Oakland residents interested in volunteering their time to help school-aged children and adolescents grow and learn can explore a broad offering of volunteer opportunities during the first annual Volunteer Faire for Oakland Schools. The event will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2009, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., in the West Auditoroium on the Madison Street side of the Oakland Main Library, 125 14th Street, in downtown Oakland. Admission is free.
For the first time ever, the Oakland Unified School District and 14 school-based non-profit organizations will gather in a single place to share information about established volunteer programs within the Oakland public schools. Attendees will receive information about all the available volunteer opportunities, including a at-a-glance guide which describes the program, student age-ranges, types of volunteer positions, locations of volunteer opportunties, and minimum time commitments. Oakland Unified School District and non-profit staff will be available to answer questions and help volunteers sign-up to participate.
Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Tony Smith will be present to kick-off this first time effort, meet volunteers, and express his support for volunteerism in Oakland public schools.
The Volunteer Faire for Oakland Schools is hosted by the Montclair Community Action Group, a local non-profit organization, in partnership with the Oakland Unified School District and other participating school-based non-profit groups.
For more information, visit www.MontclairAction.com or send an e-mail to VolunteerFaire@MontclairAction.com or contact Mr. Stan Weisner at (510) 531-2055, or Ms. Carolyn Burd at (510) 339-8463 for more information.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
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