Opportunities in Community Service, Civic Engagement and Civic Leadership...Leading to a life of Engaged Citizenship.

CIVIC LEADERSHIP Civic Leaders Thank you Presidents Award winners

ENGAGED CITIZENSHIP City Year Corp applications due May 15th

Kelsey Lagana—Unsung Hero Rotary International Post-Graduate Opportunities

WNY VISTA AmeriCorps Opportunities

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT 2010-2011 Tutors of the Month

2011 Tutors of the Year 2010 Youth Voter Statistics

Souls 4 Soles Volunteer Service Trips Millennium Campus Conference

COMMUNITY SERVICE HWS Annual Barn Sale

HWS Annual E-Waste Collection Easter Seals Walk-a-thon

Days of Service Logo Contest Tornado Relief Efforts

Community Service House—Thank You!

CCESL Civic Leader Application

CCESL Civic leaders work in the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning and in the Geneva Community through direct and indirect service. Through indirect service, Civic Leaders promote service initiatives on campus and in the community as well as encour-age volunteer recruitment. Civic Leaders may also be paired with a community partner or be involved in a variety direct service projects on campus or in the community. As a Civic Leader you will be expected to attend a variety of civic engagement training events as well as maintain open communication with the CCESL staff, peer Civic Leaders and community partners. Email serve@hws.edu for application

“ECO-FUSION”

Environment Exposure through Extracurricular Activities with

Lucia Berliner, Ryan Kincaid and Jerimiah Booream-Phelps

http://www.hws.edu/experience/back_to_school/index.aspx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FyMe4wtVjos

Summer Volunteer Opportunities

http://www.volunteermatch.org/ - website or app for your smartphone http://www.serve.gov/ - national website connected to CNCS http://liveunited.org/content/splash - United Way national website

http://www.bgca.org/Pages/index.aspx - Boys and Girls Club national website

http://www.habitat.org/getinv/volunteer_programs.aspx - Habitat for Humanity national website

http://togethergreen.org/Volunteer/VolunteerEvents.aspx?gclid=CMTvhZDPyagCFchg2godez4Cqw – Together Green (environmental service)

LOOK FOR BINS IN YOUR RESIDENCE HALLS/HOUSES TO COLLECT ITEMS FOR THE:

HWS Annual E-Waste Collection

Walk With Me Rochester 2011

Register: Walk With Me Rochester 2011 How would you like to participate?

Schedule: Check In: 10:00am; Start Time: 11:00am Date: 5/14/2011 Location: Meridian Centre Park, Rochester, NY Course Route: 2 Mile Family Fun Walk

Read more details about the event.

http://www.easterseals.com/site/TR/WalkWithMe/WWMRochesterNY?pg=entry&fr_id=2896

National Premiere Sponsor CVS Caremark

National Presenting Sponsor Amway

National Founding Sponsor Century 21

Regional Sponsor MassMutual

Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc. team page

Our Progress

Goal: $2,000.00

Achieved: $1,945.56

Fundraising Honor Roll Dan Dragone $25.00 Christy Camfield-Carson $25.00 Mr & Mrs. Nicholas Brayer Mr & Mrs Anthony Bazan $20.00 Uno Chicago Grill $15.56 [Stop] [Start]

Julie's Personal Walk With Me Page

What is Walk With Me all about? Easter Seals Walk With Me is an opportunity for anyone and everyone to make a difference in the lives of children and adults with disabilities in our community. By walking—or supporting a walker in their fund-raising efforts—funds are raised that allow Easter Seals to provide services that help people learn to walk, talk and perform other skills essential to daily living; find fulfilling jobs; reach individualized goals early in life; age with dignity; and participate in camping and recreation programs. I personally will match the first $500.00 dollars that I receive in contribu-tions. Help me help the lives of others in our community!

Why am I walking? As a member of the Rochester community and the Easter Seals board I want to help make a difference in the lives of people in my community. I trust Easter Seals as a fiscally-responsible organization. I'm looking forward to enjoying being outdoors and having a great day!

Why do I need your help? I'm committed to making a difference. With your help we can join Easter Seals in creating solutions that change lives for children and adults with disabilities. Every dollar we raise benefits Easter Seals clients. Please give what you can! I am proud to support Easter Seals, as the mission statement says Easter Seals New York provides exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities or special needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities Check back often to see what I’m up to! http://www.easterseals.com/site/TR?px=3794676&fr_id=2896&pg=personal

2010-2011 Tutor of the Month Awards

Congratulations to the following Tutor’s Awarded Tutor of the Month for America Reads!

October Amanda Slack Jesse Milligan Michael Carr November Nathan Campbell Jennifer MacQuarrie Jean Baptiste February William Abbott March Lindsay Webster April Natia Bueno

HWS Tutor of the Year!

Jean Baptiste – Hobart College ’14 – Tutor of the Year This year’s Hobart College Tutor of the Year goes to an exceptional first year student. Male tu-tors are a rare commodity in America Reads, so it was no surprise that the boy students took to him immediately. He has worked with different boys throughout the year and has had a positive impact on them all. The boys look up to him and think of him as a role model. He always comes early to sessions to meet the children when they get off the bus and is always friendly to every-one. He works hard to keep the children focused and to teach them as much as he can. He is more than simply a tutor to the students; especially at such a young age, these students need guid-ance in their lives. With his help, these students have made progressive gains in their academic and reading abilities. He also earned Tutor of the Month in the fall semester. For his outstanding dedication and his commitment to being both a tutor and a mentor, we are very pleased to name Jean Baptiste Tutor of the Year. Jasmine Baker – William Smith College ’11 – Tutor of the Year This year's William Smith Tutor of the Year award goes to an extraordinary tutor who, with the exception of the one semester she was abroad, has participated in America Reads every semester of her college career. For seven semesters she has dedicated her Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings to helping students at St. Stephen's elementary school learn to read. She has an amaz-ing attendance record, and comes to each session excited to help her student. She is dedicated to their success and is always willing to work with an extra student if someone is absent. Former co-ordinator Heather Crosgove '10, reflecting on this tutor, said "She has a lot of patience and under-standing…she always came to session with such a positive mood, which put all of the other tu-tors and children in a good mood as well! She was ready and willing to work and help a child im-prove." We are thrilled to award Tutor of the Year to Jasmine Baker.

Big Thank You to our 2010-2011 Civic Leaders

Anna Hineline—Senior Civic Leader Lilly Farnham—Community Based Learning Danielle Pozzi—Community Based Learning Alexandra Miller– Rotaract Maria Tarduno– Habitat for Humanity Kelly Halkyard– Habitat for Humanity Ryan Kincaid-Eco-Fusion Luke Berliner-Eco-Fusion Lindsay Hagan-America Reads Coordinator &

Literacy Coordinator Courtney Wallack-America Reads Coordinator Alex Coates-America Reads Coordinator Kim King-America Reads Coordinator Janet Tham-America Reads Coordinator Michele Day-America Reads Coordinator Jess Steketee-America Reads Coordinator Jena Ko-America Counts Paul Marshall-America Counts Amanda Ward-HWS Votes Dan Boysen-CCESL Outreach Sarah Gall-Geneva Heroes Rosie Schiebel-Geneva Heroes Celeste Smith-Day of Service Libby Clark—Community Service House Adam Law—Red Cross Blood Drives Caleb Campbell– Geneva Community Center Jessamyn Martinez-Geneva Community Center Samantha Tripoli– Boys & Girls Club Martha Beltz-Big Brothers Big Sisters

Congratulations to our HWS Civic Leadership Presidents Award

2011 Winners!

Kyli Archibald WS 2011

Jessica Becker WS 2011 Jasmine Baker WS 2011 Hannah Bastian WS 2011 Sarah Bates WS 2011

Jennifer Beavers WS 2011 Martha Beltz WS 2011 Kirby Benjamin WS 2011 Kelly Biggs WS 2011

Marissa Biondolillo WS 2011 Alaina Broderick WS 2011 Akilah Browne WS 2011 Sarah Burd WS 2011

Rebecca Charlton WS 2011 Anita Cheung WS 2011

Katherine Cottrell WS 2011 Kara Coughlin WS 2011

Sarah B. Cummings WS 2011 Sharlene Diamond WS 2011 Millicent Egan WS 2011 Lauren Ellmers WS 2011 Bridget Farley WS 2011 Lillian Farnham WS 2011

Shanelle France WS 2011 Emily Gag WS 2011 Sarah Gall WS 2011 Anna Giangregorio WS 2011

Katherine Giglio WS 2011 Alexandra Gollner WS 2011

Lindsey Hagan WS 2011 Hannah Halbreich WS 2011 Neala Havener WS 2011

Kathleen Henke WS 2011

Lyndsey Hicks WS 2011

Anna Hineline WS 2011

Holly Huffine WS 2011

Ryan Kincaid WS 2011

Samantha Lesser WS 2011

Belinda Littlefield WS 2011

Alexandra Lucas WS 2011

Rebecca Mathers WS 2011

Marjorie Maxwell WS 2011

Allison May WS 2011

Kelsey McLaughlin WS 2011

Gillian Meade WS 2011

Katherine Meyer WS 2011

Jesse Milligan WS 2011

Amy Norris WS 2011

Chloe Pedalino WS 2011

Alysha Perlman WS 2011

Emmy Lou Potter WS 2011

Stacey Rice WS 2011

Abby Rudman WS 2011

Amanda Slack WS 2011

Chelsea Snyder WS 2011

April Soriano WS 2011

Hannah Stoll WS 2011

Samantha Tripoli WS 2011

Cara Walden WS 2011

Amanda Ward WS 2011

Jalisa Whitley WS 2011

Deirdre Wholly WS 2011 Katy Wolfe WS 2011

Ruiwan XU WS 2011

Katelyn Zatwarnicki WS 2011 Ya"Jenny" Zhao WS 2011

Congratulations to our HWS Civic Leadership Presidents Award

2011 Winners!

Robert Bartlett H 2011 Daniel Boysen H 2011 Brian Burbank H 2011

Nathan Campbell H 2011 Caleb Campbell H 2011

Thomas Capalbo H 2011 Luke Esselen H 2011

Yiannis Gazis H 2011 Ross Hicks H 2011

Timothy Hollinger H 2011 Stephen King H 2011 Brandon Lawson H 2011 Marco Luongo H 2011 Mark Makepeace H 2011 Paul Marshall H 2011

Hannan Merritt H 2011 Christopher Nelsen H 2011

Carl Ranieri H 2011 Taylor Raufus H 2011

Andrew Schettine H 2011 Linh Tran H 2011

Benjamin Weedruff H 2011

Every 26 seconds a student in America drops out of high school, producing one million dropouts annually. As a City Year corps member you can help lead the change in this crisis. City Year is a nonprofit organization that unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full‐time service, giving them the skills and opportunities to change the world. As tutors, mentors and role models, these diverse young leaders help children stay in school and on track, and transform schools and communities. City Year is a proud member of AmeriCorps. We are currently hiring corps members for the 2011‐2012 corps year beginning August 15! Corps members work in ele‐mentary schools, middle schools and high schools in the areas with the greatest needs. We have 19 sites across the country, including Providence, RI and New York, NY. This is an incredible opportunity to help in the community while developing your professional skills and earning money to continue your educa‐tion or pay back student loans. Apply online by MAY 15.

Do you want to do something meaningful after GRADUATION? Are you ready to change to the world? Our LAST Application Dead‐line: MAY 15. Apply NOW at www.cityyear.org/applynow

Unsung Hero: Kelsey Lagana

Posted: Sunday, May 1, 2011 12:00 pm What she does: Lagana, a 2010 graduate of William Smith College in Geneva, works in the Ameri-

Corps/Vista program through the Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ Center for Community Engage-

ment and Service Learning. She primarily spends her time coordinating programs with the Boys and

Girls Clubs and working on the Geneva Reads initiative.

One of her projects this past semester involved formalizing volunteer opportunities for HWS students at

the Boys and Girls Clubs locations on Goodman Street and at the Community Center; one accomplish-

ment was working out a transportation system for the volunteers. About 60 students are helping out at

the clubs, she said.

Lagana, who graduated with double majors in political science and American studies, plans to continue

working in the AmeriCorps/Vista program for another year.

“I feel like I’ve gotten into so much and started projects, I’d really like to come full circle,” she said.

Why she does it: After graduation, Lagana — who is originally from New Paltz — decided to work with

the AmeriCorps program because she wanted a little time before heading to graduate school to study

education policy. Her efforts with the Geneva Reads program as a student also whetted her appetite for

more community work.

Lagana has a very personal connection to community service. Her father died when she was just 14 and

he was involved in numerous service efforts, she said. Lagana joined her high school Community Ser-

vice Club and started doing projects “as a way to connect with a part of who he was,” she explained.

When Lagana arrived at the Colleges, she said, she headed to the community service center during her

first semester because she was trying to find her niche and that seemed like a natural place to go.

“It just became a part of who I was,” said Lagana, who finds community service fulfilling. “I don’t see it as

service.”

What else she does: Lagana said she doesn’t have a real hobby, but enjoys running and just hanging

out. She noted what was once her avocation has in a way become her vocation.

What others say: Arlene Francis, interim executive director of the Boys and Girls Clubs, said Lagana

has been invaluable in helping to coordinate volunteers for a variety of projects there. Francis said

Lagana is highly organized and has been highly successful in recruiting volunteers for programs “... that

wouldn’t happen without her help.” “Anything that I need to have her coordinate I do,” Francis said.

Interviewed by SUSAN CLARK PORTER http://www.fltimes.com/news/local/article_a39f37ce-7285-11e0-8ced-001cc4c03286.html?success=1?success=1

Rotary International Post-Graduate Opportunities

Ambassadorial Scholarships: Rotary District 7120, covering Rochester and the Finger Lakes region, offers an opportunity to a qualified student to apply for an Ambassadorial Scholarship in even Spring semesters (Spring 2012 will be the next opportunity). Academic-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships provide a flat grant of US$26,000 for one academic year of study in another country. These awards are intended to help de-fray costs associated with round-trip transportation, tuition and other fees, room and board, and some educational supplies. Our Rotary District supports applications for a year of graduate study commencing in odd the academic years (Fall 2013 for the Spring 2012 applicants). More information and applications can be found at the following website: http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/EducationalPrograms/AmbassadorialScholarships/Pages/ridefault.aspx If the url does not work, go to Rotary International’s home page at www.Rotary.org <http://www.rotary.org/> and click on Service and Youth, then Educational Programs. Applications should be mailed to Jack Best, Scholarship Committee Chair, Rotary Dis-trict 7120, 604 Embury Road, Rochester, NY 14625. Group Study Exchange: Rotary District 7120 offers an opportunity each year for young professionals ages 25 – 40 to become members of a Group Study Exchange team. A different country is cho-sen on an annual basis for GSE team exchanges, one team coming from the Rotary District abroad, our team going to that District. Usually, the team visits six communi-ties in a Rotary District over a thirty-day period. For 2011, Rotary District 7120 has an exchange with a Rotary District in Mexico centered on Veracruz. Our outgoing team will depart May 3, 2011, and return June 3, 2011. Applications will be due No-vember 13, 2010, for selection as team members. For an application, go to: http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_doc/161en.doc For further information, contact Bob Hunt, GSE Chair, 53 Roselawn Avenue, Fairport, NY 14450 or email him at rhunt1@rochester.rr.com.

Rotary International Post-Graduate Opportunities

Peace Scholarships:

Rotary International selects up to sixty Peace Scholars a year for a two-year program at one of six world-renowned universities in the world. Each program incorporates internships at major international institutions. Rotary District 7120 can nominate qualified individuals every year. Rotary Peace Fellows are leaders promoting national and international cooperation, peace, and the successful resolution of conflict throughout their lives, in their careers, and through service activities. Fellows can earn either a master’s degree in international relations, public administration, sustainable development, peace studies, conflict resolution, or a related field, or a professional development certificate in peace and conflict resolution. Fellows are chosen from countries and cultures around the globe based on their ability to have a significant, positive impact on world peace and conflict resolution during their ca-reers. Qualifications for the program are as follows: A strong commitment to international understanding and peace demonstrated through pro-fessional and academic achievements and personal and community service activities A bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience as a minimum, with strong academic achievement A minimum of three years’ combined paid or unpaid full-time relevant work experience (master’s degree) or five years’ relevant work experience with current full-time employment in a mid- to upper-level position (professional development certificate) Proficiency in a second language (master’s degree) or in English (professional develop-ment certificate) Strong leadership skills Individuals applying immediately after obtaining an undergraduate degree are generally not strong candidates for Rotary Peace Fellowships. People with disabilities and members of Ro-taract clubs are eligible and encouraged to apply. Rotary International also offers a three-month certificate program in conflict resolution at Chulalongkorn University in Bankok, Thailand at three month sessions offered twice a year. Visit: http://www.rotary-chula.org/ More information and applications for both programs can be found at the following web-site: http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/EducationalPrograms/RotaryCentersForInternationalStudies/Pages/ridefault.aspx If the url does not work, go to Rotary International’s home page at www.Rotary.org <http://www.rotary.org/> and click on Service and Youth, then Educational Programs. Applications should be mailed to Jack Best, Scholarship Committee Chair, Rotary District 7120, 604 Embury Road, Rochester, NY 14625.