Elder Community Service – Opportunities

UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES

ST. WILLIAM SCHOOL – TUTORING
LEADER: Mrs. Corey
LOCATION: St. William School | 4108 W 8th St Cincinnati OH 45205
DATES: Every Tuesday & Thursday (3 – 4:30 PM)

ABOUT
Looking for a great way to serve after school and help a young child?  Mrs. Corey is looking for some students to tutor and mentor kids after school at St. William School while she teachers ESL classes to their parents.  Volunteers opportunities are every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the entire school year.  Students will get 1.5 hours of service for each session.

REGISTER
Visit MobileServe to sign up for the sessions.

QUESTIONS
Email Mrs. Corey (coreymb@elderhs.net)

CHASE ELEMENTARY – TUTORING
LEADER: Ms. Gillian Pratt – Resource Coordinator
LOCATION: Chase Elementary School | 4151 Turrill St, Cincinnati, OH 45223
DATES: Every Day After School – You Choose

ABOUT
Chase Elementary is looking for tutors to help in the areas of math and reading for kids in grades 3 – 6.  Student test scores are low, so they need extra help and practice.  Tutors can focus on the areas that best fit your skills and interests.  Chase Elementary is located in Northside and the students get out of school at 2 PM.

REGISTER
Contact Gillian Pratt if you would like to help.

QUESTIONS
Contact Gillian Pratt (prattgi@cpsboe.k12.oh.us)

FRESHMAN AFTERSCHOOL SERVICE TEAM (FAST)
LEADERS: Connor McCarthy, Johnie Holmes, Alex Mazariegos-Ramirez, Tristen Traynor & Blake Williams
LOCATION: Elder High School
NEXT DATE: NEXT MEETING TBA

ABOUT
Join members of the Class of 2028 as we work on service projects at or near Elder.  Our first few activities will be held in room 212 where we will be helping make small wooden crosses.  Snacks and refreshments will be served.

REGISTER
Visit MobileServe to sign up to participate.

QUESTIONS
Contact Connor McCarthy ’28

CINCINNATI RECYCLING & REUSE HUB
LEADERS: Tyler Lorenzen ’25 & Nick Liderbach ’25
LOCATION: 911 Evans Street 45204
NEXT DATES: SAT NOV 23, SAT DEC 7, SAT DEC 21
TIMES: 9:30 AM – Noon (Shift 1) | 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM (Shift 2)

ABOUT
The Cincinnati Recycling and Reuse Hub  is a facility in Lower Price Hill dedicated to helping the Cincinnati community reduce the impact that their waste has on the environment. With a combination of dedicated staff and regular volunteers they help sort and transport recyclable goods and find creative ways to use non-recyclable items.  Learn more at www.cincinnatirecyclingandreusehub.org. 

Volunteers at “The Hub” can expect to work closely with patrons, guiding them in sorting their waste and evaluating it for reuse or recycling. A good attitude and strong work ethic are expected. It is recommended that first time volunteers only register for one shift per day, although registering for both shifts is acceptable.

REGISTER
Email Tyler Lorenzen (e25-lorenzenta@elderhs.net) or Nick Liderbach (e25-liderbachnb@elderhs.net) if you’d like to participate. They will tell you the steps to participation.  Each volunteer must sign up no later than one-week prior to the visit.  Space is limited to 5 volunteers per shift.   They will email you a waiver you will need to complete to participate.

PHOTOS
CLICK HERE for photos from CRRH.

QUESTIONS
Email Tyler Lorenzen ’25 or Nick Liderbach ’25.

WESTERN WILDLIFE CORRIDOR
LEADERS: Lincoln Edwards ’27 & Brecken Born ’27
LOCATION: Various greenspaces managed by WWC
NEXT DATE: NEXT MEETING TBA

ABOUT
Since 1992, Western Wildlife Corridor has been focused on protecting natural greenspace in and near the Ohio River valley between Cincinnati  and the Indiana border to the west. We do this for a lot of reasons; to protect and preserve habitat for local flora and fauna, to provide opportunities for people to access nature, and to offset and balance the environmental impacts and effects of development around us.  WWC now protects over 400 acres of natural habitat.  Volunteers are needed to build and maintain trails, remove invasive species, and other fun outdoor wildlife restoration projects.

PHOTOS
CLICK HERE for photos from WWC.

REGISTER
Email Matt Trokan at matt@westernwildlifecorridor.org if you want to participate in a particular event. He will provide additional information. (You do not register through MobileServe.)

QUESTIONS
Email Lincoln Edwards ’27 or Brecken Born ’27

PEOPLE WORKING COOPERATIVELY
LEADERS: Josh Menner ’27 & Connor McCarthy ’28
LOCATION: 4612 Paddock Road 45229
NEXT DATE: SAT NOV 16 (8:30 AM – 2 PM)

ABOUT
This year we will be doing multiple projects with People Working Cooperatively.  PWC performs critical home repairs and services so that low-income homeowners can remain in their homes living independently and healthier in a safe, sound environment.

PREPARE AFFAIR
Prepare Affair is a volunteer event that brings together more than 2,000 volunteers to help low-income, elderly and disabled homeowners prepare their homes for winter. One of the largest volunteer events in the tri-state, Prepare Affair crews will perform winter preparation activities that will make a huge difference for elderly homeowners with physical limitations.  Services range from raking leaves and cleaning gutters to other small winter preparation tasks. Parent and adult volunteers are also needed for this day.  Please contact Todd Forman (formantt@elderhs.net) if you are able to assist.

REGISTER
A few spots are available. Contact Josh Menner ’27 if you are interested.

QUESTIONS
Contact Josh Menner ’27 or Connor McCarthy ’28

ELDER SERVES STREET TEAM
LEADERS: Johnie Holmes & Brecken Born
LOCATION: Streets around Elder
NEXT DATE: NEXT MEETING TBA

ABOUT
Help us beautify our neighborhood by cleaning up litter found on the neighboring streets around Elder.  Volunteers will carry a grabber and bucket to try to accumulate the most trash.  Meet outside of Mr. Forman’s office (Room 111) on clean up days.  Volunteers will get 1.5 hours of service for helping out. Here are some PHOTOS.

REGISTER
Visit MobileServe to sign up to participate.

QUESTIONS
Contact Johnie Holmes ’28 or Brecken Born ’27

PRICE HILL WILL CLEAN-UP DAY
LEADER: Mr. Roger Auer (former Elder teacher)
LOCATION: Meet at Elder in front of the Schaeper Center
DATE: SAT, NOV 23 (9:30 AM – Noon)

ABOUT
Former Elder teacher and Price Hill Will Board Member Mr. Roger Auer needs volunteers to help clean up our neighboring communities in preparation for the Price Hill parade.  Volunteers will meet at Elder in front the Schaeper Center and either walk or be transported to various locations.  Gloves, vests, other safety gear and pickup sticks will be provided.

REGISTER
Visit MobileServe to register.

QUESTIONS
Contact Mr. Forman (formantt@elderhs.net) or Mr. Auer (auerrg@elderhs.net)

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMUNITY

A CHILD’S HOPE INTERNATIONAL
LOCATION: 2430 E Kemper Rd, Sharonville, OH 45241
UPCOMING DATES: SAT, NOV 23 (AM) | SAT, NON 23 (PM) | SAT, DEC 14 (AM)

ABOUT
Join teens and adults from across the city as we work together to create packages of high protein meals for hungry children around the world at ACHI.  Check out photos HERE from the Elder Faculty/Staff Packing Event.

REGISTER
Visit https://getinvolved.thechildrenarewaiting.org to register for any of these sessions. (Note: No registration through MobileServe)

QUESTIONS
Contact Mr. Forman (formantt@elderhs.net)

NEW PATH – CHILD & FAMILY SOLUTIONS
4721 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45237

Unpacking and organizing our resource center donations 
Tons of boxes of in-kind gifts that need to be unpacked and organized in a way that staff can come in and find what they need for our kids quickly. Any day, any time, anytime of the year.

Organizing Christmas gifts for each of our kids
We have over 400 kids including foster care and outpatient who rely on us for Christmas gifts. We get gifts in bulk, and we need help getting the gifts into big “Santa bags” for each kid, according to what each kid wants.  Then we put them in big piles according to case worker/teacher/therapist so that they can quickly grab the kids’ bags. It’s a ton of organizing.

HOW TO REGISTER
If you are interested in any of these activities, contact Lisa Caminiti (lisa.caminiti@newpath.org) directly.

PAST SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL COAT DISTRIBUTION
LEADERS: Owen Schmidt ’27, Tyler Lorenzen ’25 & Nick Liderbach ’25
LOCATION: Elder High School – Schaeper Center
DATES: FRI, NOV 8 (3 – 4:30 PM) | SAT, NOV 9 (8:00 AM – Noon)

ABOUT
Help our neighbors in need get a warm winter coat at SVDP’s Coat Distribution event, conveniently located at Elder HS.  Volunteers are need on the Friday session to help set up the coats, and others are needed on Saturday session to help distribute the coats. Friday after school is event Set Up and Saturday is Coat Distribution.

REGISTER
Visit MobileServe for registration. Spots are currently filled, email Mr. Forman (formantt@elderhs.net) if interested in case a spot opens.

QUESTIONS
Contact Mr. Forman (formantt@elderhs.net).

TOY DRIVE FLYER DISTRIBUTION
LEADER: Mr. Rich Mack ’87
LOCATION: See below
DATE: SAT, NOV 16 (8:30 AM – Noon)

ABOUT
Elder grad Mr. Rich Mack ’87 is looking for some volunteers for a great Christmas project. For the past 5 years, Mr. Mack hosts a Toy Drive for the kids who are served by Child Focus, a terrific non-profit organization in Cincinnati.  Mr. Mack passes out fliers with drive information to four different neighborhoods asking for toy donations. The toys are then collected and presented to Child Focus.

He needs 12 hard-working Elder men to help distribute the flyers door-to-door.   Volunteers will meet at 3943 Durango Green Drive where you will be assigned neighborhoods and receive basic instructions.  Adult volunteers will also be present to assist with transportation if needed.

Here are the neighborhoods where the collections are taking place:

• Durango Green/Aston Oaks combined neighborhoods (off Bridgetown Road)
• Legendary Run (off Bridgetown Road)
• Pickway/Buckridge combined neighborhood (off South Road)
• Quail Run Farm (off Ebenezer Road)

REGISTER
Email Mr. Mack ASAP at rpmack1969@gmail.com to let him know you are interested, and which neighborhood interests you most.