Volunteer

MATMC students share their attitude of gratitude by volunteering for at least 100 hours each within the community.

• These hours are logged on each student's MATMC sheet

• These hours can begin to be accumulated beginning May of Grade 10 through April of Grade 13 

• This is a requirement by the Michigan Early Middle College Association (MEMCA) to be eligible for the MEMCA Technical Certificate upon completion of grade 13

• These hours do not need to be outside of any other volunteering you are completing.  For example, if you are volunteering for National Honor Society, you can count these hours for MATMC as well. Another example, if you are a wrestler, and as part of your wrestling team you volunteer as time keeping scoring, set up or clean up for middle school events, this counts for MATMC as well. 

• If you have a cause you want to support but don't know how, we can help!

• If you have an idea but need people to help, we can rally the troops! 

• Have no idea where to start, we can help! 

• Anything that brings goodness and kindness to others counts!  If you ever wondering if something counts, ask! 

Ongoing Opportunities

• Be a docent at The Gallery Marquette: Good for students with an interest or appreciation for art. 

• Participate in gardening and community events with Partridge Creek Farm

• Contact Sarah at JohnsonS93@michigan.gov for volunteer opportunities at the DJ Jacobetti Home for Veterans (many opportunities can be done from home)

• Contact Kathleen at kathleen@superiorwatersheds.org for volunteer opportunities with the Superior Watershed Partnership

• Contact Kay Bammert at Silver Creek Church for volunteering opportunities at Silver Creek Thrift. 

• Donate Blood!  Contact the UP Regional Blood Center in Marquette located at  427 West College. Call for an Appointment: (906)-449-1450.  Hours are: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Wednesday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  Friday 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  Before donating drink lots of water and eat your protein!  An appointment lasts 15-30 minutes from the time you walk in to when you walk out (counts as 2 hours!)

Independent Anytime Opportunities

• Create Youtube videos reading books to kids.

• Writing letters to or calling folks in assisted living

• Writing letters for people who can’t

• Write letters to overseas troops and ill kids in the children's hospital. 

• Emails to politicians and voice questions that concern them

• Teach technology skills to help with electronic communications by those that don’t know how to use

• Send thank you’s or motivational art/pictures to hospitals

• Shovel out fire hydrants

• Shoveling decks, breaking up ice, sprinkling ice melt

• Tutor/pen pal with other students

• Recording public domain audiobooks 

• Start a nonprofit like invisiblehandsdeliver.com

• Write to kids at Mayo 

• Create art kits for others

• Make a motivational display for your front window

• Make birthday cards and mail to family, friends, and classmates

• Create masks to donate 

• Chat with people via video to bring some goodness their way

• Pick up trash along the road (use a plastic bag on your hand to pick up)

• Volunteer to be an Online Ambassador with Ark of Hope for Children.

• Build bottle bricks and create a bottle built bench, structure, or sculpture.

• Volunteer to Translate with Translators without Borders.

• Give well-deserved Treats for Troops through Soldiers Angels Treats for Troops.

• Be an online emotional support person at 7 Cups.

• Help kids in need when you organize an online fundraiser for Operation Warm.

• Make a global difference with the United Nations.

• Lend your eyes to solve tasks for blind and low vision people. Visit Be My Eyes.

• Identify New York Wildlife, map our galaxy or assist researchers in many other ways with Zooniverse.

• Sew emotional support blankets for Binky Patrol.

• Proofread ebooks for Project Gutenberg.

• Track bird populations with eBird.

• Answer texts from people in crisis using active listening and collaborative problem solving with Crisis Text Line.

• Crochet or knit afghan squares that will help build blankets for both babies and adults. Send them to Warm Up America.

• Record audiobooks for Librivox.

• Transcribe historical documents for the Smithsonian.

• Send a card, letter or note once a week to someone undergoing chemotherapy. Apply at Chemo Angels.

• Share your voice and help drive innovation in voice technology through VocaliD.

• Provide learning and encouragement to children around the world via Skype and the Granny Cloud website.

• Test, evaluate or develop elements of the National Park Service’s online presence.

• Raise money in a virtual world with The American Cancer Society and Second Life.

• Develop video games to help App to Succeed teach youth in need how to make good financial decisions.

• Train others in technology to help overcome poverty with Right Here at Home.

• Share social media posts and important announcements for Operation Warm. Email Mary Ann.

• Help Harvard researchers learn the best ways to break down stereotypes by taking tests with Project Implicit.

• Look at satellite images of storms and help researchers predict cyclone behavior with Cyclone Center.

• https://www.dosomething.org/us/articles/9-places-to-volunteer-online-and-make-a-real-impact 

• Rock painting for a cause or just positive notes for people to find, keep a basket at the end of your driveway for people to take and pass along

• Running necessary errands for elderly neighbors

• Food pantries to sort, package, and deliver food

• Donate blood - Must be 18, but can do at 16 with permission.  Your community is experiencing a critically low blood supply due to canceled blood drives, illness, and lower donor turnout. We need healthy, eligible donors to donate NOW at one of our centers or drives near you. You can donate every 8 weeks.

• Other chores for elderly, single parents, shut-in, injured or disabled, etc.

• Local Farms, Campgrounds, outdoor beautification projects

• Collect donations