Bergen Volunteers Buzz
June 2021
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What is the Buzz?
Bergen Volunteers Buzz is our newsletter highlighting organizational news, events, updates, and volunteer opportunities. Look out for our newsletter at the beginning of every month to stay connected with your friends at Bergen Volunteers!
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Note From Nina
As our community programs continue to grow back to pre-pandemic levels, we are so excited to announce that we are also back to offering in-person events (safety measures in place). For some of us, it will be the first time that we get together in person in a year and a half!
The Friday Forum is back IN PERSON! Join us on June 18 at the Stony Hill Inn, 11:30 am for a panel discussion about how COVID-19 is affecting women in the workforce.
Then, on June 29, join us as our Bergen LEADS class presents their findings on their research into Food Security through our LEADS capstone project. Space is limited, so if you are unable to attend in person, join us for the live-stream via Facebook live.
If you want even more in-person events, we welcome you to one of our most informative training seminars, Volunteer Management 101, on Friday, June 11. This seminar covers everything from recruitment, placement, and training, to supervision, acknowledgment, and evaluation of your volunteers.
We welcome everyone back to our community center without walls, as we continue to match resources with needs and needs with resources.
Warmly,
Nina
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Volunteer Manager
Training 101
June 11, 2021
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Bergen Volunteers Office
64 Passaic Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Safety protocol will be followed.
Bergen Volunteers training,
Essentials of Volunteer Management is back and better than ever!
This 6-hour comprehensive course covers everything you need to know in order to run a successful volunteer program!
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Lunch & Learn:
Guide to Misinformation
June 16, 2021
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
via Zoom
Join Bergen LEADER, Maria Deptula for a seminar on misinformation, disinformation, bias and “fake news".
Maria Deptula will help attendees uncover how we can categorize information based on its provenance, recognize our selective preferences, and learn new sources we can refer to when in doubt.
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Friday Forum:
Women and COVID-19
June 18, 2021
11:30 am - 3:00 pm
Stony Hill Inn
231 Polifly Road
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Safety protocol will be followed.
Join Bergen Volunteers and our panel of experts as we take a deep dive into women in leadership and how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the workforce for women.
Meet our panel and register here.
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Bergen LEADS
Public Forum
Give a Hand, Lend a Hand The Halt Hunger Project
June 29, 2021
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
via Facebook Live
Tune in and watch the Bergen LEADS Class of 2022 deliver their
capstone project on food insecurity issues facing Bergen County.
If you would like more information about the forum, please contact Debbie Emery at demery@bergenvolunteers.org.
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Bergen LEADS
Bergen LEADers experienced Environmental Day last month, while uncovering the importance of sustainable farming, beautification projects, and fresh produce.
LEADers were visited by Hugh Carola from Hackensack Riverkeeper, Inc., Allie Fellema from Teaneck Creek Conservancy, and Violet Reed and Isabel Arrieche from MEVO.
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Mentoring:
First-Generation College Students
The college process can seem daunting.
- Who do you ask for letters of recommendation?
- Should you take the SAT or the ACT?
- What is the FAFSA?
- What is a safety school?
These are just a few questions that students may ask as they prepare to apply to college. Our mentors work alongside students and help them create a deadline-driven timeline and develop a deeper understanding of the college process. During their meetings, which occur every other week, they will work on specific tasks as defined by their timeline.
Ideally, students interested in enrolling in our First Generation College Program should currently be in their junior year of High School to get the most out of their mentoring experience.
To learn more, please call Lisa Tredici at 201-489-9454 ext. 208 or e-mail ltredici@bergenvolunteers.org.
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Volunteer Opportunity: Making-It-Home |
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Looking for an innovative weight-lifting program and a way to get in some much needed exercise? Here's an opportunity that will help with this, and provide a meaningful volunteer experience at the same time.
Making-It-Home works with a corps of volunteers to collect gently used furniture from generous donors in Bergen County and bring it to formerly homeless families who are leaving emergency shelters and moving into unfurnished apartments.
This is our busiest season yet. It seems as if everyone is either downsizing, redecorating, or moving - and wants to donate furniture - so we can really use your help.
Let us know if you’d like to explore the possibility of joining our team.
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Agency Spotlight:
Franciscan Community Development Center, Inc.
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The Franciscan Community Development Center, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization located in northeast New Jersey. The Franciscan Community Development Center (FCDC) has embarked on the mission to meet the needs of Bergen and Hudson County's most disenfranchised populations by providing an array of services that help their clients become self-sustaining. From their humble beginning of just a handful of services, today the FCDC center proudly sponsors over 20 programs, services, and outreach missions.
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Thank You, Donors!
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If so, please contact Elizabeth at ereich@bergenvolunteers.org.
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Bergen Volunteers
www.bergenvolunteers.org
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