Thank you for reaching out to our school for student volunteers. My
name is Jeff Sylvia and I am the Community Service Administrator at
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School. B-R has a new Community
Service graduation requirement and I will do my best to outline how we
will channel requests for volunteers.
Our service requirement
began with the Class of 2015. The students are required to complete 15
hours of community service per year. We hope that this will help our
students be more community-minded as well as expose them to new career
paths. Just imagine the positive impact on our communities with our
students helping out!
If you have opportunities available for our
teens to volunteer I would need to know what the service would entail
and need to know if there are any age, training or skill requirements.
Our utmost importance is to keep our students safe while serving their
communities. Once I receive information from your organization I will
add your organization to our list of resources.
It will be up to
the students to contact your organization. Students should come to you
with a verification form that their parents have signed (feel free to
download a sample form
from our website). Someone from your organization will need to sign
their form. If a form is not provided, please send the student a
verification letter of the service they provided. The letter must
include the dates of service, hours served, and a contact name and
number to verify service. If you do not already do so, I would recommend
keeping a log of students and hours for verification purposes.
We
would welcome any brochures from your organization; they can be sent to
the address above. Also, please feel free to email information on
one-time events where students can get involved. I will keep your
contact information on file for future opportunities.
Do you need student volunteers?
B-R can help...
We need the following information from you:
1. Type of service – what the volunteer will need to do
2. Date of service (or list on-going opportunities)
3. Time of service
4. Contact name
5. Contact phone number
If
you could put together a flyer with your letterhead or a logo and send
either by mail or via email, it will be posted on our community service
board and website.
We cannot guarantee you volunteers, but we sure do have many students who need community service hours.
Jeff Sylvia
Community Service Administrator
508-697-6902 Fax: 508-279-2110 Ext: 11123
jsylvia@bridge-rayn.org