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2021 Family Volunteer Day | Various Locations | Sat, Nov 20 Looking for a fun way to spend quality time as a family, club or community group? We have exciting projects for 2021! Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. **Please bring your own work gloves & mask and be prepared to practice social distancing while volunteering.**VISIT THE SCHEDULE TAB TO SIGN UP FOR THE LOCATION OF YOUR CHOICE*Pre-Registration Required* by Nov 192021 PROJECTSBelmont Garden Winterizing, 9am-12pm, Ages 8+We will be winterizing the gardens, removing over 3,000 annuals planted in the spring. Cutting back dormant perennials and raking leaves from the garden beds. There are also bulbs we dig and save to over winter for planting the next season.Robinson Nature Center Beautification, 10am-1pm, Ages 6+Beautify the woodlands and waterways of liter. Assist with a trash clean up throughout the flood plain and woodlands of the Center and along the Middle Patuxent River.Savage Park Tree Planting, 9am-12pm, All AgesAssist with planting native trees around playground, ball fields, and other recreational areas to slow and absorb stormwater runoff and provide shade to park patrons.
Outdoor opportunity volunteers: Remember to dress for the weather conditions and wear closed-toe shoes. Please bring gloves and wear long sleeves. In the event severe weather, outdoor FVD Opportunities may be cancelled.
Minimum age: 2
Dates: 11/20/2021 - 11/20/2021
Schedule Slots Available!
This opportunity has a schedule. Click view schedule belowon the left to see available times.
Various Locations, specific locations will be listed in each opportunity individually.
Melissa Byrne
mbyrne@howardcountymd.gov
(410) 313-4704
Opp Available Positions:
2021 Haunted Experience | Rockburn Branch Park | Oct 15-16, Oct 22-23 & Oct 29 | Ages 12+Looking for a fun way to earn service learning hours while volunteering with your friends?Volunteers, come dress as "scary characters" at the haunted experience and in the fields.
Volunteer for one or more nights. Pre-registration is required. October 15, 16, 22, 23, & 29 Volunteer hours are: - Friday's from 6-10:30pm;- Saturday's from 5:30-10:30pm.Requirements:Wear old clothes (black or dark colors), you will be given costumes and make up on site. Dress warmly or in layers. It is much colder in the woods. Bring a jacket. Closed toe shoes only. No flip flops.
Rockburn Branch Park (Montgomery Rd entrance).Additional information will be emailed after volunteers have registered to volunteer for this event.
All volunteers are required to review the attached Volunteer Manual prior to volunteering.
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Minimum age: 12
Dates: 10/15/2021 - 10/30/2021
Rockburn Branch Park - 6105 Rockburn Branch Road, Elkridge, MD 21075 (Montgomery Road entrance). Once you have entered through the gates at the park, park in the parking lot immediately on your left. The parking lot is just beyond Pfeiffer's Corner School House. The staff will meet you there and bring you to the Haunted House.
Shawnte Berry
sberry@howardcountymd.gov
(410) 313-4624
Opp Available Positions: 14
Do you love working with technology? Bain 50+ Center of Howard County Office on Aging & Independence is seeking volunteers to assist seniors with basic computer needs and to answer specific questions regarding computers, laptops and/or tablets. This position will help educate older adults on how to utilize technology so they can be more connected to the community which will also provide them with another form of communication. Volunteers are needed 1 day per week for 2 hours. QUALIFICATIONS:- Must have knowledge of technology- Must feel comfortable working with older adultsREQUIREMENTS: - Commit to volunteering 1 day per week for 2 hours- Be patient and attentive to the needs and desires of the older adultDUTIES:- Educate older adults on how to use various forms of technology- Show older adults how they can utilize technology to stay engaged and connected
Minimum age: 18
Dates: 10/14/2021 - 06/01/2022
2 Positions available!
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Tammy Wiggins
twiggins@howardcountymd.gov
(410) 313-7469
Opp Available Positions: 2
Howard County Community "ROCKS", but we want to make it even "Boulder"!Age-Friendly Howard County is a community initiative that is striving to make an even better place for people of all ages to grow up and grow older! By creating a more age-friendly, livable community, people of all ages will have their needs met which will allow for people to engage in their community in a healthy and safe way. Therefore, we want YOU to help us promote age-friendly by engaging in our rock painting opportunity. This Age-Friendly opportunity will promote and encourage people to express themselves, have their voices heard, and help unify the community by seeing the impact of how a couple painted rocks by you will make such a beautiful community "rock garden" when placed with the others. So let your creativity soar, get as creative as you want and have your voice heard through art!Job Duties:- Click the "sign up" button to let us know that you'll be contributing rocks to the Ellicott 50+ Center.- Gather rocks from your own backyard or purchase them- Design your rock to your liking- Bring your rocks to Ellicott City 50+ Center. Look for the Rock Garden Exhibit sign outdoors. Place your rocks in the exhibit area outdoors (place your rocks in the designated areas of the parking lot).Instructions for Painting DIY Rocks:1. Purchase and/or collect your supplies.2. Clean your rocks and allow them time to dry.3. Paint your rocks. Get creative!4. Seal your rocks.5. Drop off your rocks at appropriate rock collection location. See location tab for detailsStudents can earn 2 service learning hours for painting 5 rocks.
Ongoing Opportunity
Unlimited Positions available!
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Darlene Vaselaros
dvaselaros@howardcountymd.gov
(410) 313-5951
Howard County Community "ROCKS", but we want to make it even "Boulder"!Age-Friendly Howard County is a community initiative that is striving to make an even better place for people of all ages to grow up and grow older! By creating a more age-friendly, livable community, people of all ages will have their needs met which will allow for people to engage in their community in a healthy and safe way. Therefore, we want YOU to help us promote age-friendly by engaging in our rock painting opportunity. This Age-Friendly opportunity will promote and encourage people to express themselves, have their voices heard, and help unify the community by seeing the impact of how a couple painted rocks by you will make such a beautiful community "rock garden" when placed with the others. So let your creativity soar, get as creative as you want and have your voice heard through art!Job Duties:- Click the "sign up" button to let us know that you'll be contributing rocks to the Gary J. Arthur Community Center exhibit.- Gather rocks from your own backyard or purchase them- Design your rock to your liking- Bring your rocks to Gary J. Arthur Community Center. Look for the Rock Garden Exhibit sign outdoors. Place your rocks in the exhibit area outdoors.Instructions for Painting DIY Rocks:1. Purchase and/or collect your supplies.2. Clean your rocks and allow them time to dry.3. Paint your rocks. Get creative!4. Seal your rocks.5. Drop off your rocks at appropriate rock collection location. See location tab for details.Students can earn 2 service learning hours for painting 5 rocks.
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Howard County Community "ROCKS", but we want to make it even "Boulder"!Age-Friendly Howard County is a community initiative that is striving to make an even better place for people of all ages to grow up and grow older! By creating a more age-friendly, livable community, people of all ages will have their needs met which will allow for people to engage in their community in a healthy and safe way. Therefore, we want YOU to help us promote age-friendly by engaging in our rock painting opportunity. This Age-Friendly opportunity will promote and encourage people to express themselves, have their voices heard, and help unify the community by seeing the impact of how a couple painted rocks by you will make such a beautiful community "rock garden" when placed with the others. So let your creativity soar, get as creative as you want and have your voice heard through art!Job Duties:- Click the "sign up" button to let us know that you'll be contributing rocks to the North Laurel Community Center.- Gather rocks from your own backyard or purchase them- Design your rock to your liking- Bring your rocks to North Laurel Community Center. Look for the Rock Garden Exhibit sign in the entrance area. Place your rocks in the appropriate drop-off container.Instructions for Painting DIY Rocks:1. Purchase and/or collect your supplies.2. Clean your rocks and allow them time to dry.3. Paint your rocks. Get creative!4. Seal your rocks.5. Drop off your rocks at appropriate rock collection location. See location tab for details.Students can earn 2 service learning hours for painting 5 rocks.
Dates: 10/01/2021 - 11/30/2021
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Have You ever been curious about something? This month's community engagement theme is Wonder & Curiosity. Curiosity is one of the most reliable, yet neglected keys to happiness. By cultivating and exercising our innate sense of curiosity, a state of active interest or genuinely wanting to know more about something creates an openness to unfamiliar experiences, laying the groundwork for greater opportunities to experience discovery, joy and delight.Curiosity allows us to see things through a different lens; we use our powers or observation more fully. It makes us more engaged, more capable of embracing opportunities, making connections, and experiencing meaning. Therefore, Office on Aging and Independence created a list of various things that may spark your curiosity. With your sign-up, you will receive an email with the HoCo Curiosity list that may inspire your curiosity to learn more.
Dates: 10/01/2021 - 10/31/2021
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