{"id":10329,"date":"2019-07-25T14:12:02","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T21:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/?p=10329"},"modified":"2019-07-25T14:12:02","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T21:12:02","slug":"cisc-2019-annual-senior-resource-fair-volunteer-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/2019\/07\/cisc-2019-annual-senior-resource-fair-volunteer-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"CISC 2019 Annual Senior Resource Fair Volunteer Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Sunny Yang and I\u2019m the Community Living Connections Program Assistant at <a href=\"https:\/\/cisc-seattle.org\/\">Chinese Information and Service Center (CISC)<\/a>, a nonprofit community organization located in the International District.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m writing because we\u2019re hosting the 2019 Annual Senior Resource Fair on Wednesday, September 4, from 10am to 2pm at the North Bellevue Community Center. We are looking for <strong><u>volunteer interpreters (Mandarin\/Cantonese, Spanish or Russian)<\/u><\/strong> to assist with language interpretation and <strong><u>general volunteers<\/u><\/strong> to help with participant registration, guest guidance and other tasks as needed for various programs and workshops at the event. Every year, over 300 community members attend the CISC Annual Senior Resource Fair, where they connect with over 30 organizations that provide a wide variety of medical, legal, and social services. This is a tremendously rewarding experience for volunteers to help older adults connect to much-needed services and encourage them to stay active and engaged in the community.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>2019 CISC Annual Senior Resource Fair <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> Wednesday, September 4, 2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 8:30 am \u2013 2 pm <em>(Volunteer orientation begins at 8:30am)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> North Bellevue Community Center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/North+Bellevue+Community+Center\/@47.647411,-122.1473211,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x54906d6b12221735:0xd7bddc04aa296d4!8m2!3d47.647411!4d-122.1451324\">(4063 148th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98007)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Number of volunteers needed<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>General Volunteer: <u>10<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mandarin\/Cantonese Interpreter: <u>16<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Spanish Interpreter: <u>2<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Russian Interpreter: <u>2<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Volunteer requirement <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Must be at least 18 years of age<\/li>\n<li>Friendly, outgoing, patient and a team player<\/li>\n<li>English language proficiency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Attached please find the volunteer recruitment details and the event flyer for your review and distribution.<\/p>\n<p>Much appreciated if you could share this volunteer opportunity with your students or anyone who might be interested in volunteering!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/CISC_2019ASRF_Volunteer-Recruitment.pdf\">CISC_2019ASRF_Volunteer Recruitment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/CISC_2019ASRF.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-10331\" src=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/CISC_2019ASRF-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"684\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/CISC_2019ASRF-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/CISC_2019ASRF-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/CISC_2019ASRF-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/CISC_2019ASRF.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For questions, please feel free to contact Sunny Yang at <u><a href=\"mailto:sunnyy@cisc-seattle.org\">sunnyy@cisc-seattle.org<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Sunny Yang and I\u2019m the Community Living Connections Program Assistant at Chinese Information and Service Center (CISC), a nonprofit community organization located in the International District. 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