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Get to Know Building Imact!
Wednesday, May 14th, 8:00am
Wednesday, June 11th, 9:00am
Join us for one of our short breakfast programs to learn more about Building Impact. By partnering with owners and managers of office and residential buildings, we are engaging companies & individuals to be more involved in the communities where they work & live. Learn how Building Impact is increasing volunteerism and philanthropy in Greater Boston through this innovative approach.
Create Your OWN Volunteer Event
Mobilize a group to get involved in the community this spring and summer! In addition to all of the opportunities available to you each month, Building Impact staff regularly work with companies and large groups to customize volunteer events that meet their specific needs. This is a great avenue to create a company-wide volunteer event or gather your neighbors for a Day of Service. Contact Jordan@buildingimpact.org or call 617.933.8292 to discuss scheduling an event.
Donate
Interview-Appropriate Clothing Drive
Monday, June 3rd – Friday, June 13th, Office Buildings
Donate your interview suits and other appropriate business apparel to the “Put Your Clothes to Work” Clothing Drive. All donations will benefit the Goodwill Clothing Collaborative for Job Trainees that provides intensive job preparedness and training programs to thousands of job trainees. Items in need include suits, blazers, dress shirts and shoes. Contact Talya@buildingimpact.org for more information and visit goodwillmass.org to learn more about this organization.
Book Drive
Monday, June 3rd – Friday, June 13th, Residential Buildings
Donate your new or gently-used books to benefit Teen Leep, and their youth-run bookstore, “More Than Words.” Contact Talya@buildingimpact.org for more information and visit morethanwordsbooks.com to learn more about this organization.
Volunteer
Review Resumes at The Workplace
Thursday, May 8th, 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Spend your lunch hour with job trainees to help them review their resumes and cover letters. The Workplace offers high quality workforce development services for job seekers and employers. Contact Jordan@buildingimpact.org to sign up and visit theworkplace.org to learn more about this organization.
Build a Habitat for Humanity Home
Saturday, May 17th, 8:00am - 4:00pm, Acton
Help Habitat for Humanity build a home at their site in Acton. The affordable homes are designed and built to meet the needs of the selected partner families and blend in with the neighborhood. Contact Jordan@buildingimpact.org to sign up or visit actonhabitat.org to learn more about this project.
Celebrate Framingham!
Sunday, June 1st, 12:00pm-5:00pm
This Festival in downtown Framingham will feature arts, entertainment, music, food and more! Volunteer or stop by and enjoy. Contact Jordan@buildingimpact.org to sign up or visit celebrateframingham.com to learn more about this event.
Career Q&A with a Framingham High School Student
Based on Your Schedule; Weekday Afternoons
Take an hour out of your day to speak with a Framingham High School student about your career path. The Mazie Mentoring program is looking for professionals from a variety of fields to be interviewed by a student, along with the student’s adult mentor. Each youth will meet you at your office with questions prepared in advance and will be joined by his or her adult mentor, who will guide the student along so that you can share your knowledge. Contact Jordan@buildingimpact.org to sign up or learn more about this program.
3 Benefit Walk/Run Events:
Be active in the community – whether by volunteering or participating – in one of these three events to benefit local organizations. Contact Jordan@buildingimpact.org to sign up or to receive additional information.
AIDS Walk, Sunday, June 1st in Downtown Boston
Help raise awareness about HIV/AIDS while walking (10K) or running (5K) at this family-friendly event. The Walk incorporates both education and entertainment into the day’s festivities. Learn more at aac.org.
Vision 5K, Saturday, June 7th in the Back Bay Fens
A unique 5K run/walk where blind and sighted participants run or walk side by side. Join sighted and blind athletes, world-class runners and weekend walkers, to benefit five organizations that serve the blind and visually impaired. Learn more at vision5k.org.
Paws in the Park, Sunday, June 8th in Lincoln
A day for dog lovers filled with family and canine fun! Activities will include an Agility Try-out ring, Micro-Chip Clinic, demonstrations, Parade of Adoptable Dogs, Doggie Games, face painting for the kids and food! Learn more at saveadog.org/paws2008.asp.
MYTOWN Tour
Saturday, June 14th, 11:00am-12:30pm
MYTOWN tours offer a unique way to explore some of Boston’s most vibrant neighborhoods while interacting with Boston teens. MYTOWN’s youth development program empowers Boston teens to learn about the history of their families, neighborhoods, and city in order to create and lead historical walking tours. Contact Alison@buildingimpact.org to sign up and visit mytowninc.org to learn more about this local organization.
Mock Interviews for Year Up Students
Wednesday, June 18th, 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Cambridge
Help students prepare for job interviewing by conducting one-on-one practice interviews during this Mock Interview workshop. You will be provided with a list of sample questions and brief evaluations for each student. Light snacks and drinks will be available. Contact Jordan@buildingimpact.org to sign up and visit yearup.org to learn more about this organization.
Volunteer at Community Servings
Saturday, June 28th, 10:00am-2:00pm
Volunteers will help Community Servings prepare nutritious meals to be delivered to people homebound with HIV/AIDS and other acute life-threatening illnesses. Contact Eli@buildingimpact.org to sign up and visit servings.org to learn more about this organization.
Goodwil
For more than a century, Goodwill has helped individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment find jobs and create more rewarding lives. Last year, Goodwill provided job training and career services to nearly 9,000 men and women in Massachusetts.
“Put Your Clothes To Work”…
This clothing drive offers an opportunity to help those entering or re-entering the workforce obtain interview-appropriate clothing. In this 8th annual collective endeavor, thousands of people in our community will be in a better position to pursue employment opportunities because they will have the business attire they need for a successful interview. Donate your interview suits and other appropriate business apparel. All donations will benefit the Goodwill Clothing Collaborative for Job Trainees, a network of local community-based organizations that aid those with barriers to self-sufficiency through intensive job-preparedness and training programs.
To learn more about Goodwill, visit goodwillmass.org. Contact Talya@buildingimpact.org to donate or find out more!
Youth & Education
July and August will feature events and opportunities that focus on Youth & Education:
- Volunteer opportunity with Cradles to Crayons at the Giving Factory
- Donate to the Backpack and School Supplies Drive to benefit youth in need
- Become a youth mentor through a school, library or other youth organization. Find an opportunity that works for you through Building Impact’s Mentoring Guide (coming this summer!)
- Volunteer outside by harvesting produce on a local farm, participating in a neighborhood cleanup and other family-friendly opportunities
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