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Upcoming Events	Highlights from February, and March 2008
2008 Phoenix Celebrity Classic May 7-10 All committees require volunteers to have golf knowledge and golf etiquette. Shifts are approximately 6:30am-12:30pm and 12:30-6:30pm unless otherwise noted. Please send me an email with your shift availability and note if you have a preference of job assignment! Volunteers Receive: An Official Phoenix Celebrity Classic golf shirt * An Official Phoenix Celebrity Classic golf hat * Four (4) Tournament Admission Passes that are good for any day of the event * A parking pass * Breakfast/Lunch during the event * An invitation to the Volunteer Appreciation Party immediately following the trophy presentation on Saturday afternoon. Volunteer positions: Administration/ Office Support, Cart Distribution, Communications, Ecology, Parking, Practice Facilities, Product and Supply Delivery, Marshals, Shuttles, Walking Scorers, Leaderboards, Standard Bearers, Player and Caddie Registration, Celeb-AM, Celebrity Concierge, Volunteer Headquarters, Admissions/Will Call, Information, Corporate Hospitality, and Media Center roseannh@cox.net. Teen Summer Volunteer Job Fair at Mesa Libraries Teen volunteer help needed at multiple locations. Main Library - 64 E. Main on Saturday, May 10th 10:00am - 2:00pm Dobson Ranch - 2425 S. Dobson on Thursday, May 15th 4:00 - 6:00pm Red Mountain - 635 N. Power on Saturday, May 17th 1:00-3:00pm Contact Kathee Herbstreit at 480-644-4638 or kathee.herbstreit@cityofmesa.org for more information. Parents need to be present to sign volunteer agreement for teens. Arizona Museum of Natural History Service Learning Volunteer Opportunities at the Arizona Museum of Natural History 53 N. Macdonald Mesa, Arizona 85201 Volunteer positions: Summer Day Camp Counselor (Must be available for June Camp Sessions.) Hands-On Adventure Center Leader Hands-On Cart Interpreter Requirements: Must be 14 years of age and entering the 9th grade or older Go through an interview process Be able to attend May 28th training session starting at 10:00 a.m. Attend other training sessions if interested in Cart Interpreter Must be available for June Summer Camp Sessions For more information or for an interview please call Volunteer Services: 480-644-2760 or email: yvonne.petersen@cityofmesa.org May is National Melanoma / Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month In an effort to increase public awareness about melanoma, UPMC Cancer Centers joins other organizations nationwide to promote National Melanoma / Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month in May. See http://www.upmccancercenters.com/awareness /5melanoma/ for more information.	Westwood High’s YMCA Achievers Club partnered with the Safe Kids Coalition of Maricopa County/Channel 12 Car Seat Safety event at MCC where they worked with technicians to make sure over 280 car seats were safely installed. Along with the Safe Kids Coalition, they also hosted a Cub Scout Automotive Safey Patch event at Brown and Brown Chevrolet, and 100 Scouts received auto safety tips and earned their badges. The Souper Bowl of Caring took place around the Super Bowl festivities and Mesa High students donated $600 and 150 cans to the United Food Bank. The Caring Corps Valentine’s Day Party included 7 schools who created 400 handmade valentines for homebound elders, Carson students designed 100’s of cards for Banner Baywood Hospital, Stapley Junior’s CIA (Christians in Action) led a school-wide Random Acts of Kindness campaign, Westwood students hosted a dance for MOMD students and another one for senior citizens at Cameron House, and Smith students held a dance to raise funds for the Cancer Relay for Life. Junior high - Teens and Teaching and senior high - Teacher Trainer classes prepare lessons (reading, nutrition, math, and more) weekly that they teach at their neighboring elementary schools. RMHS’s Club RIF tutors regularly at Salk and RMHS sign language students teach Salk students songs signs. Mesa Junior students serve as chaperones on Lowell field trips in addition to tutoring before school. Hendrix’s NJHS has collected 800 beanie babies so far for the Maricopa Medical Center NICU. They are used to position premies in their cribs. Powell teachers, students, and Home Depot volunteers have been doing significant campus beautification on campus, thanks to the “Make A Difference Make Over” sponsored by Make a Difference and Home Depot. Brimhall and EVA participated in Pasta for Pennies for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, netting $2,432. One of Brimhall’s fundraisers was a Dodge Ball Tournament.
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	May is National Foster Care Month... You Can Change a Lifetime! All children deserve a safe, happy life — including the 513,000 American children and youth in foster care. Young people in foster care especially need nurturing adults on their side because their own families are in crisis and unable to care for them. Each May, we salute the compassionate people who make a difference by serving as foster parents, relative caregivers, mentors, advocates, social workers, and volunteers. Thanks to these unsung heroes, many formerly abused or neglected children and teens will either safely reunite with their parents, be cared for by relatives, or be adopted by loving families. http://www.fostercaremonth.org/Pages/default.aspx/
Hot Topics	2008 Minigrants Awarded
Spring Into Action Student clubs and classes go check out this website to research grant monies available for various projects within your community. The site also give tips and direction on how to make your project successful. www.dosomething.org/spring_into_action_grants MPS Teachers with Junior and Senior High Students Provide Great Service During the third quarter of 2007 – 2008 there were approximately 320 teachers and 7,500 7th – 12th grade students participating in service learning in our junior and senior high schools.	Funds are available to all MPS teachers and students for materials, supplies, equipment or transportation needed by requesting an application at 480-472-5985 or by going online to www.mpsaz.org/msl/resources/minigrants.html. Service learning project funding this month goes to: Wilson Elementary "Canyon Lake Clean-Up" is a Wilson Underwater Explorer project for 4-6th graders. A grant was awarded to provide supplies and transportation for cleaning the beach area at the lake. Mesa High "Service Learning Accessibility Project" will compile an "EZ Guide" for teachers to promote service learning in the classroom. A grant was awarded for the printing costs.