Service as Action News! IB accepted students need to earn 20 hours of Service as Action each school year. Many organizations in the community provide information on upcoming community and service opportunities, and we publish them here on gomoody as well as on Schoology. In addition, students are always welcome to visit with Mrs. Madden during APL to learn more about C + S and share ideas!

Opportunities for Service as Action Hours:

Volunteer Opportunity: Lakeside Youth Baseball- volunteer in the concession stand on Saturdays(March-May).  They also have summer volunteer opportunities.

Interested? Any interested students or their parents can contact the following for more information or to schedule times: Concession Director: Joe Waple by phone/text at 804-314-8823 or email jvwaple@comcast.net ; Treasurer/Assistant Concession Director: Bristow Venable-Waple by phone/text at 804-356-6382 or email bristowv@comcast.net

Volunteer Opportunity: Lakeside Elementary

Come out and help with Lakeside Elementary’ s International Night on March 19^th 5:30-8:00

If interested contact Rebecca Gregg Reebs5@msn.com

Sign up Genius: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10c0848a8ae2ea4fd0-international

***Interested in volunteering at the VMFA (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)?  Click on the attached flyer for more information about Family Day Dates for Fall 2019-Spring 2020.

Henrico County Police Athletic League’s Youth Leadership Council (YLC) If you are over 13, consider joining the Youth Leadership Council of Henrico County’s Police Athletic League.  To find out more, contact Morgan Lewis at morganlew97@gmail.com or Mr. Dale Alexander at Dale.Alexander@HCAhealthcare.com.

Volunteer Opportunities at the Shady Grove YMCA: If you are 13 or older and looking for a wonderful way to give back to the community, consider volunteering at the Shady Grove YMCA.  Contact Ms. Jaelyn Munson, Youth and Family Program Director, at 270-3866, or you may email her at munsonj@ymcarichmond.org.  She will tell you about available opportunities and orientation dates.

Hands On RVA Looking for ways to help the Richmond community?  Check out https://www.handsonrva.org/

Help at the Library Henrico County Public Libraries often have volunteer opportunities for middle schoolers.  Check out www.hcplteenscene.org

Looking for Community + Service Ideas?
Be sure to check this website and HCPS Link for scheduled C + S events.  To spark your interest and ideas, here are some of the great activities Moody Raiders have engaged in this year: writing letters to military personnel and seniors in Assisted Learning centers;

• contributing to YMCA-sponsored community events;
• creating a Pet-A-Thon or walk-a-thon to support the SPCA or other worthy charities;
• organizing a neighborhood clean-up;
• coordinating a blanket drive for the SPCA;
• collecting pop-tops for Ronald McDonald House;
• embroidering pillow cases or creating jewelry to sell for charity;
• knitting caps for cancer patients;
• organizing a Saturday tutoring program;
• participating in Buddy Ball programs;
• coaching younger players in sports;
• working with elementary school teachers;
• tutoring younger children in reading and math, and so on . . .

Think about what inspires you and talk with Mrs. Madden about how you can share that passion with others!

For a list of other C + S opportunities throughout the Richmond area, check out https://www.handsonrva.org   Once you go to the website, click on the Calendar to discover what’s happening and when.  If you see something worthwhile, share it with Mrs. Madden so she can get the word out about that particular event!