 If you are one of the over 35,000 alumni living in the greater Baltimore area, you have the opportunity to make a difference in our community! The Hopkins Helps Program links alumni from all divisions with one-time service opportunities in the Baltimore area.
Volunteering with other Hopkins alumni and students is a great way to stay connected with your former classmates, make new friends, and mentor current students. Your enthusiasm is the only requirement for volunteering!
If you are interested in volunteering, or for more information about the Johns Hopkins Alumni Volunteering program, please contact Lisa Kushner at 410-516-0363 or email her at lbisers1@jhu.edu.
| Upcoming one-time volunteering opportunities |
- Gardening Day at The Village Learning Place
Sunday, July 13, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The Village Learning Place
2521
St. Paul Street
Baltimore
Join us as we tend to the community garden at The Village Learning Place. The VLP partners with Johns Hopkins University, and many JHU students serve as employees, mentors, and volunteers for the VLP's many after-school and summer programs for Baltimore youth. Volunteers will weed, mulch, and harvest the garden. No experience or special skills are necessary, and the VLP will provide gloves and gardening tools.
For more info or to volunteer, contact fellow alumna, Julie Mallinger, at juliem@jhu.edu or 443-320-1455.
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- Artscape 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
3:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Artscape
Mt. Royal Avenue & Cathedral Street
Artscape is America's largest free public arts festival. Volunteer with fellow alumni and current
students in the Family Art Park and help children create art projects. Volunteers must be at least
18 years old and will receive a free parking pass, refreshments, and a volunteer t-shirt.
For more info or to volunteer, contact fellow alumna, Julie Mallinger, at juliem@jhu.edu or 443-320-1455.
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| Past one-time volunteering opportunities |
- Baltimore HealthFest '08
Approximately 20 alumni and current JHU students organized Baltimore HealthFest '08. Part of the national Cover the Uninsured Week, the health fair featured community resources that are the key to good health outcomes, and drew approximately 500 community participants. Alumni volunteer opportunities included registering participants, performing health screening, assisting with children's recreation, and distributing refreshments.
- SOURCE (Student Outreach Resource Center)
Spring Tri-School Day of Service
Alumni joined students and faculty from the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health for a day of volunteering in communities across East Baltimore. Project locations included Baltimore American Indian Center, Baltimore Reads Book Bank, Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition, Parks and People, People's Community Health Centers, St. Francis Academy, and Rayner Browne Elementary.
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