Community Service Opportunities

Members of the National Honor Society are expected to complete three separate community service opportunities throughout the year. These service projects must be at least 90 minutes in length, and each recorded activity must be different. 

New community service opportunities can be shared by anybody and will be listed on this page and in the calendar below. These opportunities should be shared with fisherl@bsdvt.org, bassets@bsdvt.org, and vut@bsdvt.org so information about them can be shared in meetings and on this website. 

When you complete an act of community service, it should be recorded in a hard copy form (digital copy found here!) and returned to our Service Coordinator Layla Fisher, who can be reached at fisherl@bsdvt.org.

UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES

Custodial + Food Staff Appreciation Meal Prep! 02/16/2024

• WHAT?? The Student Government is teaming up with Food Science and the International Club to put together an Appreciation Breakfast and Dinner for our custodial + food staff! They're looking for people to make some food for the breakfast (and possibly serve?)! Reach out to Student Gov. for more information. 

• WHEN??? 02/16/2024 - before + after school.

• WHO???  Anybody who can help out is invited!

• WHERE??? DTBHS, 67 Cherry St, Burlington, VT, 05401

NOTE: Sign up for bringing food on this spreadsheet!

STAR BASKETBALL VOLUNTEERS

• WHAT?? The STAR Basketball Buddies program is looking for 5 or 6 students to help out on Saturdays, mentoring and coaching younger kids with special needs. If you are interested in helping out, please see the detailed email below that is sent from Leslie Capano (head of the program) to all Buddies about the program and what is required. If after reading that email, you are still interested, please email Leslie (lgcapano@comcast.net) right away. They need kids to start as of this upcoming Saturday. You can earn several hours each week for participating! The volunteer form for sign off is linked here. Please bring that each week to have Leslie sign off. 

• WHEN??? Saturdays Jan 4. - Feb. 10, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

• WHO???  Anybody who can come and is chosen!

Edmunds Elementary Family Math Night! 01/27/2024

• WHAT?? The Edmunds Elementary PTO will sponsor the 14th Annual Family Math Night. Explore the wonders of math with children and let them show you what they are learning! A variety of activities, math centers and home learning activities will be available for children of all ages, such as graphing, LEGO math, games with money and many other fun activities.

• Students will enter the cafeteria and be given a Math Night ticket that has 6 empty circles. As the children complete an activity at a table, you will write that table number in one of the empty circles. When a child has filled all of the circles, put the ticket into the bag at the prize table in order to win one of the games that will be raffled off at the end of the night. Each student will go home with a small take home game as well.

• WHEN??? January 27, 5:30 – 7:00 pm 

• WHO???  Anyone willing to volunteer!

• WHERE??? 299 Main St, Burlington, VT, 05401

St. Mark's Parish Thanksgiving Dinners Prep! 11/18-21/2023

• WHAT?? St. Mark's Parish is making Thanksgiving meals to send out to people in the community who need it. We can show up to help them prepare the food and send it out. Every year more than 800 meals get sent out!

• WHEN??? All Thanksgiving week!

--> Monday-Wednesday 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM is meal prep! (ex. cutting/peeling vegetables, cooking turkeys etc.)

--> All Thursday Morning is meal assembly + delivering meals

NOTE: TIMES MAY EXTEND PAST 2:00 PM DEPENDING ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE

• WHO???  Anybody who can come is invited!

• WHERE??? 

St. Mark's Catholic Church (at the Family Center/Horizons building)

1251 North Ave, Burlington, VT, 05408

Polar Express! 12/10/2023

• WHAT?? The Polar Express train ride needs Elf volunteers to help spread some holiday cheer this December. Your job is to welcome the passengers (especially children) as they get on and off the train and to help with some of the planned festivities that occur during the ride. 

• WHEN??? Sunday, December 10th. Shifts are 3:30 PM-8:00 PM

• WHY?? It's so much fun!!! You will be provided food during each of these shifts. And of course you earn community service hours as well! Use the form linked to this email to get sign off for your hours. 

• WHO??? Anybody! They need 150 elves in total for the weekend so all are welcome. But they do want individuals who are willing to meet and greet a lot of passengers and who are excited about spreading holiday cheer. 

Non-Fiction Comics Festival @ Fletcher Free Library        11/17-11/19

FFL is looking for volunteers to help facilitate the Non-Fiction Comics Festival. 

More info and application here: https://fletcherfree.org/volunteer-upcoming-special-events#:~:text=General%20Requirements%3A,in%20advance%20of%20the%20festival

General Requirements:

• Be at least 14 years of age; 

• Commit to at least one three-hour shift;

• Attend a mandatory 25-minute briefing session in advance of the festival

GM Book Festival @Fletcher Free Library 09/29-10/01

FFL is looking for volunteers to help facilitate the Green Mountain Book Festival. 

More info and application here: fletcherfree.org/volunteer-green-mountain-book-festival 

General Requirements:

• Be at least 14 years of age; 

• Commit to at least one three-hour shift;

• Attend a mandatory 30-minute briefing session in advance of the festival

Love For Our Elders

Write a letter to an elderly person!

More info here: https://loveforourelders.org/ 

Each letter will reward you with 20-30 minutes and must be in line with the following guidelines 

Requirements 

• letters must be legible and in large letters 

• Be open and kind

• Be creative! (no glitter) 

To submit hours fill out this community service form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflA5z72fWWpEAI6b_7iz_inTQKz2a_ALnlQg3t329wEmMWUw/viewform?pli=1 

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