ALMANAC BETWEEN ISSUES June 5, 2001 BULLETINSUPDATE | CHILDRENS CENTER | VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES | CRIME STATISTICS | DINOSAUR DISCOVERY
UPDATE | CHILDRENS CENTER | VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES | CRIME STATISTICS | DINOSAUR DISCOVERY Penn Children's CenterFee Reduction/Open Enrollment--Summer and Fall Placements Available Each year the Penn Children's Center (the University's child-care program) and the Division of Human Resources set aside funds to help reduce the cost of the program for qualified Penn staff. In January, the Penn Children's Center moved to new, larger quarters the Left Bank complex at 3160 Chestnut Street. Applications are now being accepted for summer and fall enrollment for toddlers and preschool age children. Waitlist applications for infants are also being accepted. The Penn Children's Center serves children ages 12 weeks through 5 years. The program features weekly themes and a diverse, multicultural curriculum, based on the principles of early childhood education. PCC features a nurturing infant program, well-equipped classrooms with computers, a multi-purpose indoor-gym room, and an outdoor playground. The teaching staff is highly trained in early childhood education.
Tuition fees for July 2, 2001 through June 30, 2002 Penn rate available to Penn faculty, staff, students, and UPHS employees. Assisted rate available only to regular University (not UPHS) faculty and staff who meet eligibility requirements. Subject to space availability. Please contact Anjali Chawla, Director, at (215) 898-5268 for additional information or to arrange a tour. --Marie Witt ,Associate Vice President, Business Services UPDATE | CHILDRENS CENTER | VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES | CRIME STATISTICS | DINOSAUR DISCOVERY Summer Volunteer Opportunities
************************************************************** Join us as we continue to build upon work done by volunteers from the Class of 1961, on May 18, in the homes of some of our elderly West Philadelphia neighbors. Help with painting and general cleaning. Work will be done on a Saturday in July. ************************************************************** Computers Needed! Is your department upgrading its computers? Would you like to donate your used computers to a worthy cause? The Center for Community Partnerships and a group of volunteers are working to provide computers to West Philadelphia schools, churches, families and nonprofit agencies. Join us by donating your used computers to this cause. Visit our website at: www.upenn.edu/ccp/computerdonations ************************************************************** The National Federation of the Blind, the largest consumer advocacy organization of blind people, will hold its national convention at the Philadelphia Downtown Marriott from June 30-July 6. Among the more than 2,500 blind attendees will be more than one hundred guide dog partners. The co-chairs of the Canine Concerns Committee, are seeking volunteers to greet guide dog users as they register and orient them to the designated relief area. In addition to the relief detail, guide dog users may need assistance locating the stairs, escalators, elevators, hotel restaurants and conference rooms. Volunteers are needed from Saturday, June 30 through Friday, July 6. Volunteers are needed from 7-11, 11-3, 3-7 and 7-10. They are looking for outgoing people willing to greet strangers and act as escorts. ************************************************************** How would you like to help prepare a University City High School student or a West Philadelphia High School student for the world of work? Hire them to do general office work and expose them to their areas of interest. We have students interested in the medicine, law, computers and much much more! Students are participants in the School to Career Program and are often paid by the program. ************************************************************** Interested in a high school summer hire? If you have a paying position for a high school student and would like some help with referrals, please contact: Isabel Mapp. ************************************************************* Ford-McKarobin Foundation of Learning, Inc. 52nd & Jefferson Streets: Tutor students in English, Math & Science. Work on Arts & Crafts Program operates daily from 2:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. Flexible schedules can be arranged. UPDATE | CHILDRENS CENTER | VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES | CRIME STATISTICS | DINOSAUR DISCOVERY Posted 6/5/01 |