Volunteer Opportunities

Perhaps you have heard us talking about the 2015 Career Fair - it is coming up next week and we are very excited about all of the professionals who have volunteered their time to come to school and talk to you about their careers.  We are expecting 200 career professionals from a wide range of fields.  This is a huge event at school and, as you can imagine, we need a lot of volunteers to help!  If you are interested in helping set up on Thursday during an off period or after school or if you would like to help on Friday morning at 6:45am we would LOVE to have your assistance!  Sign up sheets are available in the Counseling Center.

Perhaps you are looking for a volunteer opportunity for this summer.  Many organizations have sent us information indicating that they are looking for volunteers and these are available for you to look through in the counseling center.

One example of these summer opportunities is being a Buddy for the Miracle League.

Miracle League is a baseball league for children with developmental disabilities.  Every Saturday from May to July, over 200 children from all over central Ohio play baseball on a specially-designed field at Darree Fields in Dublin with the support of their volunteer "buddies."  The volunteer buddies help the players while they are batting, running bases and playing in the field.  Buddies are usually paired with the same player for the entire season.  The 2015 season begins Saturday, April 25th and runs through July 18th.  There is a t-shirt pick up and fun day on April 19th.  The two inning games are every Saturday except Memorial Day weekend and July 4th weekend.  The time commitment is about 1-2 hours each Saturday.  If you are interested in becoming a buddy, you can register online at www.ohiomiracleleague.org by clicking on the buddy registration link.  For what it is worth, the people I know who have been involved with Miracle League have LOVED the experience.  If you like working with kids and enjoy sports this might be a perfect volunteer opportunity for you!