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Sat 2/7 Staff High School Ocean Sciences Bowl at MIT, 7:30-3, with training on 1/31 - sign up by TODAY (1/9)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lori Tsuruda)
Fri Jan 9 00:14:37 2009
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 00:14:21 -0500
From: "Lori Tsuruda" <lori@pmd.org>
To: apo-news@mit.edu
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Dear APO,
Here's the info about volunteering for the NOSB Blue Lobster Bowl on
2/7 (7:30-3) with 1/31 training in the afternoon, followed by optional
service project in MIT Bush Room, 4-6 pm, assembling and decorating
book folders for Generations Incorporated.
The deadline for signing up for the 2/7 NOSB Blue Lobster Bowl is TODAY
(1/9).
https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28882&groupID=146
The deadline for signing up for the 1/31 book folders is 1/22.
https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28881&groupID=146
There is an optional donation requested--you can use credit cards now or
just
bring cash or check with you on 1/31.
Yilfs,
Lori
617-282-7177
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Happy New Year & IAP!
Don't forget about this fun, annual volunteer opportunity with
MIT Sea Grant and Ocean Engineering. In lieu of emailing
the info requested under HOW below, please register TODAY (1/9) at
https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28882&groupID=146
Fyi: The 1/31 training session required for Ocean Sciences Bowl
volunteerswill be followed by a hands-on service project
assembling/decorating
book folders for tutors to use to help elementary school
students who are struggling to learn to read, 4-6 PM. If there
is sufficient interest, we may start the book folders earlier.
We are requesting an optional donation to offset the cost
of books and folder materials. Please register to volunteer
on 1/31 at
https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28881&groupID=146
by 1/22.
In making a difference & yilfs,
Lori
People Making a Difference(R) (PMD)
PO Box 120189, Boston, MA 02112617-282-7177
http://www.pmd.org
lori@pmd.org
* * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
NOTE THE FAST APPROACHING DEADLINE (1/9) FOR THIS PMD PROJECT!
* * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
UNIQUE COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
SAT 2/7 Blue Lobster Bowl
WHAT Staff the 2009 Blue Lobster Bowl:
Foster enthusiasm for learning by
keeping time, keeping score, and
judging rules*
WHEN Competition:
Saturday, February 7, 7:30 AM to 3 PM
Required PMD Training: Saturday, January 31
New Volunteers: 12-2:30 PM
Returning Volunteers: 2-3:30 PM
WHERE M.I.T., Cambridge
WHY Support young people who are interested in
and knowledgeable about the natural world
by staffing the National Ocean Sciences Bowl
"Blue Lobster Bowl" regional competition,
a fast-paced, one-day competition among
16 high school teams from MA. Topics include
the biology, chemistry, geology, physics,
history, and economics of the ocean as
well as ocean-related current events. The
winning team will compete in the nationals
in Washington, DC. For more info, visit
http://www.nosb.org
This is a fun, fast-paced project with which
nearly 200 PMD volunteers have helped with
these and other critical roles since 1999.
Each volunteer will receive a free t-shirt,
lunch, and parking if needed.
Volunteers need NO science/ocean knowledge,
just keen attention to detail, positive
attitudes toward all competitors and schools,
and attentive patience during down times
while questions are being challenged/graded
and between rounds.
We need 20 more volunteers to keep time,
keep score, and judge rules* for
seven rounds (3 round robin + 4 elimination
and practice rounds) that precede the
3-4 trophy rounds (after 3 pm, which will
need 4 experienced volunteers who can
stay until ~6pm if necessary-see Q#11 below).
To prepare, all PMD volunteers MUST ATTEND
a training session so they are able to
function without errors in all expected
capacities during this high-intensity
competition. (Even if you have volunteered
for or participated in NOSB or another quiz
bowl in the past, you must participate
in training on 1/31 in order to familiarize
yourself with current rules & regulations
and to demonstrate your mastery of these
roles.)
The 2009 Blue Lobster Bowl has returning co-
organizers at MIT Ocean Engineering and
Sea Grant, and PMD will continue to train
and to support PMD volunteers before and
during the competition.
*Only experienced volunteers will serve as
rules judges.
HOW Get involved! We need 20 more volunteers
to run this competition. Please sign up only
when you can definitely commit to both the project
and a training session. Please use this registration
link
https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28882&groupID=146
or e-mail lori@pmd.org by 1/9 and provide ALL of the following
information:
1. The project date
2. Your first and last names
3. Your complete USPS mailing address
4. Your evening land phone#
5. Your daytime land phone#
6. Your cell phone# if you have one
7. Your fax phone# and/or email address if you have them
8. Training session at MIT you will attend on Sat 1/31:
New Volunteers: 12-2:30 PM
Returning Volunteers: 2-3:30 PM
9. Whether you are considering staying after your training
session to make book folder for two hours
10.Your adult, unisex, short-sleeve t-shirt size:
XS,S,M,L,XL,XXL, or XXXL
11.Whether you have any food allergies or special dietary needs
12.Repeat Volunteers: Whether you are interested and
available to volunteer until ~6 PM to staff the
trophy rounds.
Incomplete submissions cannot be honored.
The week before your training session, PMD will
email directions and map with more details as well
as a link to training videos.
At your training session, you will receive more
specific information about what to expect and
practice time.
WHO People Making a Difference (PMD) is a
nonprofit organization that promotes informed
and responsible volunteerism by involving
people in meaningful, hands-on work that
meets local needs and by assisting companies
and charities in building successful community
involvement programs that:
* Produce appreciable results while
conserving recipients' limited resources,
* Educate volunteers about broader issues,
* Bring people together to make a
difference.
"Preparation through steady practice is the only
honest avenue to achieving your potential."
--Chi Chi Rodriguez
*Summary of Upcoming PMD Volunteer Opportunities*
Full project descriptions and number of volunteers needed at
http://www.pmd.org/events.phtml one month in advance.
Sat 1/10 Serve dinner to the men at Pine Street Inn, South End,
4:30-6:30 PM, off-street parking by permit available
upon request, sign up by 1/3
Mon 1/19 MLK Day: Serve lunch, sing along to songs of the civil
rights era, and assist with art and stories of the era
for very frail elders in affordable, assisted living,
Roxbury, 11:30-4:30, free lunch, off-street parking,
requires authorization of a criminal history record check
if you have not already done so with PMD, sign up by 1/9
Sun 1/25 Sort donated clothing for St. Francis House shelter,
adjacent to Boston Common, 10-3, sign up by 1/18
Sat 1/31 Assemble and decorate book folders that promote youth
literacy, MIT-Cambridge, 4-6 PM, great for age 14+,
optional $4-$10 donation requested for materials and
books, sign up by 1/22 at
https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28881&groupID=146
Sat 2/7 Staff the annual Blue Lobster Bowl regional competition
for National Ocean Sciences Bowl for high school students,
MIT, 7:30-3, advance training required on 1/31 (12-2:30 PM
new volunteers; 2-3:30 PM returning volunteers), sign
up by 1/9 at
https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28882&groupID=146
* Please sign up NO MORE THAN ONE MONTH in advance for PMD
* projects. Thank you for respecting this policy.
Sat 2/21 Respond to prisoners' requests for books for the
Prison Book Program, Quincy Center, 12-4 PM, optional
$9 donation requested to be able to send three packages
of books immediately via media mail, sign up by 1/26
Sat 2/28 Organize Needham (youth) Science Center and make science
kits, car pooling, 10-3:30, sign up by 2/18
Sat 3/7 Paint signs for the Walk for Hunger for Project Bread,
East Boston, 9:30-12:30 and/or 1-4, sign up by 2/25
Wed 3/11 Fill seed orders for the annual Gardeners Gathering,
Downtown Boston, 5:45-8:45 PM, sign up by 3/1
Sat 3/14 Prepare and share a traditional St. Patrick's Day lunch
with frail elders at Anna Bissonnette House, 9:30-2:30,
$8+ donation requested for groceries, requires CORI
authorization, sign up by 3/4
Sat 3/21 Erect fencing and post signage to prepare for piping
plover nesting season, South Shore, car pooling,
9:15-12:30, rain or shine, sign up by 3/11
Sun 4/12 Deliver Easter meals and visit with homebound elders
for Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly, Dorchester,
10-2:30. Requires authorization of a criminal history
record check by Little Brothers if you have not already
done so.
People Making a Difference (PMD)
P.O. Box 120189, Boston, MA 02112
617-282-7177
http://www.pmd.org
lori@pmd.org
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If you wish to receive PMD volunteer opportunity descriptions
like this, please subscribe at http://www.pmd.org/signup.phtml
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Dear APO,<br><br>Here's the info about volunteering for the NOSB Blue Lobster Bowl on<br>2/7 (7:30-3) with 1/31 training in the afternoon, followed by optional<br>service project in MIT Bush Room, 4-6 pm, assembling and decorating<br>
book folders for Generations Incorporated.<br><br>The deadline for signing up for the 2/7 NOSB Blue Lobster Bowl is TODAY (1/9).<br><a href="https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28882&groupID=146" target="_blank">https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28882&groupID=146</a><br>
<br>The deadline for signing up for the 1/31 book folders is 1/22.<br><a href="https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28881&groupID=146" target="_blank">https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28881&groupID=146</a><br>
There is an optional donation requested--you can use credit cards now or just<br>bring cash or check with you on 1/31.<br><br>Yilfs,<br>Lori<br>617-282-7177<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
Happy New Year & IAP!<br><div class="gmail_quote"><br>Don't forget about this fun, annual volunteer opportunity with<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="Ih2E3d">MIT Sea Grant and Ocean Engineering. In lieu of emailing<br>
the info requested under HOW below, please register TODAY (1/9) at<br>
<a href="https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28882&groupID=146" target="_blank">https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28882&groupID=146</a><br><br>Fyi: The 1/31 training session required for Ocean Sciences Bowl volunteers<div>
will be followed by a hands-on service project assembling/decorating<br>
book folders for tutors to use to help elementary school<br>
students who are struggling to learn to read, 4-6 PM. If there<br>
is sufficient interest, we may start the book folders earlier.<br></div>We are requesting an optional donation to offset the cost<br>of books and folder materials. Please register to volunteer<br>on 1/31 at <a href="https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28881&groupID=146" target="_blank">https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28881&groupID=146</a><br>
by 1/22.<br><br>
In making a difference & yilfs,<br>
Lori</div><div><br><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">
People Making a Difference® (PMD)<br></div></div></div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">
PO Box 120189, Boston, MA 02112<div>617-282-7177<br>
<a href="http://www.pmd.org" target="_blank">http://www.pmd.org</a><br>
<a href="mailto:lori@pmd.org" target="_blank">lori@pmd.org</a><br>* * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *<br></div><div>
NOTE THE FAST APPROACHING DEADLINE (1/9) FOR THIS PMD PROJECT!<br>
* * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *<br></div>
UNIQUE COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY<div><div></div><div><br>
SAT 2/7 Blue Lobster Bowl<br>
<br>
WHAT Staff the 2009 Blue Lobster Bowl:<br>
Foster enthusiasm for learning by<br>
keeping time, keeping score, and<br>
judging rules*<br>
<br>
WHEN Competition:<br>
Saturday, February 7, 7:30 AM to 3 PM<br>
<br>
Required PMD Training: Saturday, January 31<br>
New Volunteers: 12-2:30 PM<br>
Returning Volunteers: 2-3:30 PM<br>
<br>
WHERE M.I.T., Cambridge<br>
<br>
WHY Support young people who are interested in<br>
and knowledgeable about the natural world<br>
by staffing the National Ocean Sciences Bowl<br>
"Blue Lobster Bowl" regional competition,<br>
a fast-paced, one-day competition among<br>
16 high school teams from MA. Topics include<br>
the biology, chemistry, geology, physics,<br>
history, and economics of the ocean as<br>
well as ocean-related current events. The<br>
winning team will compete in the nationals<br>
in Washington, DC. For more info, visit<br>
<a href="http://www.nosb.org" target="_blank">http://www.nosb.org</a><br>
<br>
This is a fun, fast-paced project with which<br>
nearly 200 PMD volunteers have helped with<br>
these and other critical roles since 1999.<br>
Each volunteer will receive a free t-shirt,<br>
lunch, and parking if needed.<br>
<br>
Volunteers need NO science/ocean knowledge,<br>
just keen attention to detail, positive<br>
attitudes toward all competitors and schools,<br>
and attentive patience during down times<br>
while questions are being challenged/graded<br>
and between rounds.<br>
<br></div></div>
We need 20 more volunteers to keep time,<div><br>
keep score, and judge rules* for<br>
seven rounds (3 round robin + 4 elimination<br>
and practice rounds) that precede the<br>
3-4 trophy rounds (after 3 pm, which will<br>
need 4 experienced volunteers who can<br>
stay until ~6pm if necessary-see Q#11 below).<br>
<br>
To prepare, all PMD volunteers MUST ATTEND<br>
a training session so they are able to<br>
function without errors in all expected<br>
capacities during this high-intensity<br>
competition. (Even if you have volunteered<br>
for or participated in NOSB or another quiz<br>
bowl in the past, you must participate<br>
in training on 1/31 in order to familiarize<br>
yourself with current rules & regulations<br>
and to demonstrate your mastery of these<br>
roles.)<br>
<br>
The 2009 Blue Lobster Bowl has returning co-<br>
organizers at MIT Ocean Engineering and<br>
Sea Grant, and PMD will continue to train<br>
and to support PMD volunteers before and<br>
during the competition.<br>
<br>
*Only experienced volunteers will serve as<br>
rules judges.<br>
<br></div>
HOW Get involved! We need 20 more volunteers<div><br>
to run this competition. Please sign up only<br>
when you can definitely commit to both the project<br></div>
and a training session. Please use this registration<br> link <a href="https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28882&groupID=146" target="_blank">https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28882&groupID=146</a><br>
or e-mail <a href="mailto:lori@pmd.org" target="_blank">lori@pmd.org</a> by 1/9 and provide ALL of the following information:<div><div></div><div><br>
1. The project date<br>
2. Your first and last names<br>
3. Your complete USPS mailing address<br>
4. Your evening land phone#<br>
5. Your daytime land phone#<br>
6. Your cell phone# if you have one<br>
7. Your fax phone# and/or email address if you have them<br>
8. Training session at MIT you will attend on Sat 1/31:<br>
New Volunteers: 12-2:30 PM<br>
Returning Volunteers: 2-3:30 PM<br>
9. Whether you are considering staying after your training<br>
session to make book folder for two hours<br>
10.Your adult, unisex, short-sleeve t-shirt size:<br>
XS,S,M,L,XL,XXL, or XXXL<br>
11.Whether you have any food allergies or special dietary needs<br>
12.Repeat Volunteers: Whether you are interested and<br>
available to volunteer until ~6 PM to staff the<br>
trophy rounds.<br>
Incomplete submissions cannot be honored.<br>
<br>
The week before your training session, PMD will<br>
email directions and map with more details as well<br>
as a link to training videos.<br>
At your training session, you will receive more<br>
specific information about what to expect and<br>
practice time.<br>
<br>
WHO People Making a Difference (PMD) is a<br>
nonprofit organization that promotes informed<br>
and responsible volunteerism by involving<br>
people in meaningful, hands-on work that<br>
meets local needs and by assisting companies<br>
and charities in building successful community<br>
involvement programs that:<br>
* Produce appreciable results while<br>
conserving recipients' limited resources,<br>
* Educate volunteers about broader issues,<br>
* Bring people together to make a<br>
difference.<br>
<br>
"Preparation through steady practice is the only<br>
honest avenue to achieving your potential."<br>
--Chi Chi Rodriguez<br>
<br></div></div>*Summary of Upcoming PMD Volunteer Opportunities*<br>
Full project descriptions and number of volunteers needed at <a href="http://www.pmd.org/events.phtml" target="_blank">http://www.pmd.org/events.phtml</a> one month in advance.<div><p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">Sat 1/10<span> </span>Serve dinner to the men at Pine Street Inn,
South End,</span></p>
</div><p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>4:30-6:30 PM, off-street parking by
permit available</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>upon request, <span></span>sign up by 1/3</span></p><div>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">Mon 1/19<span> </span>MLK Day: Serve lunch, sing along to songs of
the civil</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>rights era, and assist with art and
stories of the era</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span><span> </span>for very frail elders in affordable,
assisted living,</span></p>
</div><p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>Roxbury, 11:30-4:30, free lunch,
off-street parking,</span></p><div>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>requires authorization of a criminal
history record check</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>if you have not already done so with
PMD, sign up by 1/9</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">Sun 1/25<span> </span>Sort donated clothing for St. Francis House
shelter,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>adjacent to Boston Common, 10-3,
sign up by 1/18</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">Sat 1/31<span> </span>Assemble and decorate book folders that
promote youth</span></p>
</div><p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>literacy, MIT-Cambridge, 4-6 PM, great
for age 14+,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>optional $4-$10 donation requested
for materials and<br> books,<span> </span>sign up by 1/22 at </span><a href="https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28881&groupID=146" target="_blank">https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28881&groupID=146</a></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">Sat 2/7<span> </span>Staff the annual Blue Lobster Bowl regional
competition </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>for National Ocean Sciences Bowl for
high school students,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>MIT, 7:30-3, advance training
required on 1/31 (12-2:30 PM</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>new volunteers; 2-3:30 PM returning
volunteers), sign</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>up by 1/9 at </span><a href="https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28882&groupID=146" target="_blank">https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=28882&groupID=146</a></p>
<div>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">* Please sign up
NO MORE THAN ONE MONTH in advance for PMD</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">* projects. Thank
you for respecting this policy.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">Sat 2/21<span> </span>Respond to prisoners' requests for books for
the</span></p>
</div><p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>Prison Book Program, Quincy Center,
12-4 PM, optional</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>$9 donation requested to be able to
send three packages</span></p><div>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>of books immediately via media mail,
sign up by 1/26</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">Sat 2/28<span> </span>Organize Needham (youth) Science Center and
make science</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>kits, car pooling, 10-3:30, sign up
by 2/18</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">Sat 3/7<span> </span>Paint signs for the Walk for Hunger for
Project Bread,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>East Boston, 9:30-12:30 and/or 1-4,
sign up by 2/25</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">Wed 3/11<span> </span>Fill seed orders for the annual Gardeners
Gathering,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>Downtown Boston, 5:45-8:45 PM, sign
up by 3/1</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">Sat 3/14<span> </span>Prepare and share a traditional St.
Patrick's Day lunch</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>with frail elders at Anna Bissonnette
House, 9:30-2:30,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>$8+ donation requested for
groceries, requires CORI</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>authorization, sign up by 3/4</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">Sat 3/21<span> </span>Erect fencing and post signage to prepare
for piping</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>plover nesting season, South Shore,
car pooling,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>9:15-12:30, rain or shine, sign up
by 3/11</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">Sun 4/12<span> </span>Deliver Easter meals and visit with
homebound elders</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>for Little Brothers-Friends of the
Elderly, Dorchester,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>10-2:30. Requires authorization of a
criminal history</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>record check by Little Brothers if
you have not already</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span> </span>done so.</span></p>
People Making a Difference (PMD)<br>
P.O. Box 120189, Boston, MA 02112<br>
617-282-7177<br>
<a href="http://www.pmd.org" target="_blank">http://www.pmd.org</a><br>
<a href="mailto:lori@pmd.org" target="_blank">lori@pmd.org</a><br>
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