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CSV’s Award Winners
Cambridge School Volunteers gave four outstanding community members who are volunteers in the public schools Mack I. Davis Awards on May 22 at the Broad Institute. Terry Hackford, Tony Leonardo, Meg Moulton, and Dorothy Crawford are this year’s honorees. Bill Sullivan, who marked 20 years as a volunteer also recognized for his long and enthusiastic service. The ice cream social event was co-chaired by
Ice Cream and Mack Davis
You are invited to the 28th Annual Mack I. Davis II Awards and our ice cream social, which is our volunteer thank you and recognition event. We also will recognize an amazing teacher, Christine Burke, at the event. The event will be Wednesday, May 22, 4:00-6:00, at the Broad Institute, 415 Main Street, Cambridge. This is a free event open to volunteers, teachers, parents,
Thank you to our supporters
Thank you to our sponsors, our host Lesley University College of Art and Design, auction donors, donors, and supporters for coming out on April 26 to support Cambridge School Volunteers at the Miami Dance Club. A huge thank you to our DJ, Alvin Benjamin Carter III, Esq., also known as “DJ iParty Right”! Our guests also enjoyed delicious Cuban food and drinks from Merengue
Party plus resort equals bliss
At CSV’s upcoming fundraiser, Miami Dance Club, you will have the opportunity to bid on silent auction items, and one special live auction item: a week long dream vacation in a one bedroom suite or villa at a luxury Westin Resort. Some available locations include Hawaii, Florida, Arizona, California and Cancun, Mexico. In addition to your private unit you will enjoy all the amenities
A Reframing
Students may be becoming anxious about big transitions looming ahead, possible ending of friend groups, leaving places they have been for a long time.
CSV Goes Out!
CSV goes out every spring—out, that is, to Fresh Pond Reservation, matching fourth- and fifth-graders with trained mentors to observe and record seasonal change at the habitat. Join us by registering at csvgoesout.eventbrite.com
Miami Dance Club
Join us on Friday, April 26, at 6:30-10 PM, at Lunder Arts Center, Lesley University, for Miami Dance Club, our fundraiser to benefit Cambridge School Volunteers. Enjoy Cuban Food and drinks, the dance music of DJ iParty Right, and the chance to catch up with friends and neighbors, all while supporting the free programs of Cambridge School Volunteers. Learn more and reserve your tickets
Volunteers on Volunteering
Does volunteering have a positive impact on volunteers themselves? Numerous health research studies have given more and more weight to the beneficial effects of volunteering on mental and physical health, life satisfaction, social well-being and depression. How do Cambridge School Volunteers perceive their experience? CSV’s volunteers range from engineers, young professionals, retired teachers, and STEM doctoral candidates to members of local undergraduate athletic teams
Luz-Margarita: the power of mentorship
Dear friends, Can you make a difference for local students this year? A gift to Cambridge School Volunteers ensures that students who don’t have “an in” still can “get in”: into the college or career of their dreams. A mentor or tutor can give the attention and care that enables a student to flourish. Students like Luz-Margarita. Last year, college sophomore Luz-Margarita came back
Chromebooks at CRLS
CSV Volunteers at CRLS took a crash course in the Cambridge Public School district’s digital equity program, called CRLS Connects, on Thursday, November 15. The cornerstone of the initiative is the Google Chromebook, which presenter Paige Graves called “an internet machine with a keyboard.” Software cannot be downloaded to the Chromebooks and there is almost no local storage space for documents on the devices.