Volunteer Services Program

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Volunteer Services Program
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Volunteer Services Program

• An Institutional Strategic Priority
• Develop a comprehensive college-wide volunteer
  service framework for LMC
• Enhance Culture of Service
• Component of First Year Experience (FYE)
• Enhance Student engagement
• On-campus volunteer service center matching
  volunteers interests with community needs

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Volunteer Services Program

• Bring all our volunteer initiatives under one
  umbrella
• Opportunities ranging from short 2-3 hour
  experiences to projects as long as a semester.
• Framework to better support existing service
  learning projects
• Faculty are invited to use as a resource

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Stewardship of Community Resources

• Green in Motion at LMC
• Stewardship will drive what we do
• Focus on
• Improving local environmental quality
• Promoting clean energy
• Promoting energy efficiency resource
  conservation
• Opportunities to serve in other areas are
  available

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Who are we inviting to participate?

• Anyone in the LMC family
• Students
• Faculty
• Staff
• Administrators
• All employees

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Key Partners

• Key Community Partners
• Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan Berrien,
  Van Buren, and Cass
• Berrien County Resource and Recovery
• Campus Partners
• Volunteer Service Program Committee
• Volunteer Service Club Students
• Honors Program Students
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Two Key Community Partners

• Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan
• Serves Tri County Area
• 300 agencies
• V- Junction service opportunities for grads
• Serve on Volunteer committee
• Virtual Volunteer Center
• Grant Support
• Volunteer Impact, Retention and Expansion (VIRE)
  Grant

• Berrien County Resource And Recovery
• Grant Support
• Tough Stuff Recycling Day support
• Serve on Volunteer committee
• Assistance with Green initiatives

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Volunteer Services Program Committee
  Jill Adams jadams_at_berriencounty.org Environmenta
l Specialist, Berrien County Resource
Recovery Nicole Birmingham-Moersch birminghamn_at_mi
works.org Staffing Consultant, Michigan
Works!   James C. Ellis Ellisj_at_lakemichigancollege
.edu Director, Bertrand Crossing
Campus   Victoria Golliday Dreag08_at_yahoo.com LMC
Student/Student Volunteer Club   Doris
Higgins Director_at_volunteerswmi.org Executive
Director, Volunteer Center of Southwest
Michigan  
Jacqueline Johnson Johnsonjj_at_lakemichigancollege.e
du Admissions Specialist   Kathy
Mansfield kmansfield_at_lakemichigancollege.edu Secre
tary, Student Services Pamela McVay Mcvay_at_lakemic
higancollege.edu Director, Student Life Career
Services   Randall Melton Melton_at_lakemichigancolle
ge.edu Executive Director Informational
Technology Institutional Research Debra
Panozzo adult_at_volunteerswmi.org Adult Family
Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer Center of
Southwest Michigan
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Volunteer Services Program Committee
 
Cindy Reuss Reuss_at_lakemichigancollege.edu Senior
Admissions Specialist   Jenny Schanker Schanker_at_la
kemichigancollege.edu LMC Faculty English,
Chair, Transitional Studies   John
Selmon Selmon_at_lakemichigancollege.edu Executive
Dean of Student Services   William
Sprunk Sprunk_at_lakemichigancollege.edu LMC
Faculty English Sherry Williams Swilliams_at_lakem
ichigancollege.edu LMC Student    
Michelle Stone Stone_at_lakemichigancollege.edu LMC
Faculty Sociology Anne Tews Tews_at_lakemichiganco
llege.edu Director, Financial Aid   Denise
Thomas Thomasd_at_lakemichigancollege.edu Director,
Student Services, South Haven   Janice
Zerfas Zerfas_at_lakemichigancollege.edu LMC
Faculty English, Chair, English
Communication  
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Volunteer Service Club (VSC)

• Started in Winter 2009
• Leadership Opportunities
• Volunteer Fairs
• Volunteer Reception
• Tough Stuff Recycling Day
• Learn to organize groups and better understand
  civic responsibilities
• Model civic responsibility to college peers

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2009-2010 Major Initiatives

• LMC Volunteer Fair Napier/M-TEC October
  5th 1100 am 2 pm 5 630 pm
• South Haven October 6th 1100 am 2 pm 5
  630 pm Bertrand Crossing October 7th
  1100 am 2 pm
• LMC Campus Clean Up Fall Spring
• Tough Stuff Recycling Day March/AprilLMC
  Volunteer Reception Napier Campus
  April 20th

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Bertrand Service Opportunities

• Family Food Drive
• Blood Drives
• Key Service Contact Jim Ellis

I joined for the opportunities available to help
give back to the community Nichole Hillock,
Three Oaks, LMC Bertrand Former Optimist
President
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United Way Campaign Sept. 2 Sept. 18,
2009LMC Day of Caring Sept. 23, 2009Coat
Drive sponsored by Cheer Team Oct. 7 Nov. 2,
2009Blood Drives Oct. 14, 2009, Feb. 10, 2010
April 14, 2010SSS Toy Drive Nov. 9 Dec.
10, 2009Holiday Food Basket Dec. 16,
2009Relay for Life June 26 June 27,
2010 Key Service Contact Pam McVay 
Napier/M-TEC Service Opportunities
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South HavenService Opportunities

• We, at Maple Grove Elementary School, want to
  thank SL_at_SH for reading to our students. What a
  perfect idea for Reading Awareness Month.
• Kindergarten Kids Club at Maple Grove
  Elementary

• - Blood Drive Oct. 8, 2009 April 1, 2010
• Caroling at Senior Center Home Dec. 2009
• Campus Book Drive March 2010
• Relay For Life
• South Haven Rotary Auction Spring 2010
• Key Service Contact Denise Thomas

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Volunteer Services Program Website

• www.lakemichigancollege.edu/service
• LMC Volunteer Service Program
• Registration Process/Application/Orientation
• Service Initiatives
• Office Hours Locations

• FAQs
• Agency Registration Process
• Additional Service Links
• Forms and Evaluations
• Partner Agencies Links
• Volunteer Center of Southwest MI
• Berrien County Resource and Recovery

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GET INVOLVED!Thank You