Seattle.  Volunteer naturalists provide hands-on learning opportunities for school groups and nature programs for families and adults and Discovery Stations throughout the city.  Volunteers’ backgrounds are as varied as the students they teach – the common thread is their desire to share nature with the greater Seattle community.

The goal of the Seattle Volunteer Naturalist Program is to enhance, promote and foster appreciation of nature by connecting citizens and students with their Seattle Parklands, by providing educational opportunities for all. 

Training begins in March of 2012.  Deadline for applications is February 10, 2012.  For additional information please contact Penny Rose at penny.rose@seattle.gov or (206) 386 – 4250. 

[volunteer] – Summer Opportunites with the Sea Watch Foundation (UK)

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Want to volunteer in the UK and Ireland this summer to improve the conservation of whales and dolphins?  Cara Appel, a recent PoE alumna, recently volunteered as an Education and Awareness Assistant with this organization and is happy to answer questions!  Her e-mail is appelc@uw.edu.   Check out the opportunities below! 

– Education and Awareness Assistant in Cardigan Bay (Summer 2012)

– Research Volunteer in Cardigan Bay (Summer 2012)

– Research Assistant/Volunteer Coordinator in Cardigan Bay (April 2 – November 4)

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http://vimeo.com/30022828

Do you want to travel abroad to Latin America and embrace a foreign culture?

Do you want tomake a positive impact on a family’s life in under resourced communities?

Do you wish to learn gain a deeper understanding of environmental problems that affect nature and general health?

Calling all students:
THIS IS A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE THAT WILL MAKE YOU STAND OUT.

Environmental Brigades at UW offers students a unique week-long opportunity to get directly involved with the rural communities of Eastern Panama. Participants will learn about local environmental problems while experiencing first-hand the hard work that families have to put in their farms each year.

Activities that you will particıpate in:

  • Building a small greenhouse
  • Creating a waste collection site
  • Physical labor on the farmland (clearing the land, planting seeds, making fertilizer etc.)
  • Exploring nature with experienced environmentalists
  • Play with the most adorable Panamanian babies

The trip will be during summer break: June 10 – 17

To apply, please fill out the application at: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/mzorzino/146149
before 00:01 January 1st, 2012.

Please visit us at ebatuw.webstarts.com

For more information about the trip please e-mail: mzorzino@uw.edu.

Thank you,

Milo Zorzino & Alp Asan
Co-presidents, EB 2011-2012

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[volunteer] Research the Fish of Puget Sound

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Volunteer needed ASAP! If you’re interested in the fish of Puget Sound, here is a wonderful opportunity for you to catch in on some action with Sean McDonald’s research project.

DATE: Thursday, November 10th
LOCATION: Fisheries Science building (FSH -meet at west side loading dock)
TIME: Departing from UW at 6:15PM (arrive at least 10 minutes beforehand)

The trip will be 7-8 hours. Be prepared to wear chest waders, stand in the water in the dark, and do mildly strenuous work. You will be catching fish that have been tagged in the summer to track their paths and growth.

WHAT TO BRING:

  • Warm clothing
  • Rain gear
  • Rubber boots
  • Headlamp
  • A snack

Contact Sean at psean@uw.edu for more details on this fabulous opportunity! *If you wish to participate, but you are lacking in gear, contact Sean for assistance.*