1. SOUTHINGTON SERVES CREATED BY THE STEPS YOUTH COUNCIL (2012-2013)

2. Raise your hand if… You know what STEPS is. You have ever needed community service hours for CCD. You have ever needed community service hours for a club, sport or other reason. You know where to go or who to call to find a volunteer opportunity.

3. WHAT IS SOUTHINGTON SERVES? This is a volunteer opportunity website designed by youth, for youth.

4. The page is located on southington.org

5. We even created our own logo.

6. It’s BENEFITS INCLUDE… Building Assets: #3: Adult Role Models #7: Community Values Youth #8: Youth as Resources #9: Service to Others & many more! Which is why we’re here today. Youth as Resources is an important asset. You are all able to do something positive for Southington.

7. What would you like to do if you volunteered in the community?

8. Southington Serves has some great options! You could… Help out at a Rock Cats baseball game Sell raffle tickets at a Bowlathon tournament Garden by the Quinnipiac River with “Save the Sound” Hand out waters at a 5k walk/run Work with “Bread for Life” to sort foods after a drive Unload donated food with “United Way of Southington” Work on a database/computer work for the Fire Department YMCA Camp Sloper trail maintenance &many more!

9. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW? 1.Go to southington.org when you get home! 2.Click on “Southington Serves” 3.Take a look at all of the volunteer opportunities available. 4.Talk to your family as well as your friends. Ask if they’d join you to volunteer. 5.Make a call or write an email to the organization to sign up! 6.Finally, let your classmates know about your experience.

10. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! Check out Southington Serves today.