Organize a TEDx Youth Day event - Great idea for a CAS Project!

TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design and is a series of talks that are "Ideas Worth Sharing". Visit www.ted.com for thousands of TED videos.

A TEDx event is an independently organized event, sometimes a TEDx event is organized around a specific TED conference.

TEDYouth will be held on November 16th and this is a great opportunity for a group of individuals in Buffalo to organize a TEDxYouthDay to watch TEDYouth and offer a stage for local speakers.

Organizing a TEDx event is a big undertaking, but there are two other TEDx events in Buffalo and the organizers of those events (TEDxBuffalo in October and TEDxBuffaloWomen in December) will help.

If you are interested in organizing a TEDxYouthDay event to be held on November 16th visit    http://www.ted.com/tedx/licenses to read the guidelines and rules and to apply for a license.  If you have questions about hosting a TEDx event you can contact Diana Cihak (mom of 9th grader Sage Cihak) at diana.cihak@gmail.com.

EC Dems looking for petition volunteers

The Erie County Democratic Committee is looking for volunteers to help out with its petitioning efforts. Through petitioning, students can get the opportunity to communicate with the constituents of Erie County while collecting necessary signatures to help candidates secure a place on the ballot.

They are especially interested in students that are registered Democratic voters, or who have a car available to them. Petitioning usually takes place Mondays-Thursdays at 5pm, and all day on the weekends. Please contact marisa@ecdems.com with any questions or interest.

You must be 18 or older to participate.

Elephant Run - in Memory of CHS Alumna - Marcena Lozano

Marcena graduated from City Honors in 1998. 

 The race is Mother's Day - May 12th - at the Marcy Casino. Information is available on www.marcenasmiracles.com and volunteers can sign up there.

Volunteers are needed for:

Set Up: 6:00-8:30 am

Balloon arch prep and decorating: race day 6:30am - 8:00am

Food prep/service - post race party: 7:00am-11:00am

Registration: 7:30-9:30am

Kids Activities: 9:30am-12:30pm

Kids Race: 9:45am-10:45am

Race Course Traffic Control: 8:30am-10:30am

Water Table: 8:30am-10:30am

Clean Up: 12pm-1:00pm

Community Service Opportunity with Miles for Hope

Volunteers are needed from 7:30 am to 1:00 pm for event setup & breakdown, registration, breakfast, and donation tables, as well as water stops and photography.

The 2013 Miles for Hope Run will take place on Saturday, June 15 at 10:30 am (registration at 9:30 am) at Delaware Park (84 Parkside Avenue).

If you can volunteer, please email Sylvia Thoma at sylvia@milesforhope.org

Journey's End Refugee Services - Volunteers needed

Madelaine Hamilton and Leanna Gradolph are heading a project through Philanthropy Club at school with Journey's End Refugee Services. The "Home Again" program works with community organizations to arrange the complete set up of apartments for families coming to this country for the first time. 

Responsibilities include gathering all furniture and household goods and setting up the apartment the day of moving in. People on the team receive one week's notice before the family is due to arrive, but should be prepared for that to happen at any time.  

Mr. DiLeo and Mrs. Collesano are co-faculty advisers. 

If you are interested in volunteering, contact Mr. DiLeo, Mrs. Collesano, Leanna at: leannagradolph@yahoo.com, or Madelaine at: madelaine.hamilton@yahoo.com

Volunteers needed for CHS Basketball Tournament on 3/23

Volunteers are needed for the Basketball Tournament and Family Carnival being held at City Honors on Saturday, March 23, 2013 to help benefit the Speech and Debate team. The festivities begin at 10 AM. Specifically, they are looking for volunteers to referee, keep score, help sell food, set up and clean up. If you can help, please contact Luis Castro.

The YWCA of Western New York is looking for young women to volunteer at an event it is holding on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at the Larkin at Exchange Building.

Specifically, juniors and seniors are needed to: 

·         help clear & setup room (before event-3pm to 5pm)

·         help clean up during event-throwing out paper plates & cups & debris (5:30-8:30pm)

·         help break down buffet and clean-up room after event (8:30-9pm) various other duties during event-directing people to right places-helping out

·         Attire is black pants or skirt and white shirt.

You can volunteer for part of the time or for the entire event (3 pm - 9 pm). 

If interested, please email Nadine DiStefano at nadine@aviju.com and let her know what times you can assist.