The
University League, Inc.
Founded 1901
Supporting Scholarships, Service, Education, and
Friendship
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer Services Coordinator - Nan Baillies, 608-845-3550 nankb5@aol.com
Assistant - Helen Read, 608-238-6137 helen.f.read@gmail.comTraining for the following volunteer opportunities is usually "on the job" unless there is a special session offered. Please call the contact person or Volunteer Services Coordinator if you have any questions.
ALLEN CENTENNIAL GARDENS
Contact: Ed Lyon, 608-576-2501, eslyon@wisc.edu, or visit
www.allencentennialgardens.org.Volunteersare needed for hands-on gardeningprojects including
planting, watering, weeding, and other garden-based activities depending on time of year. We provide the necessary tools. Seasonal opportunities (spring and fall) for organized group work sessions.
AMERICAN FAMILY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Contact: Tina Nelson, 608-263-6046, volunteer.services@uwhealth.org,
or visit http://www.uwhealth.org/volunteerVolunteers read to children or engage them in activities while waiting for treatments or appointments. Siblings of patients also need direction in art activities or projects in playrooms. Safety equipment and informational materials could be distributed or stocked by volunteers.
BOOKWORMS
Contact: Mary Warfield, 608-273-9809, mbwarfield@gmail.com
Once a month from September until May, volunteers read to preschool classes of students from low income families of Dane County. After reading, volunteers present each child with a copy of the book to keep. At many sites, readers then lead the students in activities that relate to the books. Some of these preschools serve children for whom English is a second language.
CHAZEN MUSEUM OF ART
Contact: Melinda Gleason, 608-263-2246, mgleason@chazen.wisc.edu, or visit www.chazen.wisc.edu
The Chazen Museum of Art offers exhibitions, a permanent collection of 20,000 works of art, and educational programs free to the public. Volunteers help at exhibition receptions, in the museum shop, and as docents (volunteer tour guides). Training is provided.
LAKESHORE NATURE PRESERVE
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Contact: Bryn Scriver, 608-220-5560, bscriver@fpm.wisc.edu,
or visit www.lakeshorepreserve.wisc.edu.
Volunteers can participate in habitat restoration projects. Possible activities include planting native plants, trail maintenance, and removal of invasive plants. Work is usually done by groups of volunteers, which adds to the enjoyment.
MADISON FRIENDS OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, INC.
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Contact: Sherry Caves, Office Hours: Monday - Friday 10 a.m. to noon, 608-263-4010, 716 Langdon St., Room 223, (The Red Gym) info@mfismadison.org, or visit http://iss.wisc.edu/mfis/
Volunteer activities include: providing 2 to 3 nights housing for newly arrived international students and scholars ; Thanksgiving meal hosting; the Fall Welcome Picnic and a winter reception and tour of the Capitol; one-on-one English partnering conversation (Global Friends), English language classes; furniture loan program.
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN ARBORETUM
Contact: Judy Kingsbury, 608-262-5604, jakingsb@wisc.edu,
or visit http://uwarboretum.org/volunteerShare your time and talents while learning about nature and supporting the Arboretum. Volunteers help by staffing the reception desk, working in the gardens, patrolling trails, restoring prairies, and many other indoor and outdoor projects.
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Contact: Tina Nelson, 608-263-6046, volunteer.services@uwhealth.org,
or visit www.uwhealth.org/volunteerVolunteers help out anywhere from the Main Information Desk to inpatient hospital units, doing anything they can to make a patient or family member more comfortable.
FRIENDS OF THE UW-MADISON LIBRARY
Contact: Beth Kubly, 608-265-2505, bkubly@earthlink.net
friends@library.wisc.edu
or visit www.library.wisc.edu/friends
Volunteers are needed to help with the semiannual Friends of the Library Book Sale (sales take place in the spring and fall), and can assist with other Friends special projects or events.
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UW MADISON ODYSSEY PROJECT
Contact: Emily Auerbach, 608-262-3733, eauerbach@dcs.wisc.edu, or visit www.odyssey.wisc.edu
The UW-Madison Odyssey Project, a free college humanities course for adults near the poverty level, helps students overcome adversity and achieve dreams through higher education. Some students have journeyed from homelessness to UW-Madison degrees. Interested UL members are needed to help with meals, fundraising, grant writing, tutoring, baby sitting, and other aspects of this life changing project.
WILLIAM S. MIDDLETON MEMORIAL
VETERANS HOSPITAL (VA HOSPITAL)Contact: Mary Merlin, 608-280-7030 vhamadcommunity@va.gov
Web: www.madison.va.gov/givingVolunteers assist in many areassuch as volunteer escorts, office aides, craft room, or reading cart aide, drivers, Information Desk and eaiting room attendants, and patient visitors. Assignment schedules are flexible and vary, based on the assignment. All volunteer assignments are coordinated through the Community Relations Service. Requirements for becoming a VA volunteer include a background check and tuberculosis screening.
WISCONSIN HISTORICAL MUSEUM
Contact: Katie Schumacher, 608-261-9359 kaitlyn.schumacher@wisconsinhistory.org
Web Site: www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/volunteerThe Wisconsin Historical Museum seeks volunteers to assist in our mission to collect, preserve and share stories. Positions available include Information Desk, Special Events, Tour Guide,, and Office Receptionist. Schedules are flexible. Training is provided. Benefits include discounts and passes to historic sites.
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION (WPT)
Contact: Ericka Balgord, 608-265-4436, ericka.balgord@wpt.org,
Web: www.wpt.org/volunteerVolunteers support public television by staffing a wide variety of enjoyable fundraising and community outreach events. They answer phones during four annual membership drives, greet visitors and assist with presentations at Quilt Expo and Garden Expo, and participate in the energetic on-air auction each spring by working as cashiers, merchandise handlers, bid sorters, display designers phone bank volunteers.
"I am only one... but still, I am one. I cannot do everything,
but still I can do something." - Helen Keller
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