Columbia Volunteer Network

04/25/2013

The next CVN meeting date is To Be Announced - we will NOT be meeting on Wednesday, May 1st. Please watch your email and this site for details on the next meeting.

04/02/2013

Volunteer Coordinators and Friends: Lots and lots of AWESOME City of Columbia volunteers and staff are looking forward to having a fabulous new Program Assistant! :) This position is open and applications are being taken now.

You might know of folks who would be interested or be interested yourself - please check it out or share with your contacts! It's a lot of fun and a really great opportunity to learn and to meet incredible people while serving the community! https://www.gocomojobs.com/postings/7144 Application deadline is April 10th - don't delay.

On a related note, Andrea and I would love to hear from you if the chair (or co-chair) role in CVN is an opportunity you're interested in.

Thanks very much,

Lisa Rohmiller
Volunteer Programs Assistant
City of Columbia
Community Development Dept
701 E. Broadway
P.O. Box 6015
Columbia, MO. 65205-6015
Phone (573) 874-7499
FAX (573) 874-7546
http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Volunteer/
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03/28/2013

Hey CVN - let's have a huge group of volunteer opportunities present this year! Help us fill that section - get signed up for your Earth Day booth quickly so you can share your opportunities with the crowds. :)

2013 BOOTH REGISTRATION BEGINS ON FEBRUARY 1. *Registration deadline: 3/31/13 *Late Registration deadline: 4/18/13 with late fee ($10 per booth surcharge) Please read the notes below before you sign...

03/13/2013

Hello! We received this message from Debby Graham yesterday and wanted to pass it on! Please share with your contacts, FB and email alike.

Broadway Christian Church will host a training session for Red Cross Shelter volunteers this Saturday, March 16 from 8;30am-4:30pm in our Fellowship Hall.

During the recent shelter activation for the power outages caused by our last winter storm, volunteers were pulled from surrounding counties to staff a Boone County shelter.
Why? Because there are so few trained shelter volunteers in Boone County!

Help the Red Cross provide trained volunteers for a safe and well-run shelter. If you can join us, please email me at [email protected] by Friday at noon. Lunch will be provided.

03/04/2013

Had a call from a young man by the name of Ryan Andert this morning. He represents a student group that is volunteering on their spring break - they're trekking from University of North Dakota to San Antonio, TX and making stops doing service in 5 cities along the way. Columbia is one of them! They are also looking for a place to spend the night on Saturday, March 9th, arriving around 9:30pm and departing at 8am on Sunday the 10th for their service work.

If you can help them with one or both of these things, please be in touch with Ryan asap (think about organizations you belong to, churches, etc, that can use some good, free labor!):
Service Project for them to do on Sunday, 3/10
Floor to sleep on for Saturday, 3/9 from 9:30pm til 8am
Ryan's phone number is 612-770-7709 and email is [email protected].

Thanks for considering a partnership with them for this weekend, or helping them find an outlet via your connections.

02/21/2013

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Storm Water Educator Mike Heimos informs home owners about eco-friendly snow removal. There are various products that aid in snow removal which can harm loca...

02/05/2013

Phillip Iman, Disaster Coordinator with the American Red Cross, will be joining us to provide support at tomorrow's CVN meeting - thanks Phillip! Meanwhile, he says "Our monthly (Red Cross) volunteer meeting in Columbia is Tuesday night (tonight) at 5:30 pm at our office at 1805 W Worley if you know of anyone interested." Please share.

02/04/2013

The Groundhog did not see his shadow so that means Tornado Season is around the corner...let's be as prepared as we can be! At Wednesday's meeting Josh Creamer from BCFD is joining us. We'll be discussing our roles as Volunteer Coordinators in case of a local disaster, ways we can help, ways our volunteers can help, your agency's specific needs, more. Meeting Wednesday, Feb 6th from 12-2 at Boone Electric, 1413 Rangeline, community room. Please park and enter on the north end - take advantage of a chance to meet with Josh, bring your lunch.

01/17/2013

In today’s highly competitive funding environment, a powerfully crafted grant proposal is essential for success. “Writing Fundable Grant Proposals” is a practical, hands-on three-part training series to prepare you in obtaining the grant funding you need. Classes can be taken individually, in any order.

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If you have any questions about these three courses, please let me know. If you know of anyone who might benefit from them, please feel free to forward this email message to them.

Thanks,

Ron Schmidt
[email protected]
(573) 808-3324

01/15/2013

American Red Cross Sheltering Course This Weekend, Saturday, January 19th!

When disaster strikes do you want to be able to join with the American Red Cross and help serve those who have been displaced from their homes?

We need local partners trained and ready to respond. With the completion of this course, you will have the basic knowledge you need to be a part of the relief effort and share your compassion with others.

The training is free to the public, but you must RSVP.
You may do so by calling Broadway Christian Church at 1(573) 445-5312, by calling the Heart of Missouri Chapter American Red Cross at 1-866-815-2738, or by sending an email to Phillip Iman at
[email protected]

Then, show up ready to learn, participate and become a team on
Saturday, January 19, 2012
The course will be held from 8:30am-4:30pm at the Broadway Christian Church located at 2601 W Broadway, Columbia, Missouri
(Lunch will be provided)
Sponsored by the
Heart of Missouri Chapter of the American Red Cross
431 E. McCarty, Jefferson City, MO
1-866-815-2738

01/11/2013

The local National Day Of Service contact person is Judy Baker - contact [email protected] if anyone would like further information.

DAY of SERVICE HISTORY

In 1994, the United State Congress designated the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday as a National Day of Service, encouraging citizens to realize Dr. King’s dream by applying the principles of nonviolence to make this country a better place to live.

In 2009, President Obama, after his historic election as President of the United States, called on all Americans to participate in a National Day of Service to commemorate Dr. King and to take action in our communities to help solve social problems. That January 19th, Americans hosted over 13,000 community service events across the nation. It marked the largest participation in the National Day of Service since its inception 14 years earlier.

Now, in 2012, President Obama is asking us to continue our service towards making America a better place to live. 2013’s Day of Service gives us the opportunity to reflect our belief that,“working together, we can keep moving our country forward and fulfill the promise of the American dream for all families.”



National Day of Service Resources

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service

http://www.mlkday.gov

• Corporation for National Community Service

www.nationalservice.gov

• 2013 PIC

http://www.2013pic.org

To support the King Day of Service, the Corporation for National and Community Service, in consultation with the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change provides grants to public and non-profit organizations to mobilize Americans to observe the Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday as a day of se...

01/11/2013

NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, February 6th at Boone Electric Cooperative's Community Room, 1413 Rangeline from noon til 2pm. Bring your lunch and network awhile and we'll start the program at 12:30. If there's someone new at your agency working with volunteers or if you know someone who can benefit from networking with our peers, please share this and invite them along!