COME DINE AND SUPPORT UVU HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOME

To help raise money for Utah Valley University's (UVU) Habitat for Humanity home, Wendy's is hosting a "Great Food, Great Cause" event on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at its restaurant near the UVU Campus at 835 West 1200 South, Orem. This is a special donations night, where every customer who tells the cashier that they're dining to benefit Habitat will have their receipt tallied for a 10% donation to the affiliate. Come meet Wendy, Bob the Builder, and the UVU Cheerleaders and Wolverine. Free balloons for the kids. Bring your family, eat dinner, and help those in need of safe and affordable housing in our community.

The Clothesline Project

Break the Silence...
The Equity in Education Center at UVU is pleased to announce The Clothesline Project, a violence awareness and prevention program, being held on Thursday, October 1st and Friday, October 2nd, 2009, in the UVU Student Center Grande Ballroom from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Clothesline Project is a display of t-shirts created by survivors of violence, or created in honor of someone who has experienced violence, and hung on a clothesline for others to view. The Clothesline Project is a powerful witness of the violence many live with, and it provides a healing outlet for those who were forcibly silenced. Its goal is to raise awareness and stir the viewers to action in an effort to end the epidemic of violence. The Clothesline Project is free and open to the public; additionally, blank t-shirts will be available, free of charge, for anyone wanting to share their story.

We are in great need of volunteers on the days of the Clothesline Project to assist with set up (starting at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 1st in the Grande Ballroom), to explain what the Clothesline Project is to those who view it, hang new t-shirts (if needed), take pictures of new shirts and type the words for our online Clothesline Project, and assist with take-down starting at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, October 2nd.
For additional information and/or to volunteer, please contact Jennie Briggs at (801) 863-8498.

Event runs October 1st and 2nd
UVU Grande Ballroom
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Visit http://www.uvu.edu/equitycenter/clothesline/ for more information.

Come run or walk to serve people in your community!!! On Saturday October
17, Community Action Services and Food Bank will be hosting their first annual 5K run/walk for Utah County's Food Bank. The event will take place at 8:30 AM. Online registration is $20 or day-of registration is $25 or $20 if you bring five non-perishable food items to donate. All of the proceeds go to the Food Bank and other services offered by Community Action. To register or learn more about the event please visit our website at
www.communityaction5k.org. Also if you are interested in volunteering the
day of the event please contact Charley Shields at 801-691-5247.

Erica Hone
Communication Director
Community Action Services and Food Bank
801-691-5237
ehone@communityactionuc.org

Run for fun, run to help people and run to change lives.

Volunteers Needed for Utah Heart Walk and Run on September 19

50 volunteers are needed for the Utah Heart Walk and Run on September 19. The event will take place at the Historic Fort Utah Park on Geneva Road by Provo's Center Street at 7:15 AM. Look for the volunteer tent. For more information on the event, please visit http://heartwalkutah.org/

Contact Mike Moon at phone number 801-863-6030 or by email mike.moon@uvu.edu if you are interested in volunteering.

CYCLISTS WANTED FOR TOUR DE HABITAT BIKE RIDE THIS SATURDAY! SAVE $5.00 BY REGISTERING ONLINE!
Habitat for Humanity of Utah County will be holding the first annual Tour de Habitat Bike Ride this Saturday, September 12th. The fun benefit ride will go throughout Utah County with stops at several Habitat homes, where you can see the homes, meet some of the Habitat families, and load up on snacks and drinks provided by Harmon's and other sponsors. There are three ride options: 13 miles, 30 miles and 60 miles. The ride begins at 8 a.m. at Harmon's on 800 East and 800 North in Orem. The entry fee is $15 for students and $20 for others if you pre-register online at www.habitatuc.org. It's an additional $5 if you register the day of the event. Among the goodies you'll receive is a pair of quality biking socks sponsored by Park's Sportsman. All proceeds go toward Habitat's local affordable housing efforts.

Kena Jo Mathews
Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity of Utah County
(801) 344-8527
kena@habitatuc.org

English Conversation Club Opportunity

Join the English Conversation Club! It’s a great opportunity to help international students to learn English. In return, you will have the opportunity to make a fascinating friend from a foreign country and learn all about his/her customs, culture, history, values, etc. You can learn a foreign language not just from a textbook or computer, but from a native speaker. It is also a great resume builder, and you can feel good knowing you are helping someone achieve his/her goals of learning English. The ESL students have to meet with you for an hour every week. Once you have finished speaking English for an hour, you can switch into your partner’s language and practice speaking in that language, or meet to speak at another time during the week.

If you have questions or want more inform, please calls us (Isabel Gomes or Maria Velasco), or come by office #LA 234b. Office phone: 863-7249 / email: gomes@uvu.edu or mariav@uvu.edu or englishconversationclub@uvu.edu

Thanks!

Volunteer Service in Capitol Reef National Park

Hey everyone! Looks like we have an opportunity for service at Capitol Reef. If anyone is interested, see the contact number below!
Renee


Renee Van Buren, Professor
Department of Biology
Director, Capitol Reef Field Station
Utah Valley University
800 West University Parkway
Orem, Utah 84058-5999
801-863-8479
renee.vanburen@uvu.edu

National Parks Conservation Association
Volunteer Service in Capitol Reef National Park

September 26, 2009 (National Public Lands Day)

The NPCA is seeking up to 20 volunteers to help with Russian olive and tamarisk removal along the Fremont River corridor on September 26, 2009, National Public Lands Day, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Capitol Reef National Park has been working for several years to control the exotic invasive species of Russian olive and tamarisk along the Fremont River and Highway 24 corridor within the park.

The project entails cutting Russian olive and tamarisk down to 6” – 12” high stumps. The stumps are then treated with herbicide. Large trees, and clumps of larger stems, will be cut by Park personnel using chainsaws. Smaller stems will be cut by the volunteers using hand tools (loppers and hand saws).

Branches and stems will be dragged short distances for either piling or chipping.
Volunteers will not have to apply herbicides; however, all volunteers will be working near where herbicide is being applied and will be able to smell the citrus-based oil with which the herbicide is mixed.

Some or all of the cut stems may be chipped. If that is the case, the Park will provide a chipper operator who will supervise any volunteers working around the chipper.

A safety overview and discussion will be conducted by Park personnel prior to commencing work. During the project all volunteers and Park staff are expected to maintain a high level of safety awareness for themselves and everyone working around them. Park staff will have first aid kits on-site, and will have radio communication with central dispatch.
The Park will provide all tools and equipment needed to perform the control work, including loppers, hand saws, and spray bottles.

If some of the volunteers are willing to assist with the herbicide application, rubber gloves will be provided for that task. Orange safety vests will be provided for work along roadsides. Hardhats and ear protection will be provided for any volunteers who assist the chainsaw or chipper operators.

Each volunteer is required to provide the following:
Sturdy work boots
Long work pants
Long-sleeve work shirt (recommended)
Leather work gloves
Eye protection (glasses, sunglasses, or safety goggles/glasses)
Sunscreen
Drinking water (minimum of 3 quarts)
Lunch/snacks

For questions or to sign up for this project, please contact Aitana de la Jara at Capitol Reef National Park. Her e-mail address is
Aitana_de_la_Jara@nps.gov
and her phone number is 435-425-3791, ext. 101.

This notice is being distributed by FVGA as a courtesy to NPCA. Please do not contact FVGA regarding this project.