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Palmer-Munroe Teen Center Grand Opening
August 27th @ 2PM, click here for flyer in PDF

Tallahassee Developmental Center: Family Fun Night
August 21st from 5PM to 11PM, click here for a flyer!

Tallahassee Development Center needs volunteers to paint faces from 5PM to 7PM, with additional need until 11PM. Please help raise funds for a great local cause! Contact the following people for more information:

Paula Mansell, 850-585-8851 or Billy Bull, 850-575-0619

Big Bash!

When: Friday, August 27, 8:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Venue: Hotel Duval—Level 8, 415 North Monroe Street
Attire: Formal dress required. “Prohibition Era” attire encouraged. Think the roaring twenties, speakeasies, flappers, and gangsters.
Hosted by: Big Brothers Big Sisters’ BIG Alliance.

Volunteers needed to assist with a local fundraiser benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Big Bend. Volunteers must be at least 21 years of age.

Contact Ellyn Scanlan at ellyn.scanlan@bbbs.org for more information

Children's Movement Rally
September 7th from 6PM to 7PM @ the Civic Center

The Children's Movement of Florida is a statewide, nonpartisan "Milk Party" campaign to call attention to the people and leaders of Florida the urgent need to improve the way we care for infants, toddlers and all of our children making the well being and education of our children the state's highest priority.

If you plan on attending, please RSVP by email to cavellm@leoncountyfl.gov - RSVP is not necessary to attend

Party in the Park for Noah's Ark
Sunday, September 12th from Noon – 5pm

Railroad Square and Bill Grace would like to invite you to the “Party In The Park For Noah’s Ark”. This event is a benefit to help Anne & Jack Rudloe and the Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratories. They call it Operation Noah’s Ark. Anne & Jack are attempting a multi-pronged approach to combat the effects of the oil spill

Contact Bill, the event organizer, at bill@balihi.us

Volunteer Opportunities

211 BIG BEND RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS

Orientation and Interviews (click here for PDF)

Tues, Aug 31, 6PM—Leon County Public Library, 200 W Park Ave, Program Room A
Wed, Sept 1, 1PM—TCC Student Union, 2nd Floor, Student Support Services
Tues, Sept 7, 7PM—FSU Psychology Building, W Call St, Room A204
Thurs, Sept 9, 7PM—FAMU Student Union, Embassy Room

PALMER MUNROE TEEN CENTER TUTORS

The Palmer Munroe Teen Center would like to ask local organizations to help the Center by tutoring youth after school from 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Tutors should have experience with tutoring middle and high school youth on subjects such as reading, history, math, science, and language arts. Your support will be greatly appreciated by the teens and families of Tallahassee.

Contact: Tomica Smith, Executive Director, Phone: 850.891.2568, Cell: 850.661.1700, E-mail: tomica.smith@talgov.com

THE SHARING TREE (Teachers Reuse Everything for Education)

The Sharing TREE is a permanent “store” where donated new and reusable high-quality classroom supplies and materials are provided to teachers free of charge.

Call 850.487.7568 or email thesharingtree@leonschools.net for more information.

MEALS ON WHEELS SUMMER SUBS NEEDED

Substitute drivers for Meals on Wheels routes are desperately needed this summer. If you can afford two hours (10:00 - 12:00) any day of the week, please call 245-5937 to sign up or go to www.ecsbigbend.org. The schedule is flexible, but dependability is important.

children's home society - Mentors Opening Doors Enriching Lives (MODEL) program

Over 1.5 million children in the United States have a parent serving a sentence in a state or federal prison. Most of this increasing population lives in poor neighborhoods, where their particular needs compound the pressure on families and cities already struggling with violence, discrimination, social instability and poverty.

With over 2,000 children in North Central Florida with parents incarcerated, Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS) established the Mentors Opening Doors Enriching Lives (MODEL) program in 2005. CHS provides one-to-one community-based mentors for children who have a parent incarcerated in a federal or state prison. Each youth is matched with a trained mentor who can provide leadership and encouragement to help direct a child toward a positive path in life.

Youth Eligibility

The MODEL Program serves children ages 4-17 residing in the Big Bend region who have a parent incarcerated in any state or federal prison. Children with incarcerated parents suffer significantly from a situation over which they had no control. They have often lost a caregiver, a role model and a loved one to the prison system. A mentor is not there to take the role of a parent or provider but to be a friend for that child, to listen and to talk each week, and research shows that youth involved in mentoring programs do better in school, are less likely to engage in high-risk activities, and have improved family and social relationships. The MODEL program has one of the shortest waiting lists amongst youth mentoring program in this region, and is accepting Youth Referrals from all sources - including caseworkers, teachers, family, friends. Youth Referrals can be completed online at http://tinyurl.com/MODELyouth

Mentor Qualifications

Mentors are trained adult volunteers from our community, at least 21 years of age, who have completed a stringent application process. They submit a written application, and MODEL Program staff check multiple references and conduct a personal interview with each candidate. Mentors are also required to pass a fingerprint-based background check and must have a clean driving record. More information about becoming a mentor is also available online: http://tinyurl.com/CHSmentors

If you have any questions or would like to refer a youth or mentor to the MODEL program please contact Amy.Taylor@chsfl.org or Louise.Bradshaw@chsfl.org, or call 850-921-0772.

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