City Honors Relay for Life Club

A reminder that the new City Honors Relay for Life Club meets every Thursday after school from 2:45 - 3:15 pm in the LGI room.

Participation in this club would definitely count for Service and possibly Creativity or Action (Activity) depending on what the club is involved in at that time....

Yroswell Street Team - Applications Due December 7, 2015

If you are a social, high-energy individual who is enthusiastic about making a difference in the fight against cancer, you'll be a perfect fit for the Street Team!

Yroswell Street Team Responsibilities

• Educating the public about Yroswell at community events
• Passing out flyers, cancer awareness info, and promotional items at scheduled events
• Performing event set-up, breakdown and associated tasks
• Researching and coordinating community events for the Street Team to attend
• Attending Street Team get-togethers and monthly meetings
• Promoting Yroswell on Facebook and other social networks to help us spread the word
• And, most importantly, striving to create a world without cancer!

For more information, and to apply, go to: http://yroswell.com/street-team

November 1st Volunteer Opportunity at 14th Annual Mayor's Summer Reading Challenge Awards Ceremony

Volunteers are needed from 9 am to 3 pm on Sunday, November 1st at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.

Volunteers will, among other things, assist in registration, serving food, and prize distribution.

If you can assist, please email Mr. Otis Barker, Deputy Commissioner of Community Services & Recreational Programming, at obarker@city-buffalo.com and let him know you would like to volunteer.

The John Maxwell Team is eager to make an investment in the Leadership capacity of the students at City Honors. They are looking for 10 student volunteers to work at the Live 2 Lead Buffalo Leadership Event on Friday, October 9, 2015 at The Tralf. Volunteers must be spirited, animated, charming, and willing to dance, sing, laugh, and have fun. Additionally, any student volunteer must be comfortable addressing influential leaders from local corporate, political, and educational organizations. This includes both verbal and nonverbal communication, such as smiling, looking them in the eye, and offering an enthusiastic greeting and a handshake.

Volunteers must be available from 7:30 am - 1:00 pm at The Tralf, next to Shea's on Main St in downtown Buffalo. Students must have their own transportation to and from the event. Carpooling is strongly encouraged. More info about the event can be found here: https://www.generationalleadershipbydesign.com/live-2-lead-.html

In exchange all volunteers will have access to Advanced Leadership Training offered by 4 world-class experts in Leadership development including Leadership guru and author of 77 books on Leadership, John C Maxwell. Microsoft COO, Kevin Turner and authors Valorie Burton and Patrick Lencioni will round out this live broadcast. Breakfast and a mid morning snack will be provided, as well as a John Maxwell Team shirt which must be worn throughout the day. Students will be asked to stand at multiple stations to greet attendees, hand out registration packets, guide registrants to the broadcast area, and maintain a high energy environment.

Certificates of completion of the Live 2 Lead Advanced Leadership Training Program with volunteer hours will be provided by The John Maxwell Team and The University of Georgia (the university that organized the broadcast).




Please note: Students would be missing school for this event - the event is not sanctioned by administration and your absence would count against you...
 

Shea's Buffalo looking for volunteers for 5K race

Shea's Buffalo will be holding it's annual Shea's Spotlight Committee 5k Run/Walk on Sunday, September 20, 2015.

Volunteers are needed to help from 9 am until 2 pm.

If you would like to volunteer, please call one of the numbers listed below:

Committee President, Bill Crooker: 884-7994
First Vice President, Kathy Zehler: 887-6897
Event Coordinator, Mona Arida: 649-5007

Leave a message with your name and number if no one answers.

Volunteer: Tutor ELL students at Westminster Church

Please consider volunteering to help students with their reading and academics this school year. The minimum time commitment is once a week for 2 hours. They meet Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 4:30- 6:30 at Westminster Presbyterian Church.

Besides reading and helping with homework, volunteers are needed to cook and organize our store. Please email carol@wedibuffalo.org if you are interested in cooking or helping with the store. There are also other opportunities to volunteer with WEDI. Please click HERE to learn more.

Volunteer Training will take place:

Tuesday, September 8, 4:30-6:00

Wednesday, September 9, 4:30- 6:00

Thursday, September 10, 4:30- 6:00 

Only one training session is required.

Tutoring begins Tuesday, September 15 with a Welcome Picnic on the lawn of Westminster Presbyterian Church, 724 Delaware Ave.

Volunteers needed for Unyts/One Buffalo blood drive on 9/2/15

One Buffalo Community Blood Drive
Wednesday, September 2nd
12:00-7:00pm
Harborcenter, 7th Floor
Free parking in ramp

Unyts is looking for volunteers to help out at this event.
If you can volunteer, contact Ashley Renaud: arenaud@unyts.org

Volunteer Shifts:
11:30am-3:30pm
3:30pm-7:30pm

Helping at the Elmwood Festival of the Arts

On Saturday, August 29 and Sunday, August 30, 2015, the 16th Annual Elmwood Festival of the Arts will take place.

Volunteers are being sought to help out in the Kids Fest area of the festival. If you would like to help, please email Tracy Werick at: tracywerick@gmail.com or text her at: 716-698-6226.

Possible Scholarship for Global Leadership Academy

The Global Leadership Academy is offering a scholarship for 10 City Honors students.  The scholarship is worth $500. The total cost of this intensive academy is: $2850 (Canadian dollars). This includes everything but airfare. The deadline for the scholarship is May 1, 2015 at 5 pm EDT.

More information about the program can be found here.

The deadlines for the 3 sessions are as follows:

· Session 1 (June 28 - July 11) - application deadline June 1, 2015
· Session 2 (July 19 - August 1) - application deadline July 1, 2015
· Session 3 (August 9 - August 22) - application deadline July 1, 2015

The all-in-one form for the summer program and the scholarship is available here:
GLA Online Application Form

Specific questions about the program can be emailed to David Charron.

Elmwood Village Clean-Up in April

There are several dates to choose from to volunteer. Follow this link to sign up.

Community Clean-Up #1: Monday, April 20th from 5:30-7:30 pm
Community Clean-Up #2: Thursday, April 23rd from 5:30-7:30 pm
Community Clean-Up #3: Saturday, April 25th from 9-11 am

Volunteer for the Elephant Run - May 10, 2015

Marcena was a graduate of City Honors School.

Volunteer Opportunity: plant trees in Kensington/Bailey area on 4/18

Starbuck Green Lead is planting baby trees in the Kensington/Bailey area of Buffalo on Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 9 am to 12 pm.

If you would like to participate, please RSVP as soon as possible to Nicole at npanek1@yahoo.com.

Application for IB World Conference at U of R : Class of 2016 only

Below is the link to apply for a scholarship to attend the IB World Conference taking place at the University of Rochester in August. The deadline for applications is April 3, 2015. With this scholarship, and matching funds from U of R, each student selected to attend will only be out of pocket $200-$300.

http://goo.gl/forms/Qc2fTcmTsL

Volunteer opportunity on 3/13

A raffle/fundraiser/benefit is being held at the Wesleyan Church of Hamburg on McKinley Parkway from 5-7:30 pm

They are looking for teenagers who would like to help: serve pizza, face paint little children, run the 50/50 raffle, help with theme basket raffle and more.

Please call Ms. EmmyLou Hock at 886-7973 if you are able to volunteer.

Volunteer opportunity at University District Community Development Assoc.

The after school program of the University District Community Development Association is looking for student volunteers. The program takes place from 2:30-6:00 pm Monday through Friday. Volunteers would help tutor students, assist in teaching Math and English lessons, and help out with enrichment activities.

Volunteers can stay for whatever amount of time works best for them, but the Association is hoping for a commitment of at least one or two hours a week.

If you would like to volunteer, please contact:

Aislinn Sexton
Youth Program Developer
University District Community Development Association
716-832-1010 x 210