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The Fayetteville Public Library is having an author event on

Sunday, November, 13th! Author Geraldine Brooks who

won the Pulitzer Prize in 2006 will be at the library for a

reception and public talk.

The library needs a lot of volunteer help to prepare for this event. Duties include moving chairs, book 

bins, tables, etc... We need at least 50 volunteers to help! Volunteers will be moving about on foot and

lifting up to 35 lbs. 

Fayetteville Public Library 

Hello VAC Volunteers! November 8th, 2011

Here is your weekly update on service opportunities and other news in NWA

NWA Women’s Shelter 

NWAWS in Rogers, AR needs help from UA students who are not afraid of 

some moderate lifting. We are in the process of moving donated items from

the shelter to our thrift store. We need all hands on deck to move boxes and

bags full of clothing and household items. Volunteers will be needed everyday

from November 8th to November 30th between 8:00AM—4:00PM.

There is no training requirement for this event. This can be a single time ac-

tivity or something you do on a regular basis. 

Parson Hills Elementary 

Due to the tremendous need of our families. Parson Hills Elemen-

tary provides a Snack Pack for all 650 of our students for the two

week winter/Christmas break. Because most of the students at Par-

son Hills are on free/reduced lunch, they depend on the meals they

get at school to keep from going hungry. There are about 175 stu-

dents that receive a snack pack on Fridays for the weekend. Those students are especially in need of 

extra snacks during a long school break.

Therefore, we at Parson Hills provide a winter break snack pack with 14 snacks one for everyday of 

the break. We are asking for donations of pudding cups at this time. We will need 650 by Friday,

December 16th 2011.

Volunteers will then be needed on December 15th, Thursday, to put the winter break snack packs

together.

Volunteers are also needed weekly to help make the weekend snack packs. Please learn more about

this ongoing opportunity on our site. 

Leverett PTO Game Day Parking 

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M o r e o p p o r t u n i t i e s a t V O L U N T E E R . U A R K . E D U !

VAC’S FEATURED BLOGGER

Julia Lyon, Full Circle Campus Food Pantry Chairman,

talks about its success and what you can do to help for

the upcoming holiday!

Visit the BLOG!

This opportunity serves Leverett Elementary's PTO. For Razor-

back games in Fayetteville, Leverett Elementary charges fans to

park on our campus. We rely on volunteers to help direct fans to

their parking spots. This is easy and fun work and there is al-

ways an on-site coordinator to help volunteers with their work.

100% of the funds from this parking program go to the school and

students. Last year, the PTO remodeled the school library, bought

books, paid for field trips, and bought supplies. It is a wonderful

resource for the school, and our parking patrons are eager, friendly,

and supportive of our efforts. It's fun to greet Razorback fans and

fans from the opposing teams this Saturday, November 12th.

For more information, please contact Bret Park at bret@parkco.net .

The Student Volunteer of the Month and Employee Volunteer of the Month awards were estab-

lished by the University of Arkansas Center for Community Engagement in order to recognize mem-

bers of the U of A community who are impacting the Northwest Arkansas area through service. The

Volunteer of the Month must display strong servant leadership and a consistent commitment to helping

others. Volunteers may self-nominate, be nominated by another university community member or byan agency for which they have volunteered.

The nomination process is open, meaning there is no deadline for applications. Nominees will be en-

tered into a pool once their applications are received and approved. The Volunteer of the Month is

selected from that pool and will be announced the beginning of each month. Nominees not selected

will remain in the pool and be eligible for future selection.

To nominate a University of Arkansas Student or Employee for this great honor, find the applica-

tion on service.uark.edu/vtm and return it to the Center for Community Engagement, Arkansas Union

A643, (479) 575-4365. For questions or comments contact Ivy Mullen at imullen@uark.edu.

Are you, or do you work with, an Outstanding Volunteer?!