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Stuff Needed If you have any of the items listed below, please contact Terry Kirkwood, Member and Deacon at Wayne Presbyterian Church: 610-585-2231, Please do not drop items off at the church without specific instructions. Small podium Help Wanted Coffee Hour Hospitality Welcome both visitors and regular attenders by serving coffee and snacks in the Chapel Café between worship services. If you would like to be a part of this important outreach ministry, contact Anne Clark Duncan, 610-688-8700, x221, Broad Street Opportunities Help serve lunch at the 315 Homeless Café Tuesday - Thursday from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Contact Mary Alice Clear for details at 610-687-5317, Make a batch of soup in your home for Broad Street Ministry. Contact Mary Alice Clear for details at 610-687-5317,
Join the repair team for Broad Street Ministries. Beginners or pros welcome. Contact Jim Rush, 610-964-1875,
BuildaBridge Opportunities Buildabridge is looking for professional level volunteers to help in areas of Accounting, Web Management, Administrative Supervision, Grant Writing, Marketing, Writers, Twitters for social networking. Contact Mary Alice Clear, 610-687-5317. BuildaBridge is in need of the following items. Please contact Mary Alice Clear at 610-687-5317 Computer Programs - Microsoft Office for '97 and Doner Perfect on Line
CityLights Volunteer Opportunities
The CityLights Steering Committee welcomes new members any time. This group plans programs based on the needs of our partners in Southwest and manages the CityLights Ministry budget. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Wayne Presbyterian Church. Contact Pat Leidy at 610-964-9667, The CityLights Network in Southwest Philadelphia meets on the second Saturday of every month at one of our partner's facility. Wayne Presbyterian Church members are invited to attend Network meetings that are held in Southwest Philadelphia on the second Saturday of each month. Contact Pat Leidy, 610-964-9667,
The Sherwood Soup Kitchen needs more volunteers to serve lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact Susan Aggarwal at 610-408-8157,
. Bake a cake at home at home for the Sherwood Soup Kitchen. Pick up a cake pan and details at the CityLights table in Chapel Hall or contact Susan Aggarwal, 610-408-8157, . CityLights Green Gardening Group encourages any one
interested in getting their hands dirty to join them in the gardens of
Southwest Philadelphia! Volunteers are needed for Spring
projects. Thinning your garden this fall? The Green Gardening Group
will take your bulbs and share them with partner gardens in the
Southwest community. The Wayne group works collaborates with the
Southwest Garden Club, composed of gardeners in the Southwest
community, which receives support from Southwest CDC, Bartram's Garden,
and the PA Horticultural Society for various projects. Contact Carolyn
Wallis at 610-225-0184,
New Spirit Food Cupboard volunteers are needed to hand out grocery bags at Wayne Presbyterian Church for food collections held throughout the year. Contact Jeanne Kauffman, 610-525-3349, Drivers are needed to deliver the full grocery bags collected to the New Spirit Presbyterian Church food cupboard in Southwest Philadelphia. Contact Jeanne Kauffman at 610-525-3349, Phone Buddies provide needed companionship for residents of the Presby Inspired Living campus at 58 th Street in Southwest Philadelphia. Phone Buddies from Wayne are needed to make occasional phone calls to these residents. Contact Jane Baynum at 610-525-3719, or Paula Perkins at 610-834-3999,
Cornerstone Volunteer Opportunities Cornerstone Christian Academy will once again focus on the goal of the volunteer ministry program "to love, nurture, and share in the instruction of Cornerstone students so that their academic needs are best served and their Christian education is enhanced." Contact Pat Leidy, 610-964-9667, Classroom Partners - work with students and teachers in their classrooms. Information Station - assist with instruction in the Computer Lab, Library, and Science Lab. Specialists are needed in the following areas - physical education, choir, dance team, drama club, cheerleading, drama club, art, yearbook, fundraising, instrumental music and counseling. Tutors and Mentors - various opportunities available including after-school and limited times during school day. Administrative Assistance - in the main office and in the development office. Board Committee Volunteers - for education, development, finance, personnel, and facilities committees. Buildings Crew - Maintenance projects, renovation, or gardening. Monitors - for recess, lunchroom, and bus.
Mitchell Elementary School Volunteer Opportunities Speakers for Mitchell School's annual Career Day, Friday, May 21, 9-12 noon. Share your career, how you got there, the satisfactions, anecdotes, with enthusiastic 4th and 5th graders. An informal lunch follows your talks with several classes. Mitchell is a City Lights partner in Southwest Philadelphia. Contact Jane Beatty with questions and to volunteer, 610-688-7529,
Reading Partner Volunteers read to one or two students individually each week. How does this help? Children gain confidence, learn one or two new words, and talk about stories. There can be some flexibility in scheduling. Library Volunteers to alphabetize books in the Mitchell Elementary School Library. The library is newly renovated and opened. To help establish the library, WPC provided a CityLights grant, painters, and hundreds of donated books, including 1400 collected by Andrew Edkins for his Eagle Scout project. Teacher Assistants with a Science background to help Mitchell's 5th grade teachers in the absence of a science teacher this year. Two to four half days a month. To volunteer or learn more about Reading Partners, Library Volunteers, or Science Teacher Assistants, Contact Jane Beatty, 610-688-7529,
Story Time Reading Program Volunteers. It's a new school year and we will be continuing the Story Time Reading Program once again at Mitchell Elementary. The next opportunities to volunteer to read to the students will be on Thursday, February 25 and Thursday, May 6. Share a few of your favorite stories with some warm smiling faces! We depart from the Wayne Presbyterian Church parking lot at 9 a.m., return by noon and carpooling is provided. To volunteer or to learn more about the Story Time Reading Program please contact Amanda Clark at 484-320-8717,
Join the repair team for Broad Street Ministries, Cornerstone Academy, Mitchell School and other projects. Beginners or pros welcome. Contact Jim Rush, 610-964-1875,
Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) Help when IHN families visit the church. Serve on the Board of Directors. Serve as a coordinator for our church. Contact Marty Laird at 610-254-9209, , or Ann Sieger at 610-359-0269, Southwest Community Development Corporation (SWCDC) Professional Volunteers to assist with bookkeeping, accounting, and marketing. Times flexible. Help SWCDC Employees Build their Microsoft Office Word Skills. Times flexible. Opportunities to help Unemployed in Southwest Philadelphia. With unemployment at historically high levels, CityLights provided funding for a part-time Job Counselor at the Southwest Community Development Corporation (SWCDC). A highly dedicated Job Counselor was hired in November 2009. Currently, he is working with approximately 40 unemployed residents of Southwest Philadelphia. Some of those who are looking for jobs have committed minor crimes, some do not have a high school degree, some are finishing their GED, and some have attended community colleges. These individuals are seeking jobs in the following areas: construction, housekeeping, nursing, social work, general labor, retail, and home health care. They are hoping to find jobs in Philadelphia, as most do not have reliable cars and public transportation to suburban areas is difficult and expensive. How can you help? Provide Contacts - names of any potential employers that may be helpful in identifying or providing employment opportunities. Financial Support - funding for the Job Counselor position ends in March 2010. Administrative Assistance - help with paperwork, online job searches, e-mails and general administrative tasks involved in looking for a job. Flexible hours: Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Community Needs City Team Ministries - Russ Spencer: 610-644-4338 |
