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NJBLP Weekly UpdatesNJBLP Bonner Weekly
November 16th- November 20th, 2009
See "Past Weeklies" for November 9th-November 13th Weekly
Administrative AnnouncementsSite Visits for Recovery ProgramChristen and Becky are scheduling visits to our New Jersey AmeriCorps Recovery Act Program Sites. On site visits, we will be interviewing AmeriCorps members and checking in with you. Please expect either Becky or Christen to reach out to you within the next couple weeks to schedule these visits.
NJBLP News
Each year, one week before Thanksgiving, National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness co-sponsor National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. During this week, a number of schools, communities and cities take part in a nationwide effort to bring greater awareness to the problems of hunger and homelessness.
Send in your HAHA Week Event Calendar to the NJ BLP Intern at austin@bonner.org!
2009 Hunger Banquet: November 19thThe Bonner Center for Civic and Community Engagement at the College of New Jersey would like to cordially invite everyone to the 2009 Hunger Banquet. The Hunger Banquet is an interactive simulation of how hunger affects the world’s population across socio economic classes. Students and attendee’s will receive a character card with a story of someone who could live anywhere in the world and earn an income that places them in one of three income classes. At the end of the Hunger Banquet, students will learn about what they can do from campus to help others from down the road in Trenton to across the planet. The event is sponsored by the Bonner Hunger Team, the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, and Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority Inc. and will begin at 7pm in the Travers Wolfe Main Lounge on Thursday. Dinner will be provided.
If any of you are interested in attending, please RSVP to Rana Shariatdaust at shariat2@tcnj.edu
Hunger and Homelessness Campaign- Rutgers ChapterRutgers will be holding five different events: - Friday, November 13: Douglass Campus Center, Trayes Hall, 8-10pm RUPA & Hunger and Homelessness Campaign presents RJD2. This famous DJ has worked with several artists through the years as well as making his own music, that has been featured in several shows like Mad Men and CSI-NY. This is our kick-off event! There will be a table to advertising the rest of Awareness Week events as well as collecting canned and non-perishable goods! - Monday, November 16: Teach In Day Selected professors will participate in Teach In Day. We have prepared a brief 5 minute PowerPoint presentation that professors will show in the beginning of their class. - Wednesday, November 18: Oxfam Hunger Banquet, Cook Campus Center Multi-Purpose Rm- ABC, 7-9pm This interactive activity showcases the hardships of many people in the world. Many people suffer from chronic hunger due to the lack of access to food. Through active participation, participants will get a better understanding of the unfair distribution of food in the world. - Friday, November 20: Fundraiser Movie Night, 9-11pm The movie we will be showing is "Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story". This is a true story of Elizabeth Murray and how she worked her way into Harvard after living on the streets after her family fell apart. At all of the events, donations will be accepted, which will be going to a local organization that we have yet to decide.
Upcoming Events and Program CalendarIMPACT 2010: The National Student Conference on Service, Advocacy and Social ActionJoin IMPACT in Little Rock, Arkansas, for the conference — March 19-21, 2010. The National Workshops Committee announces the Call for Workshop Proposals. Expand your horizons, get creative and submit those workshop proposals! This is open to college administrators & faculty, students, and those affiliated with non profits, so don’t wait…get involved today!
*Two proposal submission deadlines: Early Bird Deadline Proposals due: December 2, 2009 Notification by December 18, 2009 Submit early for advance travel planning.
Final Deadline for Workshops Proposals January 22, 2010 Notification by February 2, 2010
Visit http://www.impactconference.org/lead-a-workshop to submit your proposal. Making IMPACT 2010, the best conference ever starts with you, so if you have any questions about submitting your workshop proposal or anything else, please feel free to contact Jessie Garrett atworkshops@impactconference.org.
RSVP REQUIRED: NJ IMPACT Survey for Campus ProgramsHello,
I am sending out this survey in order to get an estimate number on how many students you plan on bringing to the Impact Conference. We are hoping that the NJ Bonner programs can come together and bring one large group. We will be using these numbers to see what would be the best way to get our students to Arkansas and get a better rate at a hotel. Please survey your students and give me a rough estimate by Monday November 30th.
Please click here to go to the survey.
IMPACT: National Student Conference on Service, Advocacy & Social Action March 19-21, 2010 The Clinton School of Public Service Little Rock, Arkansas
Thanks,
Maria
December 2nd: Monmouth University Community Garden and Lecture
Volunteer OpportunitiesHomefront's Thanksgiving Basket Drive
December 21: Homeless Person's Memorial DayDate: December 21, 2009 Agency: The Supportive Housing Association of New Jersey Description: Each year since 1990, on or near the first day of winter, which is the longest night of the year, many communities have held a Homeless Person's Memorial Day. In New Jersey, two communities have honored the homeless with memorial events: Camden and Atlantic City.
In an effort to maximize the impact of the day, the Advocacy Network to End Homelessness is encouraging local organizations involved in ending homelessness including Continuums of Care and non-profit service and housing providers, the faith community and other statewide organizations to hold memorials for those who have died homeless in their communities.
The Advocacy Network, encourages you to not only support the statewide efforts but also become involved in organizing local events in your community.
Event Links: To read the full post on Homeless Person’s Memorial Day go to this web address: http://www.njaneh.org/2009/09/25/homeless-persons-memorial-day/
For a flyer for the event go to this web address: http://www.njaneh.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/MemDayPosterColor.pdf
For a copy of the organizing manual go to this web address: http://www.endinghomelessnessinnj.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/memorial09.pdf
for more information on how to become involved visit http://www.njaneh.org/memorial-day/ or contact Richard Brown at rbrown@njaneh.org or 908-272-5363 ext. 225 January 26th: Trenton's Project Homelessness Connect
Point-in-time Count Tuesday, January 26, 2010Mercer Alliance are seeking volunteers to conduct the street count – Point-in-time Survey. They are required to conduct a 24 hour street count in addition to the shelter and Project Homeless Connect count.
They staff shift of volunteers to go out as teams and match experienced individuals with new volunteers.
The shifts they staff are:
6am- 9am
9am-Noon
Noon-3pm
3pm – 9pm
Under a separate e-mail, they will also invite you to volunteer at Project Homeless Connect. It is an inside event where they also conduct the count, provide services, giveaways, breakfast and lunch. Visit www.merceralliance.org for more information.
Job, Internship, and Funding Opportunities
Check out Grant Opportunities Here! Click here to find out more about Grant and Funding Opportunities.
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