RSVP Bone Builders is offering a workshop qualifying volunteers to become instructors in their strength training and osteoporosis-prevention exercise program for seniors. The workshop will be held
this Wednesday 3/5 from 10 AM - 2 PM at The Lodge at Otter Creek. The workshop is free and lunch and snacks are provided. No experience is necessary. This is a great experience for students interested in medical and physical therapy professions! To register, email instructor
Serena Guiles or call her at 802-388-7044.
Butch's Team info session
Please join us
this Wednesday 3/5 from 8-8:45 PM in the conference room of 118 South Main Street (the green building at the corner behind the library) to learn more about volunteering with Butch Varno. We’ll show the award-winning video about this remarkable Middlebury tradition, talk about upcoming events (e.g., tour of the new Middlebury Fire Station, Middlebury Marquis Theatre outing) and more! Questions? Contact
Kirra Simonson.
Chellis House kicks off their new monthly all-male mentoring organization Brother-to-Brother this month! BtB brings male-identified college students together with Addison County middle school boys to create a dialogue about positive masculinity. They invite everyone to their info session in Hillcrest 103
this Thursday 3/6 from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM.
Work with the Partnership for Public Service in DC
The Partnership for Public Service is a DC-based not-for-profit working to revitalize civil service as a solution for the public good. They're currently accepting applications for the summer term of their Public Service Fellows Program, a paid fellowship which runs from May to August. They have availability for fellowships in a number of different fields, including communications, government leadership, research, and even accounting. Click here to learn more and apply! Applications due this Friday 3/7.
Latin tutor needed for MUHS student
Middlebury Union High School is looking for a Latin tutor available one to two days a week from 11:30-12:15 to tutor a Latin 3 student at the MUHS Learning Lab. Interested? Contact the Learning Lab match and science teacher
Tammi Beattie.
National Conference on Ending Poverty
A Wider Circle, a DC-based not-for-profit focusing on holistic approaches to relieving poverty, hosts their
National Conference on Ending Poverty on Saturday 3/29. The conference will be moderated by
Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank. Register
here. Regular admission is $20, student admission is $10. If you would like to attend but need help with transportation or admissions costs, please contact
Community Engagement.
VAW goes to Guatemala in May
Middlebury’s chapter of Volunteers Around the World is looking for students who are interested in joining its 2014 summer trip to Guatemala. Trip volunteers will help run mobile medical clinics in rural parts of the country near Lake Atitlán, gaining cross-cultural medical and public health experience by shadowing local doctors, performing triage, providing medications to patients in need, and teaching public health classes in local schools. The group flies out May 27 and will last between ten and fourteen days. They will meet Thursday nights at 8 PM throughout the semester to prepare for the trip. Please contact
Sara Sobolewski '14 if interested!
BCS volunteer interest survey
Did you know Middlebury College recently adopted Bridport Central School's combined 4th/5th grade classroom? The CE office is very excited about this new Panther-to-Panther, Ashoka-to-Ashoka partnership! BCS would like to help us help them in terms of drumming up volunteer support, so they drew up a survey for people to let them know when and how they would like to volunteer at BCS. Please take a moment to
fill out their survey and let them know what you think. Big thanks!
Do you enjoy dancing, crafts or reading Harry Potter? Community Friends is seeking a big sister for a ten-year old girl in need of a role model who “loves girl things” as well as the above. Interested? The only requirements to become a CF mentor are enthusiasm and the willingness to build a meaningful, consistent relationship. You would meet with your mentee for two hours a week, flexible to your schedule. For more information about CF and how to apply to become a mentor, please visit our website at
go/cf or email us at
comfriends@middlebury.edu.
