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DreamYard’s Bronx Writes Poetry Slam
Judges are needed for poetry slam competitions!
Dates (choose one):
Tuesday – Friday: May 26, 27, 28, and 29;
Select times available week of June 1st.
Times (choose one 1 ½ hour slot):
Each Day: 9 am, 10:30 am, 12 pm, OR 1:30 pm.
Please note:
- Judges are strongly encouraged to arrive 20 minutes prior to start time to review judging guidelines (i.e. 9 am = 8:40).
- All schools are easily accessible to public transportation. Alternatively, judges may arrive early at the DreamYard office (672 Gerard Avenue; right next to Yankee Stadium), and a DreamYard staff member will drive to the school with the volunteer(s).
Location: Each competition is hosted at a Bronx based elementary, middle or high school. Based on availability, location and directions will be provided.
Description: DreamYard’s Bronx Writes poetry project places professional poets in K-12 grade schools for yearlong residencies. Students analyze the work of outstanding poets and learn essential creative writing and literacy skills. Twice per year, the residencies culminate in a Bronx-wide poetry slam competition facilitated through videoconferencing. DreamYard is seeking volunteers to help judge these exciting competitions! Judges will be part of a panel of educators and student poets based at a DreamYard partner school. The judging process is straightforward and accessible—you don’t have to be a poet or writer to be a great judge!
Poetry slam is a competitive form of poetry that emphasizes both writing and performance skills. Each school is represented by a slam team, and the entire competition is facilitated through videoconferencing. The teams are scored by a live panel of student and adult judges. The winning teams will be honored at an awards ceremony and open mic slam at Lehman College’s Lovinger Theater in June.
School Locations (Sites Vary by Day/Time)
To volunteer or for more information, please send an e-mail to Amita Tewari Amita.tewari@gmail.com
For Directions, go to: www.hopstop.com
MS 118
577 E. 179th St.
Bronx, NY
MS 45
2502 Lorillard Pl.
Bronx, NY
PS 46
279 E. 196th St.
Bronx, NY10458
CIS 145
1000 Teller Ave.
Bronx, NY
MS 391
2225 Webster Ave.
Bronx, NY10457
DreamYardPreparatory School
240 East 172nd Street
Bronx, NY
PS/MS 315
2246 Jerome Avenue
Bronx NY, 10453
PS 159
2315 Washington Avenue
Bronx, NY 10458
MS 328
1000 Teller Avenue
Bronx, NY 10456
MS 325
1000 Teller Avenue
Bronx, NY 10456
(Same location at MS 328)
Yonkers High School
150 Rockland Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
PS 3
2100 Lafontaine Avenue
Bronx, NY 10457
MS 313
1600 Webster Avenue
Bronx, NY 10457
Iris House: Entrepreneurship Class
Date: Every Tuesday from May 12th - June 9th
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: 2348 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., New York, NY 10030 (Close to the 2, 3, B, C 135th street subway station)
Iris House, which provides support services for HIV positive women and their
families, needs 2 volunteers are need for each class. Volunteers who own businesses
are encouraged to participate to come give their personal stories on the process of starting a business and considerations.
To volunteer or for more information, please contact Leslie Falconio, irishouse@highwaterwomen.org.
St. Luke’s Lifeworks: Volunteers Needed for Dinner or Workshop Activity
Date: Every fourth Wednesday as of May 20th
Time: 5:00-6:00 pm
Location: 8 Woodland Place in the south end of Stamford, CT
St. Luke’s Lifeworks, an organization providing learning opportunities, housing and support services to people overcoming homelessness in lower Fairfield County, needs volunteers for the following ongoing opportunity: choose a fourth Wednesday to provide dinner for up to 45 adult participants living in our HIV/AIDS, mental health and homeless women’s residential programs located at 8 Woodland Place in the south end of Stamford. While dinner is usually served at 6:00 pm sharp, if the group is willing to schedule a learning activity to take place in the late afternoon, there is potential to either move the dinner time up to be earlier, or, if volunteers would like to plan to finish up with activities by 6 pm, they could leave if they don’t want to or can’t stay to serve the meal. Possible activities include workshops around workplace behavior, job readiness, money management, self-esteem, career planning, goal setting – creativity of the group is the only limit here.
To volunteer or for more information, please contact Ann Reed Ann.Reed@aigfpc.com at or Lisa Baird at: LBaird@SpencerStuart.com. Forms for new volunteers must be filled out prior to volunteering and may be obtained from either Ann or Lisa.
St. Luke’s Lifeworks: Volunteers Tutors Needed
Date: Every Fourth Wednesday, as arranged, as of May 20th
Time: 5:00-6:00 pm
Location: 141 Franklin Street Stamford, Connecticut
St. Luke’s Lifeworks, an organization providing learning opportunities, housing and support services to people overcoming homelessness in lower Fairfield County, needs volunteer tutors to help an adult learner study to achieve their high school diploma, certificate in nursing assistance or medical billing, or improve their math and reading skills. Tutors that can help with math are in high demand, as well as tutors who have experience in medical terminology.
To volunteer or for more information, please contact Ann Reed Ann.Reed@aigfpc.com at or Lisa Baird at: LBaird@SpencerStuart.com. Forms for new volunteers must be filled out prior to volunteering and may be obtained from either Ann or Lisa.
St. Luke’s Lifeworks: Volunteers Needed to Provide off-site Activities
for Family Program Children and their Families
Date: Every third Thursday, for May 21st, June 18th, and July 16th
Time: 5:30- 7:30 pm
Location: 141 Franklin Street Stamford, Connecticut
St. Luke’s Lifeworks, an organization providing learning opportunities, housing and support services to people overcoming homelessness in lower Fairfield County, needs volunteers to provide off-site activities for Family Program children and their families – help families celebrate upcoming holidays and the summer by offering to host a barbeque or picnic or other activity.
To volunteer or for more information, please contact Ann Reed Ann.Reed@aigfpc.com at or Lisa Baird at: LBaird@SpencerStuart.com. Forms for new volunteers must be filled out prior to volunteering and may be obtained from either Ann or Lisa.
St. Luke’s Lifeworks: Volunteers Babysitters Needed
Date: As arranged, Monday through Thursday
Time: variable from 5:30 – 9:00 pm
Location: 141 Franklin Street Stamford, Connecticut
St. Luke’s Lifeworks, an organization providing learning opportunities, housing and support services to people overcoming homelessness in lower Fairfield County, needs Volunteer Babysitters – Volunteers are needed to watch over infant and toddler children or various age groups of children to support parents when they meet with tutors or attend educational workshops. Volunteers are needed Monday through Thursday, 5:30 – 9 pm. Schedule is designed to match the schedule of the tutor/student.
To volunteer or for more information, please contact Ann Reed Ann.Reed@aigfpc.com at or Lisa Baird at: LBaird@SpencerStuart.com. Forms for new volunteers must be filled out prior to volunteering and may be obtained from either Ann or Lisa.
The TEAK Fellowship: Professional Mentors Database
Date: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
To help Alumni of The TEAK Fellowship succeed in their academic and professional endeavors, TEAK has established the Alumni Career Center sponsored by Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking. The Center will help equip Alumni with the tools and resources necessary to obtain meaningful jobs during college and to embark successfully on professional and advanced academic tracks after college graduation.
As part of the services offered through the Career Center, TEAK is assembling a directory of successful professionals from various industries to be professional mentors. Mentors agree to serve as resources for Alumni by providing career advice, granting informational interviews, conducting practice interviews with students, and reviewing resumes and cover letters. Mentors are not expected or required to provide Alumni with employment, rather, this is an opportunity for Alumni to strengthen their personal networks and make connections in their fields of interest.
Being a part of the Professional Mentors Database is ideal for busy professionals who want to share their skills and knowledge with talented young people. Please check out these links (FAQ / Application) to learn more about this volunteer opportunity, or to start an application for the Professional Mentors Database.
For more information, please contact Liz Lesar / Jacquie Hayot, teak@highwaterwomen.org.
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Last summer High Water Women raised more than $100,000, including in-kind donations. Over 400 donors and volunteers from the finance industry were responsible for providing and assembling a total of 4,984 backpacks loaded with school supplies, books and clothing. The backpacks were given to children who are homeless, in foster care, or impoverished.
(Photograph taken by NASDAQ photographer Rob Tannenbaum.) 