Volunteer Center of the Brazos Valley http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org A Partnership of the Brazos Valley Council of Governments and the United Way of the Brazos Valley Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:34:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 APO FamFest http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/apo-famfest/ http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/apo-famfest/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:21:43 +0000 Kyle http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/?p=294 Event Information:

FamFest is a day-long family fun festival for all ages at the beautiful Wolf Pen Creek featuring live music, along with family–oriented games and activities, arts, crafts and food vendors.

Talent from the Brazos Valley will fill two stages from 11 a.m. until approximately 5:30 p.m.   Concurrently, there will be a midway and carnival games and family activities in the adjacent festival grounds.

The headliner of the evening will be country music award winner, Rodney Atkins.  He will be preceded by Greg Bates beginning around 6:30.

The event is hosted by Aggieland Pregnancy Outreach (APO), a non-profit which focuses on children born from unplanned pregnancies.  The day is designed to unite families, honor children and promote adoption.

Date:                May 12, 2012

Location:          Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater

                        1015 Colgate Dr.

College Station, Texas  77840

Event Hours:    11:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. (subject to change)

Estimated Attendance:    7,500   but not guaranteed

Request for Volunteers

We are in need of volunteers to work in four-hour shifts throughout the day. Volunteers receive a t-shirt and one free concert ticket.

Job Descriptions:

Load In/Out – Help as needed hauling band and stage equipment.

Security – T-Shirt security to enforce rules, monitor a specified area of festival grounds, patrol perimeters, entries/check-points, provide parking lot security as assigned. Strict “hands off” monitoring.

Ticketing – Ticket/wrist-band sales, greeters, watch for violations and report to security, enforce guidelines (no coolers, etc.), provide information as needed.

Hospitality – Make sure complimentary snacks and beverages are available in specified areas for volunteer entertainers, staff and volunteers throughout the day.

Grounds Keeping – Make sure grounds are free of clutter/trash; empty receptacles when full. Wolf Pen Creek will provide replacement trash bags and disposal site

Set-up/Take-down – Assist Friday and/or Saturday with setting up and taking down markers, signs, banners, equipment, etc.

Anything – Means you are open to whatever needs to be done.

]]> http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/apo-famfest/feed/ 0 6th Annual Armadillo Dash http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/armadillodash2012/ http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/armadillodash2012/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:57:30 +0000 Kyle http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/?p=259 The Sixth Annual Armadillo Dash Half Marathon & 5K is slated for Sunday, March 4, 2012. Run or walk for your health AND to help kids in our community!

Race proceeds benefit children’s charities in the Brazos Valley. Since 2007, thanks to your participation and our generous sponsors, $133,000 has been donated to local organizations. This year the benefiting charities are Scotty’s House, Boys & Girls Club, Still Creek Ranch and Brazos Valley Food Bank.

Don’t wait! Register NOW to get the best price. Nowhere else in the Brazos Valley can you get a fun and fast course, inspiring water stops, a cool tshirt, awesome hardware (medals for half marathoners only) and volunteers who can’t wait to help you run your best race. And all this for the lowest price in town!

>>>>>Click Here To Register<<<<<

>>>>Click Here to Volunteer<<<<

]]> http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/armadillodash2012/feed/ 0 2011 Radio M*A*S*H http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/radiomash2011/ http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/radiomash2011/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:30:12 +0000 Kyle http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/?p=244 What:   An annual toy drive to collect toys and funds for less-fortunate children in the Brazos Valley. The event provides toys for over 4,000 Brazos Valley children each year!

Who:   Radio M*A*S*H is coordinated by the Brazos Valley Communications family of radio stations KORA, KTAM, KBXT, KJXJ and KAPN in Bryan/College Station in conjunction with the Texas Army National Guard and the U.S.S. Intangible, a local science fiction fan club.

When:   Radio M*A*S*H is an ongoing event that runs for 100 hours, starting Thursday, December 1st at 6:00 a.m. and ending Monday, December 5th at 10:00 a.m.

Where:   Post Oak Mall parking lot on the corner of Harvey Road and Highway 6 in College Station.

Where the toys go:   To less-fortunate children during the Christmas season.   Toy requests are received from area elementary schools, churches, and service organizations that work with less-fortunate children.   With your help, every request will be filled!

Where the funds go:   Money is collected on-site.   Those funds go towards the purchase of more toys from local businesses in the Brazos Valley.

Where we get the requests:   Wish forms are sent to local churches, schools, and community groups.   They distribute the forms to needy families and then return them to us.   The orders are filled ON-SITE during Radio M*A*S*H and the local groups send people to pick up the orders when they are filled.   The local groups then distribute the orders to the individual families.

Food:   Local restaurants donate food for our staff and volunteers.   This includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a late night snack.

Questions:   Contact Tara at (979) 776-1240 or leave message at extension # 165

]]> http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/radiomash2011/feed/ 0 Youth Day of Caring http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/youthdayofcaring/ http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/youthdayofcaring/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:46:18 +0000 Kyle http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/?p=238 Youth Day Of Caring

Date: January 16, 2012.

Each year United Way of the Brazos Valley’s Youth Leadership Cabinet brings together approximately 300 local high school students to participate in Youth Day of Caring. Youth volunteers spend the “day on, not a day off” working on special projects at local non-profit agencies in the Brazos Valley Region.

Youth Day of Caring is a great opportunity for teenagers to make a difference through volunteer service. Students can see firsthand the variety of services available to help people in the community.

Particular projects will be posted at a later date. Click “Register Now” if you are interested in participating in the Youth Day of Caring.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP!

]]> http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/youthdayofcaring/feed/ 0 Volunteers Needed to Deliver Thanksgiving Meals http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/thanksgiving/ http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/thanksgiving/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:15:15 +0000 Kyle http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/?p=231 Epicures Catering will be preparing its annual Thanksgiving meal on Thanksgiving day. Food for the meal is provided by the Brazos Valley Food Bank and is open to the public – anyone who needs a meal that day is welcome to either dine at their location or sign up for a home-delivered meal. Volunteers are needed to deliver meals to the disabled and homebound. Monetary Donations can also be made at The Bank & Trust.
When: Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 24th
Where: Epicures Catering, 6960 Coyote Run, Bryan, TX 77840
Contact: Epicures Catering, 979-695-0985 ]]> http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/thanksgiving/feed/ 0 Christmas at the Creek – Volunteers Needed! http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/catc/ http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/catc/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:05:15 +0000 Kyle http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/?p=165 Christmas at the Creek is a month-long holiday celebration that includes more than 1 million lights decorating the beautiful Wolf Pen Creek area. In its 27-year history, Christmas at the Creek has attracted more than 2 million visitors, including many who have made Christmas at the Creek an annual family tradition.

Special activities are scheduled for the first two weekends in December, starting with a Bring Your Pets night on Saturday, December 3. Pets can take their owners on a stroll through the park and pose for photos with Santa. On  Saturday December 10 there will a Holiday Baking Contest. December. 2-3 and 9-10, visitors can tour the park on an old fashioned hayride and enjoy free cookies, hot cocoa, live entertainment, reindeer games, free photos with Santa and more.

In addition, Santa will take a break from his Christmas preparations to drop in for photos with the children.

Private Photos with Santa will be available:

Saturday December 3rd from 2pm-5pm

Sunday December 4th from 5pm-9pm

Saturday December 10th from 2pm-5pm

Sunday December 11th from 12pm-6pm.

Wednesday December 14th from 6pm-9pm

To reserve your private photo time with Santa please call 979-764-6385

Click the picture for volunteer opportunities!!!

]]> http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/catc/feed/ 0 BCS Marathon http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/bcsmarathon/ http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/bcsmarathon/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:12:52 +0000 Kyle http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/?p=220

The Race

 Join us at 7:00am on December 11, 2011 as runners from across the state embark on a 13.1 or 26.2 mile journey through the streets of Bryan, College Station, and Texas A&M University. This event is supporting Mercy Project and Still Creek Ranch

The race courses are flat and fast, and the route includes plenty of shady neighborhoods, several golf courses, and enough crowd support to help you get to the finish for your first time or your fastest time. The marathon course will be USAT&F certified and a Boston Marathon qualifying race.

Volunteers

A race of this size requires hundreds of dedicated volunteers. If you are interested in helping in this capacity, please e-mail us at bcsracevolunteer@gmail.com, and we will contact you directly for more info. Thanks for helping make this race happen!

See you on December 11th! 

]]> http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/bcsmarathon/feed/ 0 United Way Day of Caring http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/dayofcaring/ http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/dayofcaring/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:43:45 +0000 Kyle http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/?p=180

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER!

United Way Day of Caring is a one day event on November 4th 2011 that brings local individuals together to help out our neigbors. United Way partners provide the jobs to be completed and local businesses and individuals form teams who VOLUNTEER to help complete the tasks during the day. Whether it's painting a room at Twin City Mission or mowing yards at clients' houses, every person is needed and appreciated.

If you are interested in forming a Day of Caring team for this year or sponsoring the event in some way, please sign up with one of the projects below or email us at volunteer@uwbv.org!

]]> http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/dayofcaring/feed/ 0 Service Summit – November 10, 2011 http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/service-summit-november-10-2011/ http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/service-summit-november-10-2011/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:28:53 +0000 Carolyn http://volunteerbrazosvalley.org/?p=157 Family Promise of Bryan-College Station

Invites You to Attend the

Service Summit, November 10, 2011 at the Brazos Center

Dear Friend,

I hope you will register to attend our Service Summit.  This event will bring together concerned citizens, non-profit leaders and workers, clergy, city and university
officials, as well as students to discuss some of the key social issues in our
community.

The goals of Service
Summit are:

  • raise awareness of growing social problems in the Brazos Valley
  • highlight current service opportunities and
  • create a context where dynamic and effective networking can continue to grow.

The causes of poverty
are complex and many well-meaning individuals remain disconnected from the
alarming rise of poverty in our area.  Family Promise is hosting
Service Summit so that community leaders and participants can have clear
information and work together to make a difference. Some of the topics covered
that will be addressed include: crime & prevention, decent and affordable
housing, the top problems faced by  families in counseling, university
students in service, problems related to food scarcity, and school and church
partnerships.

We are also pleased that author Gabe Lyons will be our keynote speaker.  His experiences and knowledge will offer an encouraging word how others across America are collaborating together to solve similar problems.

Toward a better future,

Jason Fikes, Minister A&M Church of Christ

Board Member Family Promise B/CS

Click Here to Read More About Service Summit

Click Here to Register for Service Summit

Click here for the Family Promise website

For further questions, call Jason Fikes at 979-693-0400 x. 224

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All the “Big Kids” are invited to have a ball!

The Children’s Museum of the Brazos Valley is hosting Let’s Have a Ball October 6th at the Hilton of College Station. There will be live and silent auctions, fun games, and great food. Plus, live music from Southern Echo.

Come in your jeans, this is going to be a real ball!

This fund raiser will go to supporting our local Children’s Museum.

Click here to purchase your tickets at CMBV.org.

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