NJBLP Bonner Weekly
July 20-24, 2009
Administrative Announcements
Allocation Reports Due Now!
Please send in your signed Allocation Reports to the Foundation as soon as possible. If you have any questions contact cfoell@bonner.org.
June Time Sheets and Exits
College Student Bonners who enrolled in Fall 08 need to be exited from AmeriCorps as soon as possible. Please meet with your Bonner AmeriCorps members and collect their exit paperwork. If you do not believe one of your College Students is on track to finish his or her hours please contact Becky (rgrinstead@bonner.org) right away to discuss a plan of action. June AmeriCorps Time Sheets are due to the Foundation at this time.
Upcoming Events and Program Calendar
NJBLP Director's Meeting is this Thursday, July 23rd at The College of New Jersey
We look forward to seeing you all on Thursday. The meeting will be held from 9:00 am - 1 pm (lunch included) at The College of New Jersey on the first floor of the School of Business. Directions to TCNJ can be accessed via the link below:
http://www.tcnj.edu/~pa/about/directions.html
Please park in Lot 15 and proceed to the Business Building (see campus map below).
Please do email cfoell@bonner.org to confirm your attendance.
The 2009-2010 NJBLP Program Calendar is Here!
Please check out the 2009-2010 NJBLP Program Calendar for important required and optional NJ AmeriCorps Program Dates for this Fall and Spring by clicking here: NJBLP Program Calendar 09-10.
Important things to note about this year: There is no NJBLP Launch, instead we are holding a NJBLP Summit on the weekend of October 30th and 31st.
Training and Enrichment Opportunities
Dates: October 10-13, 2009
Place: Polk County Convention Center, Des Moines, Iowa
The Community Food Security Coalition is a non-profit, North American organization dedicated to building strong, sustainable, local and regional food systems that ensure access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for all people at all times. We seek to develop self-reliance among all communities in obtaining their food and to create a system of growing, manufacturing, processing, making available, and selling food that is regionally based.
The Community Food Security Coalition’s annual conference is the nation’s primary food systems networking and educational event. More than 700 participants will gather in Des Moines for four days of presentations, workshops, networking opportunities, local foods, and a variety of field trips around the state. For more information check out: http://www.communityfoodconference.org.
If you are interested in sending an NJ AmeriCorps Full-Time members to this conference. Please email cfoell@bonner.org right away.
Mexican Cooking Class at Elijah's Promise Soup Kitchen
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer at the All Points West Concert and Receive AmeriCorps Hours!
If you are interested in volunteering at the All Points West Concert for free admission and AmeriCorps hours, email your
Name and Age
Address
Days you will work
Emergency Contact Info
to allpointswestvolunteers@gmail.com
by Friday of this week. For more information about All Points West and to see the band line up check out: www.apwfestival.com.
Earn AmeriCorps Hours at the Bonner Farm Plot this Monday or Tuesday!
Tuesday (July 28) from 10 am – 3 pm. Paul Helms (Full-Time Bonner Leader) is looking for 4-6 volunteers to help plant and weed on Tuesday, so if you know of students needing hours, please let them know about this. We’ll be doing this at Giamarese Farm in East Brunswick, instead of Honey Brook in Pennington where we worked last time. [155 Fresh Ponds Rd, East Brunswick, NJ]. We’ll meet at the farmstand at 10 AM. Contact Paul Helms (paul@elijahspromise.net) for further details.
August 8th is Riverpalooza!
Show your support for clean water this summer by volunteering with NJPIRG's Community Water Watch, an AmeriCorps program. Help clean up a local waterway as part of Riverpalooza, our state-wide river cleanup day, on Saturday, August 8th.
Sign up online at
http://njwaterwatch.org/riverpalooza
We have answered the President's Call to Serve and we're calling on you to join us. Taking the time to volunteer will help us clean up a waterway for the betterment of the community and highlight the need to better protect and restore our waterways for future generations.
You can sign up for one our many cleanup locations or host your own cleanup site. So far we have cleanup sites organized in Newark, Trenton, New Brunswick, Green Brook, Highland Park and Toms River. But our goal is to have every New Jersey county represented with a cleanup site, from Sussex County all the way down to Cape May. So we need you to get involved and help us make a difference this summer!
We know its summer break and you're busy with other activities. But we're hoping you can take one day to pick up a trash bag and lend a hand. Your participation made Earth Day a huge success - let's make Riverpalooza just as big and turn it into an annual summer event!
Every cleanup we do makes a difference. Plus it's going to be fun! We will be providing food and live music and guest speakers.
Job and Internship Opportunities
Rider University: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS LIFE FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Rider University seeks an Assistant Director of Campus Life for Service Learning to coordinate and provide administrative leadership to the growing service learning initiatives at the University. Major direct tasks will involve coordination of participants and resources associated with a four-year service learning project supported by a grant from the Bonner Foundation; creation of a "culture of service" at Rider University and assisting in the creation of an intentional developmentally based four-year program in service learning that is open to every undergraduate with the objective of equipping Rider students with the skills, knowledge, and experience to continue their commitment to service and social justice throughout their adult life.
Successful candidate must possess a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of two years experience working with student volunteers in community agencies. Master’s degree preferred in counseling, human service or related field. Must possess demonstrated organizational and communication skills; the ability to work effectively with culturally diverse populations; a conceptual understanding of development and service learning theory; an understanding and appreciation of diverse learning styles; and a demonstrated ability to work effectively with faculty.
For more information on this position and for application instructions, please visit our website at www.rider.edu/hr, ‘Employment Opportunities’. Position #: 712006.
Rider University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to excellence through diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, handicap/disability, Vietnam-era/disabled veteran status, or any other non-job related criteria.
New Jersey AmeriCorps Bonner Leader Recovery Corps is Looking for Applicants
There are three positions left in the NJ AmeriCorps Bonner Leader Recovery Corps:
1 Full-Time Position at Habitat for Humanity
1 Full-Time Position at HomeFront
1 Part-Time Position at Westminster's GETSet Program (Youth Arts Camp Director)
For more information contact rgrinstead@bonner.org or submit resumes to njamericorps@bonner.org.
AmeriCorps Alumni Sought for Prestigious Eli Segal Fellowship
Washington, DC—The Corporation for National and=2 0Community Service is seeking applications from former AmeriCorps members who are interested in serving as the 2009-2010 Eli Segal Fellow, a year-long leadership opportunity to help advance national service policy, operations, and strategy from the Office of the CEO at Corporation headquarters.
This prestigious fellowship was created in 2006 to honor the legacy of Eli Segal, who was a key architect of the 1993 national service legislation and served as the first CEO of the Corporation from 1993 to 1995. Segal died in February 2006.
The fellowship is open to AmeriCorps alumni who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, drive, and commitment to national service, and who are committed to advancing the mission and goals of the Corporation. The duties of the selected fellow will include helping to advance the mission of national service and the strategic goals of the Corporation while working closely with the CEO on projects that benefit the national service field.
The 2009-2010 fellow will serve at moment of strong momentum for the Corporation and the larger service and volunteering movement. President Obama has made service a ce ntral cause of the Presidency and has called on all Americans to make service a part of their daily lives. The President’s strong focus has resulted in several early achievements, including record turnout on the Martin Luther King Day of Service, Recovery Act funding to support 13,000 new AmeriCorps members, passage of the landmark Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, and the launch of the United We Serve initiative.
The fellowship offers the opportunity for career development and gaining a first-hand understanding of national service and the workings of a Federal agency. The fellowship will last for a term of not more than 13 months beginning in September 2009 and includes a $27,000 salary, plus benefits.
Eligible applicants for the fellowship include all AmeriCorps alums who served full-time in the past three years. Exceptions to the three-year limit may be made for candidates who have been in school full-time since serving in AmeriCorps, or who have been in military or other national service such as the Peace Corps. The Segal family will be represented in the selection process.
The deadline to apply for the Eli Segal Fellowship is July 31. For further information, application instructions, and frequently asked questions, please visit:www.nationalservice.gov/pdf/09_0713_eli_segal.htm. For questions, please email elisegalfellowship@cns.gov. Visit https://applicationmanager.gov/Login.aspx?VacancyID=263049 to apply online.
On July 23, 2009, there will be a conference call dedicated to answering questions about the fellowship from 4 PM to 5 PM Eastern Time. Potential applicants should call the toll free number 888-769-9419 and enter passcode 9527552 to join.
The Corporatio n for National and Community Service is a federal agency that improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. Each year, the Corporation engages four million Americans of all ages and backgrounds through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America programs. For more information, visit NationalService.gov
Bonner Program Highlights!
Learning to End Hunger Campaign
This Fall in collaboration with Rutgers University, the New Jersey AmeriCorps Bonner Leader Program is launching the Learning to End Hunger Campaign. Four Full-Time AmeriCorps members will be coordinating much of this effort, organizing Bonner schools and universities around the following issues:
Farm to School/Community Gardens
Community Food Assessments
Food Stamp Outreach
Emergency Food Sustainability
For more information, contact rgrinstead@bonner.org
New Brunswick Community Farmers Market
New Jersey AmeriCorps Member Paul Helms has been working with Elijah's Promise and Johnson and Johnson to launch a New Brunswick Community Farmer's Market, making fresh, healthly food options accessible to downtown New Brunswick Residents!
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