Play for Change in the Miami Valley

Volunteers for Dayton!: Opportunities Oct. 9-16

October 9, 2012 by Kate Ervin

Your weekly round-up of ways to get involved in Dayton's urban revival! Train and fund your neighborhood! Nonprofit training: Though not always necessary, some of our urban neighborhood associations and revitalization groups areincorporated as tax-exempt 501(c)3 nonprofits. On Oct. 19, the WSU Nonprofit Leadership Alliance will present a daylong workshop on more effectively managing your nonprofit, with a keynote by the director of the Ohio Association of Nonprofit Associations, and presentations by our local United Way and FilmDayton. Sign up to help your group run as smoothly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers for Dayton!: Opportunities Oct. 2-9

October 2, 2012 by Kate Ervin

Your weekly round-up of ways to get involved in Dayton's urban neighborhoods. Give Back in the Halloween Spirit! The Oregon District Business Association needs volunteers to sell tickets and serve beer at its annual Hauntfest on Fifth, October 27, 7pm-1am. It’s a great way to meet people and see all the crazy costumes! E-mail Mike Martin to volunteer and ‘like’ their page to stay in the loop. There will be a special beer booth to fundraise for Garden Station - e-mail Lisa Helm to help there. And if you can’t help out, be sure to attend - $5 tickets will be available this First … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Volunteer Opportunities Tagged With: Cityfolk, dayton metro library, Haunted Butcher House, Hauntfest on Fifth, Huffman Historic District, Masquerage 2012, Missing Peace Art Space, Oregon District, St. Anne's Hill

Volunteers for Dayton! Opportunities Sep. 25-Oct. 2

September 25, 2012 by Kate Ervin

Bike Miami Valley found some great volunteers for their valet through this column, including these UD students!

Get to know your neighborhood Some of our most effective urban revitalization comes from the city's many neighborhood associations, yet a lot of my well-intentioned friends have never been involved with their local group. Some of them don't even seem to know what neighborhood they live in. (No, all of Southeast Dayton is not Belmont like your realtor told you.) So I thought I'd take a minute to share with you the City of Dayton neighborhood directory and map, divided into 64 unique planning districts. Sometimes the planning district name might not be the same as the common neighborhood or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Volunteer Opportunities Tagged With: City of Dayton, dayton police, Dayton Unleashed, Garden Station, Habitat for Humanity, Historic South Park, Huffman Historic District, Lot Links, Patterson Park, Practice Yoga, Salem Avenue, updayton, Walnut Hills, Yellow Cab

Volunteers for Dayton! Opportunities Sep. 25-Oct. 2

September 25, 2012 by Kate Ervin

Volunteers for Dayton! Opportunities Sep. 18-25

September 17, 2012 by Kate Ervin

Admiring the work of the You Are Here! team at Urban Nights

Welcome back to my column on getting involved in urban community improvement projects! I hope that you've recovered from another fabulous Urban Nights event last Friday. The Downtown Dayton Partnership coordinated the event, which required not only the work of dozens of their own volunteers, but also that of the hundreds providing art and entertainment, and even eighteen climbing experts who kept novices from falling off a 27-story building! I enjoyed guiding visitors on the RTA shuttles and got to see the public art installation You Are Here! which reminded us to be more involved in the place … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Volunteer Opportunities

Can You Spare 2 Hours on Thursday Night’s?

September 11, 2012 by Dayton Most Metro

Artemis Center provides support and information for victims of domestic violence and their children. They currently have a need for responsible, caring, and reliable babysitters for Thursday Nights. Babysitting services are provided so clients can attend support group worry-free knowing their child is having a blast from 5:45 - 7:45 PM. All volunteers working with children are subject to a criminal background check. For more information contact Sarah @ 937-461-5091 Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Volunteer Opportunities Tagged With: Artemis Center

Volunteers for Dayton! Opportunities: September 11-18

September 11, 2012 by Kate Ervin

Monica Wirick-Schultz doing some park planting last Friday

Welcome to our new column for urban volunteer opportunities! I'll be posting all kinds of ways to get involved in city neighborhoods - from hand-on service to crowdfunding to fun community-building events - so if you have items for submission e-mail me or add them to our Facebook group! Spotlight on: Garden Station Have you driven on Wayne Avenue downtown and wondered what that raucous splash of color was by the railroad tracks? Or maybe you’re a regular at the many frequent events occurring at this two-acre community art park, such as the weekly Sunday Market or 'Free Music First Friday.' … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Volunteer Opportunities Tagged With: Activated Spaces, bike miami valley, dayton mediation center, dayton police, east end community services corporation, Fifth Street Brewpub, Garden Station, generation dayton, k12 gallery, library, Montgomery County, updayton, Urban Nights

Volunteers for Dayton! Opportunities: September 4-11

September 4, 2012 by Kate Ervin

Greetings MostMetro-land! Welcome to our new weekly round-up of urban Dayton volunteer opportunities! As someone who's been involved in a lot of community improvement projects at both grassroots & government levels, I've sensed a need to better coordinate all the amazing energy that people have for our center city these days. I’ll be pulling these from our Facebook group and items that you e-mail me. So if you’re looking for ways to get involved in Dayton’s revival, check back here every week. Be sure to report back what you've accomplished! Get Your Hands Dirty - Help … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Volunteer Opportunities Tagged With: dayton skatepark project, Dayton Unleashed, Downtown Dayton Partnership, Downtown Dayton Revival Festival, downtown mural project, East End Community Services, Fifth Street Brewpub, K12 Gallery for Young People, Sew Dayton, St. Anne's Hill, Twin Towers Neighborhood

Volunteer Box Office Coordinator Wanted

July 11, 2012 by Dayton Most Metro

The Dayton Playhouse is seeking a volunteer Box Office Coordinator. The ideal candidate will possess basic computer skills, good telephone skills and an understanding of Microsoft Word. This volunteer candidate would work at The Playhouse Box Office on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm with some additional hours on opening nights of shows. This is a perfect position for someone with a love for the theatre arts. The Coordinator will receive season tickets for all shows. Interested candidates should contact the Playhouse box office via email at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Volunteer Opportunities Tagged With: Dayton Playhouse