Playground By the Sound (Chambers Creek Golf Course area). Volunteer Opportunities go to
http://www.playgroundbythesound.org/ and click on “volunteer”.
“Helping in the Vineyard” This Web site provides access to volunteer service opportunities
of the LDS Church. Explore how you can contribute by browsing opportunities. Check it o
ut at
http://vineyard.lds.org/.
Featured Opportunity: Church Publications:
Prepare Church content to share with the worldThe Church has thousands of documents that need to be evaluated before they can be
sent to people worldwide. Your participation will allow many more people to find and enjoy the gospel messages that God has provided to Church leaders.
Free Cakes For Kids South Sound (253-267-5686) is a non-profit organization that makes birthday cakes for foster, homeless or underprivileged kids who may not otherwise receive one. We are a diverse group of volunteers, consisting of career women, stay-at-home mothers, grandmothers, husbands, children, etc., that have come together with a heart-felt desire and common goal, (not to mention a passion for baking ), to bring joy and cake to children on their special day. We believe that every child deserves a birthday cake. In this economic hardship when families are stressed financially, sometimes it is a choice between a birthday gift or birthday cake. We made 607 cakes in 2010 and 250 in 2009. Our base is in Dupont but we cover Vancouver, WA up to Bellingham, WA. We are looking for help to share our organization with the community. We are always in need of additional volunteers, donations and nominations of a child in need. We are 100% funded by our volunteers and donations we receive from the community. Please let us know if you can help us in any way. For more info visit our website at
http://www.freecakesforkidssouthsound.com/Our Relief Society may become involved with gathering donations of specific cake ingredients to help provide ‘bakers’ with needed materials. Be on the lookout for this service opportunity as well.
Tutors Needed
Volunteers needed to help others gain or enhance literacy skills through the Tacoma Area Literacy Council (TALC). TALC, an affiliate of ProLiteracy, seeks to help adults reach their goals and become self-sufficient by improving their literacy. TALC provides free one-on-one tutoring in basic literacy skills for adult learners through volunteers trained to be tutors. Tutors need not have teaching experience; however, they must meet some criteria such as being at least 18 years old, have a regular high school or GED diploma, have compassion, patience and a sense of humor, be sensitive to cultures other than your own and be prepared to tutor an adult in basic literacy skills or
ESL for at least 6 months.
After an intensive 18-hour course, which takes place over three days, tutors are matched with an adult learner. The tutor and student decide where and when to meet. The lessons will take place in a public setting, such as a library. You will meet once or twice a week for 1-1/2 to 2 hours each time. Both you and your student are asked to make a 6-month commitment to the program. You are also required to create a lesson plan for each session and to submit a quarterly report every 3 months. There are many adult students waiting to connect with a tutor, and volunteers are desperately needed all over Pierce County.
For tutors, training workshops are offered twice per year, in the spring and fall. The next training dates are April 11, 13, and 15 from 9:30am to 3:30 at the Community of Christ Church in University Place. There is a $25 registration fee that helps offset the cost of training materials. The fee also covers current year’s dues in TALC and a 6-month membership in ProLiteracy the nation’s largest adult literacy organization. To learn more about the TALC’s efforts, log on to their website:
http://www.tacomaliteracy.org/students.html.
If you know of volunteer opportunities in our community please send them to steilacoomrs@gmail.com.
Relief Society Meeting -
and have alot of fun. Thanks Kay for helping us express ourselves. The scent of chocolate filled the air as JoLee treated us to a demonstration on preparing and using ganache (recipe follows pictures). It was delicious. Go JoLee. Chocolate fondue topped off the 
evening in a near perfect way. Thanks Christina. Guess we're ready for Valentine's Day. Thank you to all those who made this evening great. And a special thank you to our childcare helpers, Brother Tate and Brother Groo!
Playground By the Sound (Chambers Creek Golf Course area). Volunteer Opportunities go to http://www.playgroundbythesound.org/ and click on “volunteer”.
ESL for at least 6 months.
Just in time for Valentine's Day! The February Relief Society Meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 7pm in the Relief Society room. We will be learning how to show our spouses, children, and fellowmen that we love them! And what better way to show them than by learning some fun ways to express our love. We will also be learning how to make some decadent desserts and crafty cards for our loved ones. Please invite your friends! You don't want to miss this!
