First Night Buffalo Volunteers

First night Buffalo is always looking for new volunteers to participate in First Night Buffalo, and specifically for students who usually help with costume characters or helping out in their interactive rooms.

First Night Buffalo is on Sunday, December 31^st at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center again.

Volunteers are needed from 4:00-10 p.m. to monitor crowds, distribute brochures, assist with event activities and dress up in character costumes. 

As a token of our appreciation, volunteers will receive a light snack and an appreciation gift at the completion of their shift.

Volunteer details can be found on their website:http://www.firstnightbuffalo.org/volunteers 

FruitBelt Coalition needs volunteers

The FruitBelt Coalition is holding its annual Christmas in the City event on Saturday, December 16th from 12 pm to 3 pm at 292 High Street.

Volunteers are needed to help with activities.

Please sign up outside the IB office (clipboard in black rack just outside the door).

Pelion Garden - ornament-making volunteers needed

The Pelion Community Garden at City Honors is looking for volunteers to help us make the nature-based holiday ornaments we will be selling at this year’s CHS Winter Bazaar.

They have two fun ornament-making sessions scheduled this week—one for adults (where they will complete the more difficult steps of the ornaments) and one for students (the simpler steps). Both sessions will be held at our garden manager’s house near City Honors. The address is 279 Northampton St., Buffalo, 14208.

Session 1 (Adults):  Tuesday, Dec. 5, 5:30-8:30 PM

Session 2 (Students):  Thursday, Dec. 7, 5:30-7:30 PM

See our Facebook event pages for more information and to RSVP:

https://www.facebook.com/events/190499864842705/

https://www.facebook.com/events/507416829623357/

 If you'd like to contribute materials, the following are needed:

String/ribbon in holiday colors - reds, metallics, blues, greens (scraps or remnants are great)
Small red jingle bells
Candy canes
Brown felt/brown leather
Liquid Nails or Gorilla Glue
TACKY glue
Glitter glue
Needle-nose pliers
Modge-podge glitter

Questions? Please contact garden coordinator, Caesandra Seawell at 716-803-5566.

Final Pelion Garden Volunteer Opportunity

There is ONE LAST work day to finish up what still needs to be done:

Thursday, Nov. 16, 2:45-5:45 pm. 

Campaign Volunteering

Election Day is this Tuesday. If you'd like to become more familiar with process, the candidate for the 9th District of the Erie County Legislature, Mike Quinn, is looking for volunteers to help with his campaign.

If you go out canvassing for him this weekend, you can log those hours as Activity hours. 

Email Mckayla Mulhern if you are interested in helping. You can also call/text her at: 716-515-5432

Pelion Garden - final opportunites for this growing season

Pelion has one final volunteer event this season where students can earn CAS hours.

Saturday, Nov. 11, 9 AM - 12 PM

EF Global Citizen

Of possible interest:

Explore the influence of technology on society while on a free trip to Europe

EF’s Global Citizen Scholarship gives you the opportunity to bring your innovative ideas to life, both abroad and at home. Recipients will earn a free trip to our technology-focused Global Leadership Summit in Berlin, Germany next July, where they’ll collaborate with other young, passionate leaders to design solutions for our evolving technological landscape, and even compete to have those solutions featured in Stockholm’s Nobel Museum.

https://www.eftours.com/global-citizen?utm_medium=email-list&utm_source=ihparent&utm_campaign=glscholarship_reminder&individualid=201805750