**Please contact the Center for Civic Engagement at 801-832-2840 or email civicengagement@westminstercollege.edu for any questions, concerns, or to advertise your volunteer opportunities**

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013


VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED FOR 
THE UTAH ARTS FESTIVAL!


The Utah Arts Festival is an annual summer festival that will be held between 
June 20th-23rd in downtown Salt Lake City 
on the grounds of the Salt Lake Library and the City and County building.
Each year they need upwards of 1,000 Volunteers to help 
build the festival, work during the 4 day event and then take it all down afterwards.



Information about Volunteer Opportunities is available on their volunteer page @ 



Like Utah Arts Fesitval @


Service Opportunity for:

Jesus Feeds Food Bank

Volunteers are needed for 2-3 hour commitments 

but any and all help is gladly accepted and appreciated.

Every week they need help during these times:

Tuesday
10:00 am -6:00 pm


Wednesday
10:00 am-6:00 pm


Thursday
10:00 am-3:00 pm


The Church at Liberty Park is located at:

 662 East 1300 South

 Volunteers will have an opportunity to box up some food for their families.

Have questions or want more information? 

Contact: Dana Stearn 801-718-7843


or Jackie Wareing 801-598-8635


Tuesday, April 30, 2013

English Skills Learning Center Training!






Looking for a local summer volunteer opportunity? 


English Skills Learning Center is having new volunteer training in May!

They are trying to find more volunteers available to teach a class during the day. 

The May training dates are:

(May Training: 9-12 pm)


Session 1: Monday 13 

Session 2: Wednesday 15 

Session 3: Monday 20 

Session 4: Wednesday 22




If you are interested in supporting their mission & having a unique volunteer opportunity

please contact Beth Garstka the Community Outreach Director to sign up!

Beth Garstka: 

e-mail: b.garstka@eslcenter.org

phone: (801.328.5608 X 201)



English Skills Learning Center
4444 South 700 East, Suite 100
Salt Lake City, UT 84107

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Love Youthlinc Day


SATURDAY -- APRIL 20, 2013 IS....
Love Youthlinc Day:

a competition between our seven Youthlinc teams 
to raise project funds at each of their international sites.
Our team is asking for your help to win by 
donating $10 (or more).


The team with the most unique donors 
(for example, a donor who donates 7 donations of $10 each still is only one unique donor) 
wins $1,500 extra for project funds
2nd prize is $700 &
3rd prize is $500


To donate to the Kenya team on 
Saturday, April 20th between 8am-8pm, click below!


(or go to www.youthlinc.org/Donate/Make a donation to project funds/Kenya Project Funds)

All funds raised by team members on Love Youthlinc Day 
go directly to support each team’s projects in-country.

Prize money has been allocated from the proceeds of our LivePCGivePC fundraiser in
November 2012. Youthlinc is a 501c3 (Tax ID 87-0678393). 
Donations are tax deductible.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Volunteers needed for the English Skills Learning Center!


English Skills Learning Center (ESLC) 




is looking for 
12 volunteers from 5:00-7:00pm 
on Wednesday the 17th 
to help create (cut) flashcards, bag up flashcards, 
and put the finishing touches on 
assembling materials for some of their volunteers!

All interested can contact:
 Beth Garstka at: 801.328.5608 or b.garstka@eslcenter.org.

They will be meeting at the English Skills Learning Center:
located at 4444 South 70 East, Suite 100 Salt Lake City.
 

ONE MILLION BONES


Bone Making Event TONIGHT!
April 11: 7-9 pm in the Bassis Center!

 

Come help end Genocide with 
One Million Bones!
 
  • An art installation designed to recognize the millions of victims and survivors who have been killed or displaced by ongoing genocides and humanitarian crises in:
    •  Sudan
    • The Democratic Republic of Congo
    • Burma
    • Somalia. 
Their mission statement is to create a visible movement that will increase global awareness of these crises while raising 
the critical funds needed to protect and aid displaced and vulnerable survivors. 
 
If you are unable to attend but would like to make a bone, donate or learn more, please contact Amanda at: ard0358@westminstercollege.edu

Monday, April 8, 2013

Vegetarian / Vegan Dinner & Movie Night!


DON'T MISS VEGETARIAN / VEGAN DINNER & MOVIE NIGHT THIS TUESDAY, APRIL 9 at 6:00pm!



  • First at 6:00pm in the Center for Civic Engagement in the Bassis Center we will be having Cantu's Culinary Creations [http://cantuscatering.com/cater for this event with amazing vegan and vegetarian food! 



  • Followed at 7:00pm we will watch an awesome documentary discussing the switch to becoming a vegetarian or a vegan in the Eportfolio studio just across the hall!


Whether you are a vegetarian, vegan or are just interested in the reasons behind it, please come check it out! 

It will be a really fun night with awesome food and a great inspiring movie!



Entrance is only $3 and all of the proceeds go to 
The Best Friends Animal Society 
because of their amazing mission to saving lives and helping all animals in need.


You can check out where your money will go here! 

Thanks so much! We hope to see you tomorrow night!