Have you heard? We're hiring!
We're a small (but mighty) staff so we don't have open positions all that often. Seize the day and apply now to join our team! We have three full-time AmeriCorps positions waiting for you, each focusing on a different aspect of volunteer leadership.
Apply now, or tell your friends to: http://www.seattleworks.org/joinourteam
Seattle Works Happenings
** Team Works - projects start this SAT
** Ballot Party! - Tues 7/31
** Travel to Peru with Seattle Works - Fri Oct 10/19 - Sun 10/28
Seattle Works Hot Projects
** One-time volunteer opportunities
Community Happenings
** Clips of Faith with Nature Consortium - Fri 7/27
** Volunteer for TEDxRainier
Team Works
Projects: Sat 7/21, Wed 8/22, Sat 9/15 & Sat 10/20
Project sites vary by team, Saturday projects 10am - 2pm unless noted and Wednesday project is 6 - 8.30pm
$35 gets you the projects, parties and piece of SW swag (shirts, water bottle or gloves)
Meet new people and volunteer at four different nonprofits with Team Works! The commitment is only once a month for four months - so yes, it fits into your busy bee schedule. You could be on a team like Younger & Wiser, The A Team, Sporty Smart Asses or Oh So Dirty 30s!
Join a team: http://www.seattleworks.org/twsignup
Ballot Party!
Tues 7/31 5.30pm | Nabob (819 5th Ave N) | Free
The Primary Election is sneaking up on us and your ballots will be due before you know it. Stop by our Ballot Party to mail your ballot (we'll even give you a stamp), celebrate with a drink, mix and mingle with other cool voters like you and maybe even meet a candidate or two!
Stop by! http://tinyurl.com/2012BallotParty
Service trip to Peru
Dates: Fri 10/19 - Sun 10/28, optional travel extension to Machu Picchu Sun 10/28 - Thurs 11/1
Location: Andean village of Vicos, Peru
Cost: $1,475 includes in country transportation, meals, accommodations, local guides and translators. Does NOT include international flights
Join a team of volunteers and travel internationally to Peru where you'll be living with host families and helping to build better kitchens for selected families in the village! These new kitchens will include smokeless ovens, providing numerous health benefits and more efficient heating for these homes. Plus you'll have time to explore the area, get to know the people and sing and dance each night!
Travel with a purpose: http://www.seattleworks.org/events
Hot Projects are designed for even the busiest individuals. They are one-time commitments that allow you to give back without any long-term obligation.
Sat 7/21, 10am - 2pm | Longfellow Creek 15 spots left - Sign up!
Sun 7/29, 7am - noon | Walk, Run, Roll for Headstrong for Life 15 spots left - Sign up!
Clips of Faith - beer and film festival
Fri 7/27 volunteer shifts vary, gates open at 8pm | Gasworks Park | admission is free
Volunteers are need to help set-up, pour beer, sell merchandise, break the event down, etc. This festival includes interactive beer tasting, local food, short films and Gasworks Park! 100% of the beer sales goes to Nature Consortium, an organization supporting Seattle restoration, youth art program and paying artist's living wages!
Sign up: http://www.naturec.org/clips-of-faith/
Volunteer with TEDxRainier
TEDxRainier is taking place on Sat 11/10 and will feature talks by leading innovators, authors, thinkers, leaders and change makers. They are looking for volunteers with specific skill sets to help with the following: web site developer, event management, project managers, production roles, sponsorship team members and more.
Interested? Send them your resume: volunteers@tedxrainier.com
STAY CONNECTED
Do Something. Our team rocks, if I do say so myself.
- Bevin
Seattle Works connects volunteers, develops emerging leaders and inspires dialogue because we envision a thriving community of actively engaged individuals. www.seattleworks.org
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