Service to School Experience Available

The Annual Winter Bazaar will take place in the Atrium of City Honors on Friday, December 14th from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm.

Volunteers are needed to assist. Please see Ellen Chapman (Homeroom: Room 329 Mr. Bement) if you would like to help.

Low on service hours? Volunteer at Unyts

Unyts needs help all the time and can give you as much or as few hours as you want.

Read all about it here and call or volunteer online!

http://www.unyts.org/get-involved/become-a-volunteer

Pelion Garden Work Days - assistance needed!

Pelion needs help prepping for winter. Please just show up any of these days/times.

Saturday, Nov. 3rd from 10 am - NOON

Saturday, Nov. 10th from 10 am - NOON

Monday, Nov. 12th (No School, Veteran’s Day) from10 am - NOON

Students should dress for the weather! 

Volunteers will work in the cold, but not in the rain.

Help with Haunted Lockers

Volunteers are needed to assist with Haunted Lockers this year. The event will take place the evening of Friday, October 26th.

If you would like to assist, please contact Ellen Chapman in homeroom 329.

7-10 Volunteers needed at Bennett Park Montessori Event

On Thursday, November 15th, Bennett Park Montessori is hosting its 4th annual Edible Evening and Wellness Night. They expect 100-120 people to attend and have invited nearly 20 vendors to participate.  

• BPMS has rented GoBike’s “Fender Blender” to make cycle-powered smoothies and they could use 2-3 volunteers at this station.  

• They are upcycling old t-shirts into tote bags and could use 3-4 volunteers on that project.  

• They could use 2-3 volunteers to move throughout the space and help the vendors and organizers in any way needed. 

All volunteers should plan to work 4:30-7:45pm on November 15th. 

The Bennett Park Montessori Center is locates at 342 Clinton St. 
 
If you would like to volunteer, please see senior, Valerie Wales to sign up.

Volunteers needed for Maritime Heritage event - 10/6 & 10/7

The Buffalo Maritime Heritage Festival is taking place on Saturday, October 6th and Sunday, October 7th in the Colonel Ward Pumping Station next to LaSalle Parke. In addition to receiving volunteer hours, it's a rare chance to see inside this historic facility. Proceeds of the festival are going to at-risk youth education programs in Western New York. 

Students are needed to help out with a variety of tasks and are needed for shifts that will be 3-4 hours in length. 

The times volunteers are needed are from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday and from 10 am to 7 pm on Sunday. 

Please contact Lynn Williams at 716-725-3272 or dlw14222@icloud.com if you'd like to volunteer.

Fruitbelt Coalition Health and Job Fair

Dr. Cashaw of the Fruitbelt Coalition is looking for student volunteers to help out at the Health and Job Fair on Saturday, September 29, 2018 from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm.

Contact info to assist at this event is located on the flyer. Students will also have the chance to receive assistance with their resumes.

Volunteer in Pelion Garden

Volunteers are needed on:

Thursday, June 7th from 3 pm to 5:30 pm to help in the garden. You can simply show up during this time.

Please wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty and get ready to garden!

Volunteers needed for Party in the Hall - May 18th

CH/FMP FOUNDATION’S PARTY IN THE HALL

Friday, May 18, 2018

Volunteers needed from 4:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Wear CHS “gear” for event (t-shirts)

Shifts/Jobs: help set up after school on Friday (from 4:30-5:30 pm)
- be server during the event (6:30-8:30 pm)
- help direct cars where to park (from 5:00-7:15 pm)
- assist with raffle drawings and postings of winning numbers (8:00-8:30 pm)

- help in various roles for the entire event (4:30-8:30 pm)

Volunteer sign up is located on the IB office door

Earth Day Cleanup in the CHS Neighborhood - April 21 & 22

This is a TWO-DAY option. You can come Saturday, April 21st from 1 PM-3 PM or Sunday, April 22nd from 10 AM-12:30 PM

Join Pelion Community Garden as it spruces up the garden and around the neighborhood. They will collect refuse, rake a little, transplant some perennials, prune many of the shrubs, and possibly turn the soil and repair raised beds damaged by the winter.

No skills are necessary.
Bring please your favorite sunhat & work gloves.
It might be chilly--dress appropriately.

Third Annual Woodlawn Beach Cleanup - April 21, 2018

Meet at the Lodge & Grove at Woodlawn Beach State Park. Begins at 10 am and ends at 2 pm. More information here.

Grant Street Neighborhood Cleanup - April 14, 2018

Hosted by Assemblyman Sean Ryan. Starts at 65 Grant Street at 9:30 am and ends at 11:30 am. More information here.

Elmwood Village Spring Clean Up - April 28th

Volunteer to cleanup along Elmwood Avenue - much needed after our long winter months! EVA will be paying special attention to Elmwood Avenue street trees.

Call 716-881-0707 to volunteer.

Volunteer opportunity: MLK event at Kleinhans on 1/14

Mrs. Bessie Patterson, the organizer of the event, will have a sign-in table in the lobby of Kleinhans Music Hall for students.


Volunteers should arrive by 5:00 pm on Sunday, January 14th at 5:00 pm. A CAS verification sheet should be brought to be signed. Students will be done volunteering by 9:00 pm.


Superintendent Cash will be the keynote speaker at this event. It is the annual MLK celebration and it begins at 6:00 pm on January 14th. The organizing committee honors all youth in attendance on stage with recognition to encourage them to stay in school and continue to pursue a higher education of learning.