Thursday, July 25, 2013

Reach Out and Read at Akron Children's Hospital

Reach Out and Read at Akron Children's Hospital is a program that focuses on early literacy in children ages 6 months to 5 years. 



In the program, free brand-new books are provided to the children at their wellness visits. A gently-used book bin is in all of our primary care physician's waiting rooms; these books are free to any child who wishes to take them home. Many of the children come from low-income families, who do not know the importance of reading to their child, and/or who cannot provide their child books. The hope is that children from all economic backgrounds will develop a love for reading by the time they enter school. This group is always looking for book donations or volunteers to read to the children in the waiting rooms.

This is an on-going opportunity, Reach out and Read is looking for volunteers to read more than once if possible any weekday and at any of their 20 locations. There is an application process, please email amiles@chmca.org for further information.

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Friends of the RMH of Akron Seek Volunteers!

Friends of the Ronald McDonald House of Akron is a group that raises money for operational needs at the house.

Thursday, September 5 at Gervasi Vineyards in Canton at 6pm is the group's first event! 

Volunteers are needed to check guests in and out, give out bid numbers, help with the silent auction and other tasks.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Janis at janis.worley@yahoo.com 


Thursday, July 18, 2013

A new approach to student engagement

Welcome to the new serveAkron Blog!

We will use this tool to keep you updated about volunteer needs in our community! As agencies share their needs with us, we will post them for your review. If you are interested in serving with an agency, simply contact them directly! 

If you have questions, please contact us at serve@uakron.edu or 330.972.3923
Check out our UPDATED website!
www.uakron.edu/studentlife/serve