Volunteer Opportunities

* 1 hour volunteering = 1 point towards membership

* Please fill out a “SCEC Volunteer Hours” sheet (includes supervisor signature) for all volunteering. These can be found at every SCEC meeting or on our website:

*If you have volunteer opportunities that you would like to count toward membership, bring in a completed "SCEC Volunteers" sheet to a meeting (shown below).

Student Volunteer Opportunities

Ottawa Area Center

Working with six year olds in a classroom at the Ottawa Area Center in Zeeland. If you have any questions Contact Stacey Georges.

The Teachers of Tomorrow group has two volunteer opportunities!

A few additional volunteers are needed to meet once a month after school at Sibley Elementary (GRPS) to deliver a lesson during their after-school program.
A few additional volunteers are needed to meet with students interested in becoming teachers at Union High School (GRPS), after school once every 6 weeks.
If you are interested in either of these opportunities, please contact Dr. Sherie Williams at willishe@gvsu.edu. You can earn SCEC membership points for this!

(posted on 1/24/13)

Service Saturdays

Through out the semester Alternative Breaks hosts Service Saturdays. These are for any student who wants to volunteer in the Grand Rapids community and are on one Saturday a month. For more information, follow this link: http://gvsu.edu/service/service-saturdays-31.htm

(Posted on 2/12/13)

Sugarbush Festival ~ Blandford Nature Center
March 9, 2013 ~ 8:30AM-5:30PM
Blandoford Nature Center is looking for volunteers for various tasks during their Annual Sugarbush Festival. Opportunities include serving and cooking pancakes, trail guiding, Sugarbush operations, fire tending,and historical interpretation. No experience is required and every hour counts. Training dates are on February 23 and February 28. For more information, please contact Jessie Schulte at 616-735-6240 or jessie@blandfordnaturecenter.org.

(Posted on 2/12/13) 

Allendale Public Schools - Elementary After-School ESL Program
This elementary after-school program services about 40 English-as-a-Second-Language students grades K-5 on Wednesdays after school. Volunteers that desire to work with diverse populations will work with a small group of students on reading comprehension, writing, and homework assignments. For more information, contact Didier Couvelaire at (616) 617-9666 or couvelairedid@allendale.k12.mi.us.

(Posted on 2/12/13)