Hands on Miami Voluntering January 2008

Carnival Center Volunteer Orientation
This orientation is required for all HOM volunteers interested in being ticket takers and/or ushers at Carnival Center for Performing Arts. At the orientation, volunteers will learn about the Carnival Center and the roles they will play as volunteers. The volunteer leader will also go over details of the project, benefits, and attire. Following this orientation, volunteer must attend an additional training session with the center. Performances for the month will be announced at the orientation. Training sessions and performances are not HOM projects. (project #17)
Neighborhood:
Downtown
Date & Time:
Monday , January 21st · 6:00 pm -7:30 pm
VL:
Evelyn Gigiras Sullivan 786- 468- 2285 (w) volunteers@carnivalcenter.org.
Hang Time
"Hang out" with the kids at Regis House, a program for teens who have become involved with the juvenile justice system. Activities include playing cards, games, and just having fun. If you'd like to be a role model for some great kids, this is your project! (2-6 volunteers) (project #11)

Neighborhood:
Little Havana
Date & Time:
Wednesday , January 16th · 6:00pm - 7:00pm
VL:
Carol Valdivia 954-665-4508 (cell) ckvaldivia@yahoo.com.

Bear Cut Beach Clean-Up
Volunteer and help keep our beaches clean. The Bear Cut Nature Preserve is an important area for nesting sea turtles, migratory birds and mangrove habitat. Help us beautify and protect this unique environment. Family-friendly: all ages with an adult. (8-15 volunteers). (project #25)

Neighborhood:
Key Biscayne
Date & Time:
Saturday , January 19th · 9:00 am -12:00 pm

HOM Volunteer Leader Training
Become a super volunteer, a Volunteer Leader with Hands On Miami! On behalf of the Flexible Program, we will be offering Volunteer Leader training for all volunteers interested in becoming a HOM representative on our projects and lead a group of volunteers in service.

Neighborhood:
Downtown
Date & Time:
Monday , January 17th · 6:30 pm -7:30 pm

Interested volunteers can sign up online or contact Cristin Forrest at 305-646-7204 or Cristin@handsonmiami.org.

MLK DAY 2008!

Help spread Martin Luther King's message of non- violence on January 19, 2008 at one of two Hands On Miami projects. Registration is Free!

Allapattah Middle School is home to some of our most at-risk students, all from diverse backgrounds. Over 400 Hands On Miami volunteers will create gardens and murals that bring students together in interracial cooperation, creating a friendlier environment that facilitates academic achievement.
If you're interested in becoming a Volunteer Leader for this project, contact Sania Elshorbgy at Sania@handsonmiami.org or (305) 646-7293
Can't make it on MLK Day? Join us during different shifts from 9am-4pm on Thursday, January 17th to spread Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s message of tolerance and nonviolence through color at Allapattah Middle School! Volunteers will be painting walls throughout the building in preparation for Hands On Miami's MLK Day event on January 19th.
Please contact Sarah Perfetti if you are interested in this project or want additional information at 305- 646-7206 or sarah@handsonmiami.org

The Optimist Club is an inner-city grassroots organization dedicated to giving our community's at- risk youth a safe place to socialize and learn by providing after-school programs and activities. Join 500 Hands On Miami volunteers in beautification and revitalization activities that will create a safer, more nurturing environment for youth at the Optimist Club.
Activities include landscaping, painting, light construction, and mural creation.

To register please visit www.handsonmiami.org or contact Peter Haas at Peter@handsonmiami.org
For more information on these projects, please contact Lucia Goyen at Lucia@handsonmiami.org or 305-646- 7462 or Cagney Kobrin at Cagney@handsonmiami.org or 305-646-7211.

KaBOOM!

Are your Wednesdays kind of dull? If you want to do something different and exciting to get over those weekday blues, join Hands On Miami and participate in KaBOOM! and bring back the joy of playgrounds and the imagination to children of the West Perrine Community! Miami-Dade Park and Recreation Department was selected by KaBOOM!, a non-profit that builds playgrounds across the country, to receive a new playground at West Perrine Park.
During the week of January 14th 2008, the following services are needed:
Prep Day, Monday January 14th 2008, 8:30am to 4:00pm
Want to take on a leadership role? Build Captains are needed to assist in organizing stations and event components, attend on Prep Day and Build Day. A 45 minute training will take place on Prep Day. (15-20 volunteers)

Build Day, Wednesday January 16th 2008, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Volunteers will assist in construction of the playground. On Build Day, the community volunteers alongside staff volunteers from Miami-Dade Parks, will build and complete the playground by the end of the day. (160 volunteers needed)

*Volunteers do not have to be trained, skilled, or have any special tools to do work.



For more information, please contact Alicia Quillen at 305-646-7460 or at Alicia@handsonmiami.org or Laura Borst at Laura@handsonmiami.org

EFFECTIVE NON-PROFIT BOARD LEADERSHIP TRAINING

A NUTS AND BOLTS SEMINAR
Hands On Miami, in partnership with United Way of Miami-Dade's Young Leaders Society, is presenting a seminar series for people wishing to acquire or enhance skills to serve on boards of non-profit organizations. Participants will hear from local experts on a variety of topics, including the roles and responsibilities of non-profit board members, legal and ethical considerations, fiscal management, fundraising, human resources, public relations, marketing, and demographics and delivery of services in Miami-Dade County.

The 3-part seminar presented will be held on three consecutive evening nights: February 5th, 6th, and 7th, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

The cost is $100 per person for all three sessions.
You may pay online AFTER you sign-up below, by selecting the "Donate Now" button on the left. Please fill out all pertinent information; indicating your full name and contact information, under the 'Purpose of Gift' Section please check the Registration Fee box, include the $100 fee amount, and select "Effective Board Leadership course".

Registering for the first session automatically enrolls you in the full three-session series.

If you have any questions, please contact Sania Elshorbgy at Sania@HandsOnMiami.org or 305- 646- 7293

THE CITIZEN ACADEMY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

The Citizen Academy Leadership Institute facilitated by Florida International University Center for Leadership and Service and Hands On Miami. The Leadership Academy is based on The Leadership Challenge, by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. Through their extensive research with leaders in business, industry, education, and not for profits, the authors found similarities in the stories of "personal best" leadership experiences. These common practices became the basis for five practices of exemplary leadership. Each practice includes skills, abilities, and behaviors that connect with leadership success. The Leadership Challenge
Model the Way
Inspire shared Vision
Challenge the Process
Enable Others to Act
Encourage the Heart
The Citizen Academy Leadership Academy will include six two-hour sessions held twice per month. The sessions will include an introduction, the five leadership practices, and a program wrap-up activity

When: Wednesday, January 23rd
Time: 6:15 pm - 8:15 pm
CA Leader: Sania Elshorbgy, Sania@HandsOnMiami.org
Location: Florida International University, University Park

Ensure the Safety of your Employees!

Learn how your company can be better prepared and ready to respond to any kind of disaster. Hands On Miami can work with your company to ensure employee safety, continuity of Operations Plan review, and volunteer training to help respond to any kind of disaster. Make sure your company and employees are safe. For more information on how Hands On Miami can help your company, please contact Nathan Reiser at Nathan@handsonmiami.org.
What's YOUR Favorite Hands On Miami Story?

Do you have a favorite volunteer service experience with Hands On Miami? Tell us your story! Top entries will be featured on the Hands On Miami website with one winner and one runner-up to be awarded.

Each of the first 10 submissions will win a Starbucks Gift Card, with one selected randomly to win a fully loaded toolbox!

For more information, please visit the Hands On Miami website.
Special Volunteer Opportunities

PLEASE NOTE: These are not Hands On Miami volunteer projects. You will not receive volunteer hours from Hands On Miami.
Women's Congress
The Women's Congress combines a business & leadership conference, business exhibition, matchmaking sessions in supplier diversity and recruiting, a venture fair workshop, and networking events to provide the education for women to take their businesses and careers to the highest levels. The conference and exhibition programs offer solutions for corporate executives, business owners, non-profit leaders, educators and other professionals across industries, disciplines, levels and cultures.
Volunteers are needed on January 23rd at Miami Beach Botanical Gardens and on January 24th and 25th at The Miami Beach Convention Center.
Volunteer jobs will be as follows:
Conference Session Monitors; Information in Registration area and Exhibit Hall & Floor Session Monitors
All volunteers must be available for a minimum of eight hours for one day.

TWC will offer free registrations to volunteers with access to the Conference (for sessions you are monitoring or when not assigned to work), Awards lunch, Lunch with a Purpose, keynotes and Exhibit hall.
For further information contact Peter Reingold at preingold@thewomenscongress.com /(714) 478-4205 with the dates you are available to volunteer.