Volunteer Community Service

OverviewASCE & Volunteer Community Service

Our Annual Service Events

What Members are Doing Nationwide

How ASCE can reward good work

How to have successful volunteer efforts

The CVCSASCE Committee on Volunteer Community ServiceRuns Community Service Events at ASCE National Conferences (next year in KC!)Selects Award Winners for Outstanding Public Service by Section or IndividualsPromotes and Encourages Members to reach out to their Communities

Annual Community Service Events

Planning 2009 Event in Kansas City, MO

2008 – The Bradley Center, Pittsburgh

2007 – Frontline Outreach Center, Orlando

2006 – Boys & Girls Club, Chicago

2005 – Bradley Senior Center, LA

2004 – COIL Senior Center, Baltimore

2003 – Donelson Senior Center, Nashville

Things to doPart 1: working with students

Discussion:What types of activities do you do, or can you imagine doing, with K-12 students?

Things to doPart 1: working with students

Speaking to classes of kids or big assemblies

Things to doPart 1: working with students

After-school programs

Things to doPart 1: working with students

Career fairs

Things to doPart 1: working with students

Field Trips

Things to doPart 1: working with students

Job Shadow

This photo borrowed from Boeing Web Site.

RESOURCES!!!ASCE’s own resources

http://www.asce.org/kids/Order Handouts Through ASCEHas links to other great resourcesCOMING SOON – ASCE & PBS team up on New Website for Kids

ENGINEERYOURLIFE.ORGGreat site! Specific focus on young women engineers.

ENGINEERYOURFUTURE.ORG

RESOURCES!!!Engineering Education Service Center www.engineeringedu.com

Activities, videos, presentations, books, posters, pins, etc.

Feel free to always contact ASCE for any help you may need!

Whatever you want to do, the odds are someone in ASCE is doing something similar.

Things to doPart 2: community involvement

Discussion:What types of activities can you do to help your community?

Helping the Underprivileged

Food, Toy or Clothing Drives

Fundraising or “Bell-ringing”

Help in Senior Centers, Hospices or Food Pantries

“Adopt-a-YMCA” or similar program

Engineers Without Borders or similar work

Community Improvements

Construction / Rehab ProjectsYour Own, Habitat for Humanity, Rebuilding Together, etc…

Skateboard Parks, Playgrounds, Small Bridges

Clean-Ups, Community Gardens, or “Adopt-A-Stream” or “Adopt-a-Highway” programs

“Do Not Dump” Stencilling

Work with Scouts

Steps towards a Successful Public Service Event

Consider working with a charitable organization needing help.

Form a Committee and Allow around 5 months

Plan activities with realistic numbers for volunteers and achievable scopes

Fundraise, seek sponsors or buy supplies

Start seeking volunteers early.

Rewards for Outstanding Community Service

Group Unity and Confidence

ASCE Awards given yearly include Public Service Awards to Groups or Sections and Citizen Awards to Individuals.

Dozens of Other ASCE related Awards can involve community service (Diversity Champion, “Young Faces”, Edmund Freeman, etc.)

Pre-College Outreach Committee will be raffling off laptops to those reporting their activities.