[OKC] Opportunity to help with sustainable educational efforts -- World Neighbors WorldFest Leaning Village --- October 1-5 in Oklahoma City

[Shauna Struby]

Please share the following information with your peers and colleagues:

 

WORLD NEIGHBORS -- WORLDFEST LEARNING VILLAGE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

 

World Neighbors has a wonderful volunteer opportunity coming up October 1
through October 5 at the Coca-Cola Bricktown Events Center in downtown
Oklahoma City to assist with the WorldFest Learning Village area. This
exhibit will take place within the context of our WorldFest Fair Trade
Festival which serves as the signature event for World Neighbors and
features artisan items for sale from around the world with proceeds to
benefit our organization. 

 

The purpose of the learning village is to highlight World Neighbors thematic
work as well as provide “bring it home” action steps to Oklahoma children
and adults. 

 

Ø  The areas highlighting World Neighbors thematic work will cover the
following themes: people-centered food systems, nutrition, natural resource
management, access to safe water, community/reproductive health, gender,
etc. 

 

Ø  The areas highlighting “bring it home” action steps will cover the
following themes: water conservation, recycling, nutrition, people-centered
food systems, composting, organic gardening, community building, etc. 

 

The learning village will feature information sharing from our partners:
Oklahoma Food Cooperative, Oklahoma Master Gardner’s, Department of
Environmental Quality, Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Martin Park
Nature Center and more. 

 

Due to your academic background and/or professional track, we feel you would
be a great addition to the learning village volunteer team. If you are
interested in volunteering, please contact me via email at amillaway at wn.org
by Thursday, September 4 or as soon as possible. 

 

LEARNING VILLAGE VOLUNTEER SHIFTS:

 

Ø  Set-up on Wednesday, October 1: 10 am to 2:00 pm or 1 pm to 5 pm

 

Ø  Set-up on Thursday, October 2: 9 am to 2 pm

 

Ø  Event on Friday, October 3: 8:30 am to 11:30 am; 11:00 am to 3:30 pm or
3:00 to 6:30 pm

 

Ø  Event on Saturday, October 4: 9:30 am to 1:30 pm; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm or
3:30 pm to 7:00 pm

 

Ø  Event on Sunday, October 5: 10:30 am to 3:00 pm and 2:30 pm to 7:00 pm

 

I look forward to hearing from you. Once I receive your volunteer day and
time preferences, I will forward your information to Neila Crank-Clements,
learning village volunteer supervisor. She will be in touch about upcoming
volunteer training times. It is best to send your training date and time
preferences for the week of September 22 through September 28 – morning,
afternoon or evening. 

 

** If you have sent this message between Friday, September 5 and Sunday,
September 21 you will receive a vacation message as I will be away for my
wedding and honeymoon. During this time, please send your volunteer
schedules directly to Neila Crank-Clements via email at
ncrankclements at wn.org. 

 

*** All volunteers will receive a certain percentage off of WorldFest items.
This percentage will be based on the number of volunteer shifts completed.
Volunteers completing one shift will receive 20% off of WorldFest product,
volunteers completing two shifts will receive 25% off of WorldFest product
and volunteers completing three or more shifts will receive 30% off of
WorldFest product and their name entered into a raffle for a WorldFest prize
basket.

To learn more about World Neighbors, please visit http//:www.wn.org.

Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you!

 

April E. Millaway, M.Ed.

Volunteer, Intern and Service-Learning Coordinator

4127 N.W. 122nd Street

Oklahoma City, OK 73120 USA

p 405-752-9700 ext. 0229 / 1-800-242-6387

f 405-752-9393 /  <http://www.wn.org/> www.wn.org

Inspiring People, Strengthening Communities

 

Our mission: World Neighbors inspires people and strengthens communities to
find lasting solutions to hunger, poverty and disease and to promote a
healthy environment.

World Neighbors has received
<http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=4764>
Charity Navigator’s 4-star rating for the second consecutive year!

 

 

 

 

 

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