1. Volunteer Community Service

2. Overview ASCE & Volunteer Community Service Our Annual Service Events What Members are Doing Nationwide How ASCE can reward good work How to have successful volunteer efforts

3. The CVCS ASCE Committee on Volunteer Community Service Runs Community Service Events at ASCE National Conferences (next year in KC!) Selects Award Winners for Outstanding Public Service by Section or Individuals Promotes and Encourages Members to reach out to their Communities

4. Annual Community Service Events Planning 2009 Event in Kansas City, MO 2008 – The Bradley Center, Pittsburgh 2007 – Frontline Outreach Center, Orlando 2006 – Boys & Girls Club, Chicago 2005 – Bradley Senior Center, LA 2004 – COIL Senior Center, Baltimore 2003 – Donelson Senior Center, Nashville

5. Things to do Part 1: working with students Discussion: What types of activities do you do, or can you imagine doing, with K-12 students?

6. Things to do Part 1: working with students Speaking to classes of kids or big assemblies

7. Things to do Part 1: working with students After-school programs

8. Things to do Part 1: working with students Career fairs

9. Things to do Part 1: working with students Field Trips

10. Things to do Part 1: working with students Job Shadow This photo borrowed from Boeing Web Site.

11. RESOURCES!!! ASCE’s own resources http://www.asce.org/kids/ Order Handouts Through ASCE Has links to other great resources COMING SOON – ASCE & PBS team up on New Website for Kids ENGINEERYOURLIFE.ORG Great site! Specific focus on young women engineers. ENGINEERYOURFUTURE.ORG

12. RESOURCES!!! Engineering Education Service Center www.engineeringedu.com Activities, videos, presentations, books, posters, pins, etc. Feel free to always contact ASCE for any help you may need! Whatever you want to do, the odds are someone in ASCE is doing something similar.

13. Things to do Part 2: community involvement Discussion: What types of activities can you do to help your community?

14. Helping the Underprivileged Food, Toy or Clothing Drives Fundraising or “Bell-ringing” Help in Senior Centers, Hospices or Food Pantries “Adopt-a-YMCA” or similar program Engineers Without Borders or similar work

15. Community Improvements Construction / Rehab Projects Your Own, Habitat for Humanity, Rebuilding Together, etc… Skateboard Parks, Playgrounds, Small Bridges Clean-Ups, Community Gardens, or “Adopt-A- Stream” or “Adopt-a-Highway” programs “Do Not Dump” Stencilling Work with Scouts

16. Steps towards a Successful Public Service Event Consider working with a charitable organization needing help. Form a Committee and Allow around 5 months Plan activities with realistic numbers for volunteers and achievable scopes Fundraise, seek sponsors or buy supplies Start seeking volunteers early.

17. Rewards for Outstanding Community Service Group Unity and Confidence ASCE Awards given yearly include Public Service Awards to Groups or Sections and Citizen Awards to Individuals. Dozens of Other ASCE related Awards can involve community service (Diversity Champion, “Young Faces”, Edmund Freeman, etc.) Pre-College Outreach Committee will be raffling off laptops to those reporting their activities.