Student United Way Application 2016-2018

Student United Way is an interactive community engagement program that gives high school students the tools to become strong community leaders and citizens. It works with students their freshmen and sophomore years. Students examine needs in the community and explore solutions with United Way and our nonprofit, corporate, and government partners. The program highlights include visits with top United Way campaigns (http://www.uwrv.org/news/united-way-announces-50-most-generous-workplaces-roanoke-valley) and their executive leadership, as well as volunteer opportunities with the area’s strongest nonprofits (http://www.uwrv.org/partnerships).

Applications to the program are open to all interested freshmen. Applications will be taken through September 30th 2016. Interested applicants should have a strong interest in community service and the Roanoke Valley. They must have availability for and transportation to evening meetings throughout their sophomore and junior years, as well as some flexibility to participate in summer volunteer events. Up to three students per high school will be invited to participate.

Student United Way will meet monthly on Monday evenings, during the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years, with opportunities to engage in summer volunteer opportunities.

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* 1. Student Contact Information

Name

School

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. Student Grade Level for 2016-2017:

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* 3. Parent Contact Information

Name(s)

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 4. Why do you want to join Student United Way?

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* 5. Please describe your interest and engagement in community service:

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* 6. When you think about the Roanoke Valley, what is the one thing you would like to see changed? How would you work to change it?

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* 7. What do you hope to achieve by joining Student United Way?

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* 8. Most meetings will be held on Monday evenings from 6-7:30 pm at various locations throughout the Roanoke Valley. Please address your availability for meetings and describe any commitments that might conflict with meetings, including sports, extra-curricular activities, jobs, school, work, etc….

Thank you for applying for Student United Way! You will be notified if you are invited to join the program by October 14, 2016.

Please save the date for our first meeting in the event you are invited to join: November 7th, 2016 from 6-7:30 pm. More details will be sent with invitations.