Year: 2013

Western Avenue is Looking for Basketball Volunteers!

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Western Avenue Community Center LINC Youth Fall/Winter Basketball League: Basketball leagues for grades 2nd – high school are held at the Lawrence Irving Neighborhood Center (LINC) on Monday – Thursday evenings. If you enjoy a fast-paced and exciting environment, our LINC basketball program needs you! Volunteer opportunities include tutoring, mentoring, and coaching. Interested? Contact the WACC volunteer coordinator, Christy Read more about Western Avenue is Looking for Basketball Volunteers![…]

Zoellick Fellowship Winners Announced!

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The winners of the Zoellick Fellowship in Social Entrepreneurship and $1500 to help implement their sustainable business idea were Josh Wiggs, junior Computer Science major, and Vanessa Macias, senior computer science major.  Their business idea is How ConvenIT (pronounced How Convenient). Here is a short summary: How ConvenIT is a student-run organization that provides affordable IT and software solutions Read more about Zoellick Fellowship Winners Announced![…]

Spanish-Speaking Volunteer Needed at Bent Elementary!

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Bent Elementary School serves bilingual Spanish-English speaking students, and is looking for a way to better connect with the Spanish speaking parents. We are looking for volunteers that are bilingual that want to help with this process. It could be a great learning experience for an IWU student involving  verbal translation at PTO meetings or Read more about Spanish-Speaking Volunteer Needed at Bent Elementary![…]

Mural Project at the YWCA

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Help the YWCA McLean County with their mission of eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all! The YWCA McLean County is looking to highlight the diversity of students in their Young Wonders Early Learning and Youth Development program with a mural depicting the flag of the countries students come from Read more about Mural Project at the YWCA[…]

Volunteers for Pepper Ridge Visit to IWU!

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Fifth graders from Pepper Ridge Elementary School will be visiting Illinois Wesleyan University on Wednesday Oct. 23rd, and we need IWU students to help make their experience the best it can be! The theme of the day is Opening Doors – the Future is Yours. The schedule is as follows: First Generation College Student Panel 9:25 Read more about Volunteers for Pepper Ridge Visit to IWU![…]

Green Top Grocery Volunteer Orientation!

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Join the Green Top Grocery Outreach Committee for a 90 minute meeting to learn what a co-op grocery store is and the impact it can have on our community. The first 45 minutes of this meeting will include basic info about co-ops (brief history, community impact and differences in co-op grocery stores vs. conventional stores). Read more about Green Top Grocery Volunteer Orientation![…]

Book Bike Volunteer Needed!

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Help the Book Bike at the Thanksgiving Farmers’ Market! Don’t know about the Book Bike yet? Check this out: http://www.westbloomington.org/wordpress/education/book-bike/. The market will be held on Nov 11 from 10am – 1pm. If you are still in town, we would love extra hands to give out books to people at this very busy event. It’s held downtown,and it Read more about Book Bike Volunteer Needed![…]

Kogleman ’11 Receives Google Grant for Habitat for Humanity

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In 2010, Nick Kogleman, a Business Administration major, received a grant from the Google Foundation for $30,000 for McLean County Habitat for Humanity, his partner in the Community Partnership Program. When paired with McLean County Habitat for Humanity, Kogelman worked on the organization’s website and helped  promote events online. ARC Director Deborah Halperin suggested he assist Read more about Kogleman ’11 Receives Google Grant for Habitat for Humanity[…]

Social Media Assistance: Daniel McGuire ’13 and Cameron Blossom ’13

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During the Fall Seminar of 2012, senior students Daniel McGuire and Cameron Blossom developed Facebook pages for two West side business owners, while also training them on how to work the page.   Daniel McGuire worked with Market St. Bakery (the best donuts and pastries in town), and Cameron Blossom worked on Eric’s Restaurant’s page. Read more about Social Media Assistance: Daniel McGuire ’13 and Cameron Blossom ’13[…]