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Central Service Spotlight--April 12th-April 18th

Nicole Doherty - Monday, April 12, 2021
 Events   Service 
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On-Campus Service Opportunities

Alternative Weekend
Registration is now open for April's Alternative Weekend. Join us on Saturday, April 24th for a day of service with Skyline Urban Ministries as we learn more about how they work to provide basic needs resources through a food reasource center, eye clinic, and clothing shop.

Registration is available on UCORE. Spots are limited, so sign up quickly!

If your office or organization has upcoming student volunteer opportunities, please send the information to volunteer@uco.edu to have it included in our weekly emails.

Off-Campus Service Opportunities

Scissortail Park Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers are needed  at the following events at Scissortail Park:

Scissortail Night Market
Friday, April 16th
5:30pm-9:30pm

Kite Expo
Saturday, april 17th
10:00am-2:00pm

Please go to https://scissortailpark.galaxydigital.com/ to view the different opportunities that are available for sign-up.  Your help allows us to provide fun, engaging events for our OKC community.  Please do not hesitate to email volunteer@scissortailpark.org with any questions.  

American Lung Association's Fight for Air Climb Volunteers
Make every step count by volunteering your time at the Fight for Air Climb to support those living with lung disease. Volunteers are needed form 7:00am-12:00pm to serve as parkign coordinators, welcome and info table hosts, start and finish line escorts, and course directors and cheerleaders.

If you are interested in registering to be an event day volunteer, pelase visit ClimbOklahomaCity.org and follow these steps:

  • Click the blue REGISTER button at the top of the page
  • Cick the REGISTER AS VOLUNTEER button for participation type
    • Make sure Volunteer--No Registration Fee is selected
  • Click the Next Step button and enter your information

If you have questions, email Brittany.Maune@lung.org for more information.

City of Yukon Festival of the Child
Volunteers are needed to help with the Festival of the Child hosted by the City of Yukon! run this This annual family-friendly festival is the day for children to shine.  Over 50 areas of FUN include kayaking, pony rides, painting, inflatables, archery, petting zoo, stage performances, crafts and more! 

Date: May 1, 2021
Time: 10:00am-4:00pm
Location: Yukon City Park | 2200 S. Holly Ave.

To sign up to volunteer, email Nick Rice, Special Events Supervisor at nrice@yukonok.gov. 

Excell Home Care and Hospice Volunteer
Volunteers perform duties that add to the services of the professional hospice team. Volunteer in the areas of:

  • Companion Support – Staying with the patient allows the caregiver time to rest, or have personal time to care for themselves. Volunteers will not perform any lifting, turning or patient transfers.
  • Practical Support – Volunteers can help families by running errands, grocery shopping, preparing meals or doing light housekeeping tasks.
  • Comfort Care – Volunteers can assist with minor patient care including washing hands and face, gently rubbing lotion onto skin, combing hair and cleaning eyeglasses.
  • Personal Support – Volunteers can provide companionship. They read to or write letters for patients. They can also play games, cards or watch television or movies with the patient. Often the volunteer provides listening support to the patient and family if they choose to share their story.
Please contact the Volunteer Coordinator Peace Obeta at Peace.Obeta@excellcares.com or call her at 405-318-3741. A Background check and drug screen will be required for all volunteers.

YWCA Reduce the Odds Poker Run

Take a stand with YWCA Oklahoma City to support victims of sexual violence in our community by volunteering for YWCA Oklahoma City’s Reduce the Odds Poker Chip Run. Funds raised through this event help provide emergency services, plus counseling and advocacy to victims of sexual assault in our community.

Sign up to volunteer with the event on April 17th from 8:30am-12pm using this form.

COVID Vaccine Data Entry
Interested in serving your community but not sure you have the time between 8 and 5? Passport Health OK is looking for individuals to help with data entry around the administering of COVID vaccines. 

Chrissy Carr is recruiting individuals to help for $12 an hour if you can work evening/overnight. If you are interested in this type of work and serving your community in this way please reach out to Chrissy Carr at Chrissy@passporthealthok.com  


Sunbeam Senior Engagement Volunteer
You can help support seniors in our community by becoming a Senior Engagement Volunteer! Sunbeam is looking for 100 volunteers to donate their time and talents to join the nonprofit’s Senior Engagement Program. 
What would I do as a Senior Engagement Volunteer? 

  • You will be partnered with a vulnerable senior, due to illness or age, from our community. 
  • You will connect with a vulnerable senior, invest in their well-being, and support them through a variety of opportunities, such as: 
  • Engagement activities - movies, puzzles, physical activities, companionship, etc. 
  • Respite Care - allowing a Caregiver an opportunity to take time for self-care. 
  • Tasks Assistance Activities - dog walking, meal preparation, gardening, etc. 
  • Volunteer at least 1.5 hours per week for a minimum of 6 months. 
  • Attend ongoing training. 
I want to volunteer what do I do next? 
Contact Melva Franklin, Senior Volunteer Engagement Coordinator, at 405.609.8930 or email mfranklin@sunbeamfamilyservices.org. 

YWCA Prevention Education Volunteer
YWCA is in search of Prevention Education Volunteers. The goal of this role is to provide vital support to the Prevention Education Team while gaining hands-on experience in community program development, networking and cultivation of partnerships, and other non-profit organizational duties.

Learn more HERE!

American Lung Association in Oklahoma 

The American Lung Association is saving lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease. They were founded over 115 years ago by a group of volunteers dedicated to ending the lung health threat of our time: tuberculosis. With TB largely controlled in the United States, they have extended that mission to other respiratory diseases. And thanks to their donors, volunteers, program and event participants, and staff, they are America’s trusted source for lung health education, lung disease research, support, programs, services and advocacy.

Each year, the American Lung Association hosts the Fight for Air Climb, an athletic-fundraising event. This year's event will be held a UCO's very own Wantland Stadium. The Climb is a stair climbing event that supports all lung disease, including lung cancer – the #1 cancer killer among men and women in the US. This year they will be climbing the stadium twice around totaling 794 stairs. You, or a team, can register at: https://action.lung.org/site/TR?fr_id=21223&pg=entry

To learn more about American Lung Association, visit their website at https://www.lung.org/ or sign up a team for the Fight for Air Climb on May 1st!

Service Hour Guidelines

Updated service hour guidelines were recently released online.  Check out the CE Website to review the Service Hour Guidelines.

Connect with the Central Pantry

The Central Pantry is an on Campus Food Pantry available for all student, faculty, and staff. To start shopping at the pantry, simply fill out the Client Form on UCORE

Student Parent Scavenger Hunt 

Looking for a fun spring activity with the kids?  Request a copy of a self-guided scavenger hunt across campus! 

Single Mom's Resource Roundtable

Join a great group of single mom's on campus for this month's Resource Roundtable all about gardening on 4/20. Sign up on UCORE.

 

Alternative Weekend

Join us an Alternative Weekend on Saturday, 4/24 as we work with Skyline Urban Ministries. Registration open HERE.

Distinguished Service Award

Students with over 400 hours of logged and approved service are eligible to apply for the Distinguished Service Graduate Award during their final semester on campus. Log those hours and apply on UCORE.