8th Dimension

There is an opportunity to work on Weavers Way’s Saul CSA this Wednesday, October 6th from 4:00 to 6:00pm. This is a great chance to get outside while the weather is still good and experience a functioning production urban farm. You would be helping with the potatoes mainly, and just helping out in general. For more information about this farm and Weavers Way go to http://weaversway.coop/index.php?page=saul-csa.

I know that this is late notice, but please email me by midnight tonight if you would like to go. Also let me know if you have a car and would be willing to carpool because the farm isn’t very SEPTA accessible.

What: Restoring trails, removing invasive plant species, and planting trees, while learning about the importance of preserving the Cobbs Creek watershed to the Greater Philadelphia ecosystem.

When: This Saturday, October 3rd from 10:00am-12:00pm

Where: Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Education Center in Philadelphia

About Cobbs Creek: Cobbs Creek’s mission is to help community members establish a personal connection to local ecology by giving them the skills to understand and influence both their immediate environment and the global ecology. Cobbs Creek promotes environmental education in urban schools through hands-on activities, research, and teacher training, and provides a point of entry to rewarding careers in science and the environment, especially for people of color.

Interested? Email  rdillon at haverford.edu.

One-on-One Tutoring is a unique program designed to provide local K-12 students with free opportunities to receive weekly tutoring from Haverford College student volunteers.  Volunteers are paired with students for tutoring in any subject, and once paired they meet on campus at a convenient time on a weekly basis.  Once a pair is made, the fun begins! The fundamental idea behind the program is that putting students in one-on-one situations with an older student can have tremendous benefits for the both the student and the volunteer.  Working one-on-one fosters learning, but also builds relationships which support growth both academically and socially.

For more information email Katie Englander or Sam Permutt

Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, Philadelphia’s premiere Arab arts and culture organization, seeks college volunteers this Fall Semester!

Mentoring Opportunities:

Al-Bustan seeks mentors for students enrolled in after-school programs at Moffet Elementary School in Northeast Philadelphia (a five-minute walk from the Market-Frankford train). We need students with availability at least one afternoon every week, from 2:30-4:30.  Moffet Elementary is a fantastic school, but these students need homework help!  Many of these students families are recent immigrants, from Latino, African-American, and Palestinian families, and they need homework help and college role models.

Interested students should contact Chloe Tucker:ctucker@albustanseeds.org

8th Dimension is seeking people dedicated to the involvement in Community Service at Haverford. We would prefer Freshmen or Sophomores as we will be hiring out of the Intern pool for staff positions at the end of the year. We are looking for about 5 people that will work alongside the current 8th Dimension Staff and Director for the duration of the school year.
While the positions are unpaid, we need a serious commitment from the interns. The internship program will consist of about 3 hours a week. Interns will be helping to organize and execute work days, attend all staff meetings, assist around the office, and develop their own project.

To apply, please email your completed application to asanes@haverford.edu by Wednesday, September 30th at midnight.

Please see application questions below:
1. Name, Email, Year, any intentions of going abroad

2. List and describe in one or two sentences some significant service experiences you have had in the past, either at Haverford or in high school. Under your list, please write a sentence or two summarizing how much service experience you’ve had that was related to 8th Dimension, to give us a sense of how familiar you are with the organization.

3. Work at 8th Dimension is extremely collaborative. You will be integral to everything that we do. Briefly talk about how you feel about working closely with others to complete projects, versus working alone.

4. Why do you want to be an 8th Dimension Intern and what do you think you can bring to the team?

If you have any questions or concerns, please email  asanes at haverford.edu or lmoukarz@haverford.edu

Thank you so much to those who came out to the Meet and Greet this past weekend. If you weren’t able to be there, 8D staff will be at tabling at the DC at Wednesday dinner and Thursday lunch, so stop by and meet them then.

Here are some great service opportunities for this weekend:

City Harvest

Help out at Aspen Farms an Urban Garden in West Philly

When: Saturday September 26^th, 10am-1pm

Don Guanella Comedy Show

Don Guanella, a school for boys with special needs, needs volunteers for its comedy show that benefits Don Guanella and the Special Olympics.

Where: 1797 Sproul St, Springfield PA (a 15 minute drive, carpools can be arranged, transportation costs reimbursed by 8D)

When: September 26, 1-5pm

What: Help sell food, take tickets, room setup

Interested? Email:  8dstaff at haverford.edu

Welcome 8th Dimension!

Thank you so much to those who stopped by our table at the Activities Fair. We hope you have had a great first few weeks of school and are excited about the rest of the year.

We are hosting a meeting of everyone who is interested in community service as part of the Haverford experience. We want to know what YOU want to do and how we can best help make that happen.

Come get involved!

Sunday, September 20th at 8:00pm
MCC (Stokes 106)

We look forward to seeing you there,
The 8th Dimension Staff

I hope that everyone had a wonderful summer. There are a lot of great things in store for this year that we are all really excited about.

Here’s what is coming up:

September 5th and 12th: Freshmen Service Days (Class of 2013 look for an email coming from us shortly)

September 3rd: Please stop by our table(s) at the Activities Fair in Founders from 8-10:00pm. Sign up to be on our mailing list and check out all of the great projects.

On Thursday, April 23rd, 8D sponsored a speakers panel of Haverford alums that work in the Philadelphia area in community service and social justice. This well attended panel sought to inform students interested in similar careers after graduation what it takes to make it in the fast and furious life of community service.

The panel included:
Michael Froehlich (’97): a Staff Attorney at Community Legal Services

*Susanna Gilbertson (’98): a Training and Education Supervisor at Bilingual
Domestic Violence Program at Lutheran Settlement House

*Tim Ifill (’03): the Executive Director and Co-founder of Philly Fellows

*Jane Weber (’08): a Haverford House fellow at the Lourdes Center for Public
Health to coordinate student public health research in Camden.

Jobs in these fields are becoming just as competitive as other fields, so for those who couldn’t make it here’s a helpful hint: bilingual is the way to be!