Volunteer Opportunities for Alumnae/i

Volunteer with St.Kate's Students
Volunteer in Community with Other Alumnae

VOLUNTEER WITH CSC STUDENTS

Alumnae/Admission Would you like to help in the admission process for prospective students? Volunteers are needed for calling prospective students, answering their questions, representing the College at college fairs, writing notes to accepted students, and being a source of fee waiver cards. Contact the Alumnae office at 651-690-6666. PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (P3) NEEDS VOLUNTEERS! The Business Administration student/alumnae mentoring group, the Professional Partnership Program (P3), is seeking alumnae interested in mentoring a current junior or senior majoring in business/accounting/MIS or sales. Interested in becoming a mentor or need more information? Contact Nancy Haas, Business Administration, njhaas@stkate.edu, Shannon Schottler, shannon.schottler@grainger.com, or Mary Jo Rogalski, mjr39@hotmail.com. ASSIST WITH STUDENT CAREER DEVELOPMENT THROUGH: CAREERLINK CareerLink was initiated by the Alumnae Association to help junior, senior, and Weekend College students investigate careers in which the students have a direct interest. Please consider sharing your experience, time, and the cost of breakfast, lunch, or coffee with a current Katie. If you wish to volunteer to host a student or to help the calling committee, please contact the Alumnae Office 651-690-6666. The commitment is for one meeting, the time of which is flexible. CAREER SHADOW PROGRAM You can be instrumental in providing a real eye-opening experience for a current CSC student investigating her career interests. CSC’s SHADOW program is designed to provide younger students with a realistic glimpse into a career of interest to them. A student is paired with an alumna who will host her for all or part of a day on the job after the student has done some initial career research with the Career Development Office. Call the Career Development Office at 651-690-6985, for further information.

VOLUNTEER IN COMMUNITY WITH OTHER ALUMNAE

Opportunity	Date Specific?	Training?	Contact Person	People Needed?
Bilingual Client Services Volunteers - Seeking individuals who speak fluent Oromo, Somali, Hmong, Spanish, or Karen languages to assist job seekers with filling out applications and applying to jobs using computers in our resource rooms. Bilingual Workshop Presenter Volunteers - Seeking individuals who speak fluent Oromo, Somali, Hmong, Spanish, or Karen languages to facilitate workshops on job search topics such as interviewing, filling out applications and using the computer to apply for jobs.	ongoing	provided -- fpr more information, contact: Carolyn Herman HIRED MFIP Trainer -- Ramsey County 1821 University Ave Suite N-263 St. Paul, MN 55104 Direct: 651-999-5676 Fax: 651-999-5641 mailto:Carolyn.Herman@Hired.org >	HIRED Dionna Jones, Career Development Manager Phone:  (612) 821-1708 E-mail:  dionna.jones@hired.org < mailto:abarwick@hired.org > Go to our website www.hired.org < http://pavo.hired.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.hired.org/ >  and complete a volunteer application and fax it to 612-822-9235	HIRED -- a non-profit organization that aids disadvantaged people and other job seekers to become qualified for and obtain employment. We provide training and resources for a variety of clients, including welfare recipients, at-risk youth, dislocated workers, ex-convicts and refugees. Many of our clients have very low-level English skills, and we are creating a volunteer program to meet their particular needs.
Store to Door This Minneapolis nonprofit organization is dedicated to offering grocery shopping and prescription delivery services to the frail, elderly, and disabled to support their independent living.	Ongoing	Minimal	Please call Karen Liu, Volunteer Coordinator at  651-642-1892. For more information, you can visit: www.storetodoor.org	Store to Door needs volunteers to call clients and enter their order online website. Store to Door also needs volunteer shoppers, who fill and deliver orders. Shoppers meet at 6 a.m. at certain Twin Cities Cub stores, armed with print-outs of the orders from clients.
Kids Closet of Duluth -- a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing school clothes for low income elementary students	Ongoing	None needed	Director Char Timmons Kerelko '59 www.kidsclosetofduluth.org Kids Closet of Duluth Laura MacArthur Elementary School 727 Central Ave North Duluth, MN 55807 (218) 628-4899	General
Risen Christ School is a catholic school in south Mpls that serves a predominately poor, ethnically diverse population.  Volunteers are needed throughout the school year.  The following are our current volunteer opportunities.	Ongoing	Job specific	Maggie McCarrick  Director of Volunteers 612-822-5329 x106	MEDIA CENTER ASSISTANT -  Provide students with opportunity to check in/out books and assist with general upkeep of library materials.  Needed  on Monday's from 1-3pm, OR Tuesday's from 1-2:15pm, OR Thursday's from 1-3pm. BOOK BUDDY - Help students acquire English through reading identical books in Spanish and English.  Needed Wednesday's from 1-3pm. STUDENT COACH - Provide regular ongoing coaching to female student in need of assistance with academics and organizational skills.
ST. MARY’S HEALTH CLINICS: VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED	Ongoing We operate at nine sites weekly, Monday through Thursday afternoons/evenings. Locations are in the Twin Cities and near suburbs.	Volunteer nurses, registration staff, interpreters, and drivers are needed.	Janis at 651-690-7071.	St. Mary’s Health Clinics provides FREE primary health care to the financially needy and uninsured in donated space.
CENTER FOR WOMEN, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CWST) SEEKS PRESENTERS AND MENTORS		Calling all alumnae working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)!	Visit www.stkate.edu/scitech. If you are interested in occasional mentoring roles, please contact The Center for Excellence at cwst@stkate.edu.	We need presenters at career exploration events and e-mentors for high school and CSC students. The CWST is one of CSC’s Centers of Excellence, promoting scientific and technical careers to girls and women:
Join in St. Kate's Community Garden -- Behind St. Mary's Dorm and Playground The Simple Garden	Any time	Nothing needed; just bring work gloves or tools if you have them.	Liz McMann Class of 2003 (B.S.) and 2006 (M.A.) yogini217@hotmail.com
Women's Prison Book Project: Open and fill book requests from women in prison. Volunteers are always needed, but especially in the summer.	Sundays, Noon-3pm at Arise Books, 2441 Lyndale Ave S, MPLS	Orientation to the library to start filling book requests immediately	wpbp@prisonactivist.org or 612-721–3723.	Volunteers are always needed, but especially in the summer.
Goodwill/Easter Seals	Year Round		Beth Mammenga at 651-379-5937 or volunteer@goodwilleasterseals.org.
Living at Home/Block Nurse Programs in Twin Cities neighborhoods	Year Round		To find the program closest to your home or work, go to www.elderberry.org. Monica Gallagher, a former volunteer while attending St. Kate’s, is currently Service/Volunteer Dir for the Hamline Midway Elders Program.	Volunteers are needed for friendly visiting, rides to medical appointments, shopping, gardening, shoveling, Board participation, fundraising, and more.  Individuals, families, and groups welcome. 1-time and long-term commitments.

To list your volunteer opportunity, please email alumnae@stkate.edu.