Volunteer Opportunity with the Special Olympics

Note from the East Tennessee Special Olympics Coordinator...

I'm looking for at least 2 people to help referee the Special Olympics Regional Flag Football event on Sept. 11 at Mayor Bob Leonard Park in Farragut. We have 9 high school and adult teams registered to participate. The entire event will be from 10:00 am - approximately 3:00 pm. If someone is only available in the morning or afternoon we could use you, but I am particularly looking for assistance in the afternoon. Since flag football is a new sport for Special Olympics, the morning will be conducted as scrimmages with the emphasis on training rather than competition. In the afternoon, teams will be divisioned and play actual games.

We have a lead referee for each field but the expected assistance has not materialized. Even if you are not a referee but have played flag football, understand the general rules, and are willing to help out, I'd like to hear from you. If you haven't played flag football but understand football, can move up and down the field with the play, and are interested I'll send you the rules so you can look them over and decide if you can help.

Special Olympics plays 5 on 5 and uses a 40 x 25 yd. field, plus the end zones.

If you can help, please let me know.  Even if you can't volunteer for the event, come out and support the athletes on September 11.

Terry

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Terry Brewer
East Tennessee Coordinator
Special Olympics Tennessee
2117 Cottage Row Lane, Knoxville, TN  37922
(865) 966-8286 (h)
(865) 604-1551 (c)
(865) 966-8254 (fax)

Thanks to our Y-Teen Hostesses!!

Yay for Y-Teen Hostesses at the YWCA Tribute to Women event last night!

Craft Day at the YWCA!!

September 19th 3-6pm at the YWCA

Come spend Craft Day with the residents at the YWCA! There are several ways you can get involved:

1. Come join us!
2. Volunteer to teach a 1-1 & 1/2 hour craft.
3. Donate craft items such as drawing paper, pencils, glue, scissors, and things to make cards and scrapbooks!
4. Tell your friends about our Craft Day and encourage them to donate craft items or teach a craft!

We are encouraging residents to bring their own things to work on or join us in activities! We also will be keeping a few things on hand for residents who may not have anything to bring to work on and aren’t interested in the activity we are doing. That way everyone can participate!

For more information or to donate items, email Mary Alice Varga at mvarga@ywcaknox.com today!

Attend Tribute to Women for Free!!

Y-Teens! Buy your tickets to Tribute to Women for $75.00.... or volunteer as a hostess and see the awards ceremony for FREE! :) There's a limited number so email Mary Alice at mvarga@ywcaknox.com to sign up ASAP!

Volunteer Opportunities for Y-Teens

Volunteer Opportunities



Grab Your Paintbrush!


We need your help painting the YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Center!! Email Mary Alice Varga at mvarga@ywcaknox.com for more information!


Be a Hostess with the Mostest!


The YWCA is looking for Y-Teens to serve as hostesses for the 2010 YWCA Tribute to Women event on Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 6pm at the Bijou Theatre. Email Mary Alice at mvarga@ywcaknox.com for more information!

Save the Date for the YWCA Tribute to Women!!

The YWCA Tribute to Women is coming up soon!! This is an amazing event is so much fun and each year, Y-Teens volunteer to greet guests and hand out booklets. If you're interested in volunteering, email Mary Alice Varga at mvarga@ywcaknox.com and go to the YWCA Tribute to Women website for more information!

Volunteer for the 2010 YWCA Tribute to Women Event

Attention Y-Teens: would you like to volunteer at the 2010 YWCA Tribute to Women event next month?! If so, email Mary Alice at mvarga@ywcaknox.com for more info! :)

If you or your family would like to purchase tickets to the event, visit the YWCA Tribute to Women Website!

Celebrate & Volunteer with the YWCA this summer!!

YWCA celebrates anniversary with '90 Notable Moves - check out this article and let us know if you're interested in volunteering!! Email Mary Alice at mvarga@ywcaknox.com

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/jun/05/a-project-worth-noting/

YWCA Director LaKenya Middlebrook straightens up the Phyllis Wheatley Center’s reading room. The room was the first project involved in the 90 Notable Moves Forward Campaign.

Knoxville Musuem of Art Summer Volunteer Opportunities

Email Mary Alice ASAP at mvarga@ywcaknox.com if you are interested in these opportunities:

Sunday, July 4 – KMA art tent in World’s Fair Park:
Art activities for children and their families. Exact times to be announced but probably will be about 12-5pm divided into two 2 ½ hour shifts. Now an expanded collaboration with the City of Knoxville, this event is a metamorphosis of past summertime editions of Family Day. There also will be a multitude of other activities going on in the WFP, including food, music & other live entertainment. Our free art tent was a smash hit with all ages last year & we expect the same success this summer. We will need 2-3 helpers for each activity and probably will offer about a dozen activities.


Summer Art Academy, June 7 – July 30:
Generally, volunteers will sign up for a full week (Mon-Fri) at a time to assist art instructors. (The exceptions are two 1-day stained glass workshops.)
• Week-long morning classes (9am-12pm) for ages 3-12 years.
• Week-long afternoon classes (1-4pm) for ages 13 and up.