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Friday, May 09, 2008		Register
Organizations: 376 \| Volunteer Opportunities: 176 \| Volunteer Referrals: 1,134

Western Kentucky University’s ALIVE Center for Community Partnerships promotes community development across Central Kentucky through campus and community partnerships.

VOLUNTEERISM

Maintains an online list of short-term and ongoing volunteer opportunities

Connects youth and adult volunteers to service organizations

Matches WKU faculty and staff interests with agency needs

INFORMATION & REFERRAL

Maintains a comprehensive directory of Bowling Green-Warren County service organizations and support groups

Responds to inquiries regarding childcare, health, education, recreation, housing, monetary needs and other services

Maintains a listing of community events

Provides large and small conference rooms for agency meetings

Provides tables, chairs and gardening equipment to agencies free of charge

Building Partnerships to Strengthen Communities Across Central Kentucky

VISIT OUR 2008 PAGE FOR INFO ON SUMMER CAMPS AND ACTIVITIES!

SUMMER FUN FOR KIDS!

SUMMER ACTIVITIES FAIR

Tuesday, May 6 at 5:30 p.m.

Bowling Green High School Arena

(Park by swimming pool to enter arena)

Camps & activities for children & youth grades k-12

Programs include arts, aviation, cooking, dance, drama, music, police academy, sports, string instruments, swimming, volunteer opportunities for youth, all-day all-summer programs and much, much more!

Community Education & BGHS Youth Services Center

To reserve a table at the fair or for more information, contact

Debi Wade Jordan at Community Education at 842-4281or djordan@bgwc-commed.org .

National Association of Letter Carriers

Stamp Out Hunger

Food Drive

Saturday, May 10^th

To help needy families in your area, simply:

1. Place Campbell products or other non-perishable food items in a bag by your mailbox.

2. Your letter carrier will pick up and deliver it to local food banks.

Do You Have Information?

The ALIVE Center depends on maintaining close working relationships with agencies and organizations in the Bowling Green-Warren County area to gather up-to-date information to share with the public. If you have program information for the online service directory or if you wish to promote volunteer opportunities and community events, please contact the ALIVE Center at 270-782-0082 or e-mail alivebg@wku.edu. Also, service providers are invited to bring brochures to the ALIVE Center for display and distribution, and to sign up to use the facility free of charge for meetings and workshops.

ALIVE Center
1818 31W ByPass, Bowling Green, KY 42101
Phone: 270.782.0082 / Fax: 270.782.0922 / E-mail: alivebg@wku.edu

Browse these VOLUNTEER opportunities:

Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope is a community-based youth development program. To find out more about its Youth in Arts Program and Community Connections, click on Kaleidoscope.

Barren River Area Safe Space, Inc. (BRASS) is collecting used cell phones. The phones will be reprogrammed to call 911 and will be distributed to victims of domestic violence who are in dangerous situations.

Cell Phone Drop Off Locations:

--United Way: 1110 College Street

--WUHU 107.1 & WBVR: 901 Lehman Avenue

--SAM 100.7: 1823 McIntosh (behind Peppers's on Campbell Ln)

--ALIVE Center: 1818 31W ByPass

--Living Hope Baptist Church: 1805 Westen Ave.

This program also assists the shelter raise funds for emergency assistance. For more information call BRASS at 781-9334.

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