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Volunteer Opportunities:
Saturday, April 2nd - South Baltimore Learning Center 20th Anniversary Gala Volunteers Needed!
Celebrate 20 years of adult literacy education by helping with set-up, decorations, serving food, assisting with silent/live auctions, greeting guests and cleaning up. (Great volunteer perk: volunteer for 3+ hours, attend the event for free!)
Introduce Inner CIty Youth to Outdoor Adventures Join Baltimore Inner City Outings as they guide city students on fun, and educational monthly hiking, caving, canoeing (and more) outings designed to build leadership and teamwork skills
Sunday, May 1st* - CHAI Senior Home Repair Day Volunteers of all skills levels and ages (under 16 should be accompanied by an adult), are welcome to join in for a special service day in Northern Park Heights! Volunteers will perform minor home repairs, yard work, spring cleaning, safety improvements and more for the community's seniors! *registration closes April 1st
Fire Museum Seeks Business Savvy Volunteer
Skilled professional volunteer needed as Museum Store Advisor to advise the staff on revamping and updating the current museum store to increase sales and best support mission!
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BVU's GIVE Program
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Emily Alt, Aldo Guerrero, Michelle Andres, Tamara Chumley and Thomasina Poirot are all smiles in anticipation for GIVE Programming for the Class of 2011 to begin!
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Thank you to all of the GIVE Class of 2011 Members, Advisory Board Members and GIVE Program Champions for joining us to kick off of the second year of BVU's GIVE Program! Generously hosted by the Merritt Athletic Clubs' Fresh Fit Lounge, 62 GIVErs enjoyed delicious food and cocktails on Wednesday, February 23rd. After each of us shared "Why we want to GIVE," we took part in a rousing rendition of GIVE Trivia hosted by our very own hostess with the mostest, Emily Alt (Advisory Board Member). A wonderful time meeting and mingling was had by all. This is clearly going to be a very fun year... Check out more photos of the event here and on BVU's GIVE Program's Facebook Page!
What GIVEs?
GIVE is a program of Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU) that is geared towards the next generation of civic leaders in Baltimore interested in personal and professional development through civic engagement. The members of the GIVE Class 2011 attend exclusive events including learning seminars, volunteer opportunities and networking events throughout the 8-month program. Check out our website!
For any questions about BVU's GIVE Program, contact Rachel Shuster at 410-366-6030 x217 or rshuster@bvumaryland.org
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Business Spotlight
 A company that makes volunteerism an essential element of their company culture all-year round, T. Rowe Price is always looking for innovative ways to give back to the community. This past holiday season was no exception when their Corporate Marketing and Communications team gathered for a conference in Baltimore. Generously offering their time and creative talents, The T. Rowe Price team members purchased two toy chests, decorated them and filled them with brand new toys for the children of ESCM's program, The Ark, the only state-accredited preschool for homeless children in Baltimore City... Read more!
To learn about ways your company can get involved in the community contact BVU's Director of Business Services, Nan Bambara at 410-366-1722.
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Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU) Maryland
is a nonprofit organization committed to developing civic leaders. BVU trains and places professionals on nonprofit boards and offers guidance to companies on civic engagement and employee volunteer activities.BVU's Volunteer Central, a program of BVU, is the primary resource for recruiting, developing and organizing volunteers in Greater Baltimore. Through our programs more than 30,000 people have helped strengthen hundreds of nonprofit organizations while serving our community.
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Join BVU and Volunteer Central for:
DO SOMETHING!
with
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
Mingle with civic-minded Baltimoreans in celebration of National Volunteer Week, with great food and drink at the fabulous American Visionary Art Museum! Learn about the state our city from our Mayor and meet nonprofits and city agencies that want you to join them as a volunteer and Do Something! for our community.
Featured nonprofit guests to be announced soon!
Learn more and register today
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NEW! Tune In to BVU's New & Improved YouTube Channel!The star of our show is this video of our MLK Day of Service with Target!
This video was produced by Joel and Wildersee Harris of J & R Productions. Contact them at 301-395-5905 to learn more about their services.
Many thanks for this wonderful document of a day-in-the-life of the BVU Team with our wonderful partners from Target!
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Volunteer Spotlight:
Paul Bucknor  Read about Paul, BVU's Community Engagement Intern, and what volunteering means to him!
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New Leaders for New Schools has a mission to ensure high academic achievement for every student by attracting and preparing outstanding leaders and supporting the performance of the urban public schools they lead at scale. Learn more about their innovative initiatives for recruiting and supporting the most qualified, experienced and diverse group of leaders to improve our city's schools.
The Baltimore program alone, has grown to train and support 70 New Leaders and currently impacts some 25,000 students. 20% of the City Schools are led by New Leader Principals. While New Leaders are chosen through a highly selective application process, nominations are solicited and strongly encouraged. Do you know someone who would make an outstanding New Leader? Nominate them here!
Interested in getting involved with other nonprofits doing great work in our community like NLNS? Visit www.volunteercentral.net to view hundreds of volunteer opportunities!
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Get Involved with BVU & Volunteer Central, Virtually! 
 
Also, join our mailing lists for the latest news on our volunteer management and board governance trainings, volunteer needs in our community, and educational networking events!
Questions about BVU?
Contact us at:
info@bvumaryland.org
410-366-6030
www.bvumaryland.org
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