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The Governor's Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service (Volunteer Florida) announces a meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
PLACE: City Year Miami, 44 West Flagler Street, Suite 500, Miami, FL 33130
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Program site visit.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Kristin Mullikin at kristin@volunteerflorida.org
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 72 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Kristin Mullikin at kristin@volunteerflorida.org. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.
Meeting Materials:
For more information, you may contact: Kristin Mullikin at kristin@volunteerflorida.org
The Governor's Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service (Volunteer Florida) announces a meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Monday, January 9, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. until all Commission business is complete.
PLACE: 888-808-6959 passcode 1918015
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: To review and approve AmeriCorps Competitive Application submissions and to conduct general commission business as necessary.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Kristin Mullikin at kristin@volunteerflorida.org
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 72 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Kristin Mullikin at kristin@volunteerflorida.org. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.
Meeting Materials:
For more information, you may contact: Kristin Mullikin at kristin@volunteerflorida.org
The Governor's Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service (Volunteer Florida) announces a meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, October 14, 2011, 8:30 am until business is complete.
PLACE: Marriott, 1109 Brickell Avenue, Miami, Florida 33131
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED:
General Commission business.
For more information, you may contact: Kristin Mullikin at 850-921-5172 or kristin@volunteerflorida.org
The Governor's Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service (Volunteer Florida) announces a telephone conference call to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: June 2, 2011, 11:00 a.m. and June 2, 2011, 3:00 p.m.
PLACE: 888-808-6959 passcode 1918015
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED:
At 11:00 a.m. the Commission's Grants/AmeriCorps Committee will meet to approve and make recommendations to the Commission for formula funding AmeriCorps applicants.
At 3:00 p.m. the full Commission will meet to approve the recommendations made by the Grants/AmeriCorps Committee for formula funding AmeriCorps applicants.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Kristin Mullikin at 850-921-5172 or kristin@volunteerflorida.org
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 3 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Kristin Mullikin at 850-921-5172 or kristin@volunteerflorida.org. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.
For more information, you may contact: Kristin Mullikin at 850-921-5172 or kristin@volunteerflorida.org or Cat Keen at cat@volunteerflorida.org
The Governor’s Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service – Volunteer Florida – will hold its quarterly meeting in Jacksonville on April 28, 2011 at the Hyatt Jacksonville Riverfront located at 225 E. Coastline Drive, Jacksonville. The meeting will be called to order at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, April 28, 2011. For more information or to obtain a copy of the agenda contact Kristin Mullikin at 850-414-0092.
There are many ways to help and honor our American veterans through service. You can serve with one of the organizations listed below, search for volunteer opportunities, or check out the United We Serve toolkit for working with the Department of Veteran's Affairs Volunteer Transportation Network.
- Contact your local veterans group and organize or attend an event for veterans commemorating Veterans Day and Memorial Day in your neighborhood. Find a VFW or American Legion in your community.
- Support wounded veterans and their families by checking out the programs at the American Red Cross Armed Forces, VA Voluntary Service, and CAUSE: Comfort for America's Uniformed Services Elite.
- Want to use your professional skills to help? Check out the Coming Home Project and the Military Pro Bono Project - just a few great examples of ways your specialized skill set can serve those who served us.
- When organizing a letter or card writing campaign, be sure to include the veterans at your local VA hospital. Learn more about letters to the troops and some tips on running a successful campaign from the Red Cross.
- Work with an organization like Homes for Our Troops, which assists injured veterans and their families by building new or adapting existing homes for handicapped accessibility.
Learn more and read stories of service at www.serve.gov/veterans.asp.
View a list of ideas and resources, compiled by Youth Service America, to help your organization celebrate our Veterans!
Compiled by Youth Service America
- Plan a service project in honor of military members and invite them to join you. Mission Serve has lots of potential projects listed.
- Rock a yellow ribbon! Request a free yellow ribbon from Yellow Ribbon America and wear it during November.
- Gather a group of friends and make holiday cards to send to troops. The website A Million Thanks has letter drop off locations across America.
- Visit, thank and honor hospitalized veterans at a Department of Veterans Affair medical center, clinic or nursing home. Find out about their student volunteer program.
- Bake cookies! Is one of your family members deployed right now or do you have a friend with a deployed family member? Bake cookies to send to them. Treats for Soldiers has tips on how to ship the cookies.
- Send candy! Halloween is over and you probably have a lot of Halloween candy left over and your candy can go to a good use. Several organizations are currently collecting candy donations to add to care packages they send to deployed soldiers. Visit Operation Gratitude or Operation Shoebox.
- Have a cell phone drive and send collected phones to Cell Phones for Soldiers. They send the donated cell phones to ReCellular, which pays them for each donated phone - the money provides an hour of talk time to soldiers abroad.
- Host a "Support the Troops" drive at your school and collect items to send to the organization Give 2 the Troops. View the list of items they can accept; there is a huge variety of items you can collect!
- Become a USO volunteer! They have volunteer opportunities in the US and Europe. You can help out at a special event, cheer for troops at a homecoming, man a front desk, or provide a listening ear to a soldier.
- Help collect and preserve the remembrances of American war veterans and civilian workers who supported them by participating in the Library of Congress's Veterans History Project.
A Series of National Neighborhood Tabletop Exercises for CERTs, Neighborhood Watch Programs, Neighborhood Associations and others
A unique group of disaster preparedness organizations invites Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) and Neighborhood Watch programs, along with Neighborhood Associations, to participate in one of the scheduled disaster tabletop exercises being facilitated via the internet.
These exercises have been designed specifically for organizations that work to support the needs of neighborhood residents during a disaster. By participating in one or several of these exercises, you will be able to assess your organizations existing disaster response capabilities.
There is NO CHARGE for participation in any of the exercises.
Six distinctive exercise scenarios are available:
* Earthquake
* Flood
* Hurricane
* Influenza Pandemic
* Tornado
* Wildfire
For additional information and registration please visit www.drc-group.com/project/footprint.html.
Compassionate individuals from all different backgrounds and experiences are needed to help their friends and neighbors in need. Volunteer opportunities during disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes and floods include:
- Providing a safe place to stay for displaced families by managing or working in a shelter
- Assessing damage after the storm
- Serving meals or distributing needed supplies
- Teaching your community about how to Be Red Cross Ready Get a Kit. Make a Plan. Be Informed.
- And so much more!
To get involved, register to become a volunteer by contacting your local chapter. Visit www.redcross.org today! Down the street, across the country, around the world - YOU help save the day. Every day.
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