Local Opportunities

Community Cares for Kids

Community Cares for Kids works to fix smiles for children. They run fundraisers that require selling tickets and publicity. For more info, see Mrs. Mould in the main office.

Thanksgiving Coat Drive

Students are needed for the annual Thanksgiving Coat Drive for the Commission on Economic Opportunity. Students will arrange the entire program from advertising, designing boxes, collecting the coats, etc. If you are interested, contact the Ms. Robyn Jones. This is a great completion project or volunteer opportunity open to everyone.

Mentoring Opportunity

Any student writer who would be interested in mentoring an aspiring 4th grade novelist, please contact Wycallis Elementary School Principal, Kathleen McCarthy. This could be a potential completion project or a volunteer mentor experience.

Project DJ

There is a group called Project DJ that meets at the Trucksville Methodist Church each Thursday evening to make quilts for donation to ill or hospitalized people. For more information: Laura O'Malley, DHS Nurse lomalley@dallassd.com

American Red Cross:

The Red Cross has a Water Safety Instructor program. Students can take the class at a reduced cost and then volunteer to teach swim classes. The goal of the program is to teach kids to swim and educate them about safety in and around the water. If this sounds interesting, contact: Linda Grzech Health and Safety Community Programs Coordinator American Red Cross, Wyoming Valley Chapter 256 North Sherman Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 (570) 823-7161 x328 GrzechL@usa.redcross.org

Back Mountain Library Auction:

The Back Mountain Library holds and auction every summer. For a previous completion project, a student set up a childrens' tent and had games and activities set up for kids. The library would consider this and any other ideas for this event. If this sounds interesting, contact: Jennifer Perch, Completion Project Advisor jperch@dallassd.com