Community Board Positions and Volunteering Opportunities

Rochester Contemporary Art Center needs additional volunteers May 7th-25th, anytime between 10 amand 7 pm.  We have received thousands of additional 6x6 artworks (MORE THAN EVER BEFORE!) for the upcoming exhibition and need help.  If you would like to help with 6x6x2012 please call 585-461-2222.

Volunteer with Hillside at the 2012 Wegmans LPGA Tournament - Hillside is looking for volunteers to act as guest relations associates and parking marshalls during the week of June 4th-10th at the 2012 Wegmans LPGA Tournament! We are looking for 130 pairs of volunteers, so grab a co-worker, spouse, friend or family member and help out. Shifts are 5 hours in length and you get a ticket to the tournament for the day you are volunteering plus $5 dimple cash for concessions. Contact Rick Palmiero, Manager of Volunteer Services, at Office- (585) 256-7857, Cell- (585) 754-7172, or rpalmier@hillside.com.

The Rochester-Monroe County Youth Bureau is seeking volunteers for its Youth As Resources program. Youth as Resources (YAR) is a youth philanthropy and youth voice program which provides grants of up to $1,000 to young people to design and implement service-learning projects which meet real community needs. YAR is governed by local youth and adults responsible for all of the decisions that accompany the grant making process. Adults on the board guide youths as they conduct interviews, review proposals, and make important funding decisions. To learn more about YAR, visit http://www2.monroecounty.gov/youth-resources.php or e-mail LeanneRichardson@monroecounty.gov.

RochesterCares is looking for members to serve on its Board, as well as Team Coordinators to help organize volunteer projects.  This is a way to give back and gain valuable leadership skills.  RochesterCares is an emerging affiliate of the national Hands On Network, an organization that strives to build bridges between volunteers and agencies, and ultimately between people and community.  If you are interested in one of our leadership positions, email leadership@rochestercares.org.

The National MS Society is looking for young professionals dedicated to raising awareness about MS in their communities.  If you have a friend or a family member living with MS, please consider joining other young professionals in the movement to stop MS through awareness-building, fundraising, and networking events! Anyone interested in getting involved to do something about MS now should contact Ashley Greenman at ashley.greenman@nmss.org or call 585-271-0805. 

Judicial Process Commission (JPC) is seeking a Website and Social Media Board Member.  JPC has a Board opening for someone who will be responsible for its website and social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.). JPC’s website at www.rocjpc.org/ needs to be re-designed, updated, and maintained. Currently, JPC does not use social media and needs someone to show them the way. To apply for the Board position contact Fred Schaeffer at fredss@frontiernet.net. For more info on JPC, please visit www.roctheday.org/agency/JPC. 

Help a Monroe Community College student through the MCC Career Connection, a new program starting at MCC. Share your career expertise through informational interviewing or job shadowing opportunities with an MCC student to help them gain valuable knowledge about a career field in which they are interested. The MCC Career Connection is currently looking for volunteers to meet with students. To learn more about the program and to register, please visit http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/careercenter/StuServ/CareerConStuIndex.htm.

The Rochester Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is looking for volunteers! Are you interested in serving on one of our planning committees for our upcoming Great Strides Walk? The walk will be held on Saturday, May 19 at Genesee Valley Park. It is our largest fundraiser of the year and we are looking for help with Corporate Teams, Volunteer Recruitment, Logistics, Publicity and more. If interested, please contact Jessica Regan at jregan@cff.org for more information.

The Genesee Waterways Center (GWC) Board is seeking young professionals to serve on the Board and/or on Board committees. Founded in 1996, GWC is the premier not-for-profit organization promoting rowing, paddling, and related outdoor activities in the Rochester Region. We offer top-notch instructors and growing facilities, rental equipment for canoeing and kayaking, and more for visitors to make the most of their outdoor experience. We operate both the GWC Boathouse in the city and Lock 32 Whitewater Park in Pittsford.  We have particular needs now for people with skills in fundraising, marketing, legal, accounting and financial reporting, and operations management. Please contact Cindy Stachowski, Executive Director at cstachowski@geneseewaterways.org or 585-328-3960.   For more info about the Genesee Waterways Center, visit www.geneseewaterways.org

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