Greetings! ,
I hope you had a lovely new year, and I also hope no more ridiculous apocalyptic predictions are made from a culture whose religion contradicts the very people who vehemently believe in such doom. The world didn't end, but Oreos turned 100.
 I generally don't believe in New Year's Resolutions, because I think there's something wrong with you and your conviction if you need to set an arbitrary time of year to force yourself to do something, but if I did I would say to make a goal to volunteer in 2013. Maybe there is an event you would love to do, or maybe you can teach a workshop on queer origami for youth. Who knows? In this email, I've included volunteer opportunities at other organizations with similar or related missions to ours. It's a bit long, so don't be overwhelmed. We want Out Boulder to be part of the larger community, so see where you can fit in (and wear your Out Boulder shirt there)! Announcements: 
March 2nd - SpeakingOUT Training Our next Speaking Out training will take place on Saturday March 2, 9am - 1pm at the First United Methodist Church,1421 Spruce Street. Please RSVP to Speaking Out Coordinator Ilene Blum. More info here. Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities at Out Boulder:
BOLD Youth Program
The BOLD Program has some great activities for youth coming up in 2013, and I would love your artsy-volunteer skills! Every Tuesday, we have a creative drop-in space for youth at the Pride House from 4-530, and although I can run the program and talk (extensively) about art in theory, my crafty skills are...well...let's just say I can talk the talk, but the walk? Sometimes, and sometimes not so much. I am asking you, our community, if you have art skills would you like to share them? Can you put together a fun and simple art project that is about an hour and half long? Want to hang out with some amazing youth in our community? If you are out there jumping for joy, please stop bouncing long enough to go to our wonderful website and fill out an art activity form! You will find it on the BOLD page, and then I will get in touch with you! I am hoping to enact this new twist on BOLD's youth drop-in mid-January. Hope to hear from you! --B., bmann@outboulder.org
Sunday, Feb 17th -
The Red Party
Facebook event hereWe need all sorts of help at the Red Party - set up, tear down, hosting, door, coat check etc. Volunteers must commit to working from 4:30p.m.-12a.m. The Red Party will be held at the Bitter Bar at 835 Walnut St. open to 18+. There will be DJing and shenanigans. Contact Aubree if you are able to help out
Internships with Out Boulder We are looking for dedicated volunteers to help as interns in one of several areas. Click the links for the full job descriptions and how to apply.
- Boulder Pridefest Intern - Donations and Corporate Sponsorship Intern
- Events and Office Intern
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities at Other Organizations
ManorCore Health Services
Who: Anyone over 15 can volunteer unsupervised; 15 or under with a parent or guardian
What: swing thru and say "hi"; walk a dog thru the building to cheer up residents; bring in your babies or small children, and simply walk around and be admired (seriously); sit and chat with residents; help with bingo; give a presentation on a topic of interest; play an instrument; or come up with your own idea.
When: any day of the week, 7AM to 7PM
Where: 2800 Palo Parkway in North Boulder (2 lights north of Iris on 28th, SE corner of intersection)
How: come in and let the receptionist know you'd like to volunteer, which requires a simple application and brief orientation, which will be set up by Jackie Nelson, Activity Director.
MESA (Moving to End Sexual Assault)
MESA has an upcoming training on February 4th. They are looking for volunteers for their 24-Hour Rape Crisis and Information Hotline, their Men Standing Up Program, which trains trains male volunteers to conduct bystander intervention presentations to the community in order to raise awareness about sexual assault prevention, and event and office volunteers. Take a look at the volunteer section of their website for full descriptions of these opportunities, or contact them below.
Call 303-443-0400 or email info@movingtoendsexualassault.org
SPAN (Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence)
SPAN can use volunteers for the following roles: outreach; events and fundraising; Peers Building Justice, a program that offers presentations to high school students; Crisis Line volunteers; DART Victim Advocates, which provide on-call assistance providing emotional support for domestic violence incidents; Court Advocates, and Children's Volunteers. Direct client work requires extensive training (44-hour anti-violence training), but other volunteer roles do not. Upcoming trainings begin in February. See their website for more details.
Contact 303-444-2424 or email volunteer@safehousealliance.org PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) PFLAG Boulder does not have a whole lot of volunteer opportunities as far as I can tell, but you can join their meetings
on the second Tuesday of every month at the First United Methodist Church of Boulder, at 1421 Spruce Street. The support group is 6pm-7pm for both LGBT and associated folk.
Contact info@pflagboulder.org for more info.
Other Volunteer Pages
BCAP (Boulder County Aids Project)
CU GLBTQ Resource Center
Boulder Valley Women's Health Center
Nostalgic stories about using Oreos like wishbones? Tips for beating the last level of Super Star Wars for Super Nintendo where you have to blow up the Death Star? Email me. Brett Schager, Volunteer Coordinator Out Boulder |
