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Community Service hours can be recorded for the 2009-2010 school year. Any service done after May 12, 2009 may be placed on your sheet. The summer is a great time to help those in your community.
Have a healthy, safe, and fun summer!
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Wyckoff Economy Shop needs volunteers to assist with retail sales the first Saturday of every month beginning October 6th . Shop is open 10am - 1pm. Can work 1, 2 or 3 hour shifts.http://bergenvolunteers.org/volunteer_opp.asp
Contact Debbie Diaz directly at 201-447-0992 or send email to debdiaz@verizon.net
Wyckoff Booster Association needs volunteers to work Saturday mornings in the concession stand at Wyckoff Community Park. Open to all middle school students
Shifts available: 8:45am - 10:15am & 10:30am - 12noon
Contact Sue Nochta directly at 201-694-0792
Ongoing Community Service Opportunities
Check out this web site in order to get more
community service opportunities
Christian Health Care Center
Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff
Contact: Dot Faassee, 201-848-5797
Volunteers are needed to assist the staff in various activities for the residents of our facility. 13 yrs. old or 8th grade only. Summer Jr. Volunteer Program during July and August, please contact above.
Emmanuel Cancer Foundation
174 Paterson Avenue
Midland Park, NJ
Contact: David Johnson
201-612-8118
Individual projects available, please contact above. No volunteer opportunities on site.
Wyckoff Public Library
Wyckoff, NJ
Contact: Denise Marchetti
201-891-4866
Camp Sunshine & Camp Snowflake
1133 E. Ridgewood Avenue
Ridgewood, NJ
(201) 652-1755 or www.sunshine-snowflake.org
A recreational program for children and young adults with multiple disabilities.
Training is provided and volunteers may start any time during the year. Minimum age 12 years.
Camp Acorn
PO Box 1383
Paramus, NJ
(973) 471-2911 or www.campacorn.org
Provides a state of the art social/recreation program for children and young adults with disabilities. Minimum age 12 years. |
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ESP
The ESP chair people are happy to have the privilege of finding volunteer opportunities for your children. The Eisenhower policy of 15 volunteer hours (suggested) per year is meant to underscore how important it is to instill a desire to help others in our students. Middle school students are mature enough, or developing the maturity, to truly understand that volunteering has a genuine value to those whom they help and that they are making a commitment by offering their time.We have been reaching out to many students to assist with the big fall events, including the Eastern Christian Children’s Retreat, the Buddy Walk, the Angels of Hope and the WEF Run/Walk. Generally, there has been communication between ESP and parents of volunteers, and most importantly, between parents and their children. Unfortunately, we are also d
ealing with a very uncomfortable situation. Some students are volunteering, not showing up to fulfill their commitments, and shortchanging the people (volunteers themselves) who are working very hard to organize and run these events. Parents need to be aware when their children volunteer (the volunteer forms are in the Friday folder), and ensure that their children are indeed present at the events. We want to make sure that Eisenhower students are valued as volunteers, as they have been in years past, so we can preserve these great opportunities where many students can earn ESP hours.When we offer opportunities where fewer volunteers are required, we typically post flyers on the ESP Board. Please make sure that your child tells you that he or she has signed up. This way, you can help them be there as needed AND not take that opportunity away from another student. A good way to stay on top of this is to look at the ESP web page together. Every opportunity we offer is listed there. Please feel free to call any of us if your child tells you they have signed up for something you don’t see…we are happy to clear up any confusion.Most of all, it is important that ESP works with parents to teach the real meaning of doing for others. When you fill in your child’s ESP sheet, please enter information as accurately as possible to the best of your knowledge (some organizations actually give the students confirmation sheets with exaggerated hours). It is up to all of to keep the integrity in teaching our kids about community service so they can truly experience the rewards it brings.Thank you,
Karen Verhoog / 670-9128 / kverhoog@aol.com
Melissa Shiel / 232-7756 / metcw@aol.com
Donna Jackson / 444-6915 / Donna.Columbo@judiciary.state.nj.us |
About ESP
WHAT is ESP?
It is a program which encourages each Eisenhower student to perform 15 hours of community service a year. The program was established in 1992 by a former Eisenhower principal, Joe Desiderio, to encourage 6th, 7th and 8th graders to become involved in giving something back to their community. Since inception, Eisenhower students have volunteered over 80,000 hours of service to the community.
WHO is involved in ESP
All Eisenhower Students are strongly encouraged to participate in the program.
Karen Verhoog /201- 670-9128 / kverhoog@aol.com
is the parent coordinator of this program. Anyone interested in helping us by acting as liaison between student volunteers and a particular service organization please call or email us. If you learn of any student volunteer opportunities that you would like to share, please email them to us. Parents are also encouraged to help their own student find time in busy schedules to provide community service in way that is meaningful and enjoyable for the child.
WHAT ESP IS NOT
ESP hours are NOT given for household chores, yard work, snow shoveling, babysitting or eldercare for your family or relatives.
WHEN do students perform community service?
Eisenhower students can perform community service during the summer, after school or on weekends. The ESP year begins in June and concludes in early May when the ESP time sheets, which are stapled to the right side of each students Friday folder, are collected.
WHEREdo students perform community service?
Community service is performed by Eisenhower students in many places such as hospitals, houses of worship, and area service organizations (PTO Economy Shop, Lions Club, Partners in Pride, Center for Food Action, YMCA and animal shelters, etc.) A parent or student may contact any organization directly or through the designated liaison named in the attached pages. There will be school sponsored service events in which students will participate with adult supervision. Students should watch for volunteer opportunity announcements on the daily ETV program, on the ESP Bulletin board located in the hallway by the Guidance Office. Parents and students can view current student volunteer opportunities on the web: www.wyckoffschools.org/eisenhower/esp/index.html
http://www.bergenvolunteers.org and www.kidscare.org are two additional web sites which have interesting volunteer opportunities for children and adults. The Sunday Bergen Record newspaper also lists volunteer opportunities in the Living Section.
WHYparticipate in ESP?
This project was organized in order to provide opportunities for our children to learn the value of helping others. It is our hope that through this program our children will become more responsible, caring citizens. Community service is also known to build self esteem. It can empower our children by showing them their actions can and do make a difference.
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