Volunteer Opportunities

1. Secondary School Process For 8th Graders

Mock Interviews

Volunteers are needed to do mock admissions interviews with 8th grade students. We will hold two interview sessions:

Thursday, Oct 21, 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Tuesday, Oct 26, 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Volunteers may come to one or both sessions. GWTK are welcome to bring their husbands because the girls could use practice with both women and men. Interview questions will be provided.

Essay Writing-Volunteers

are needed to help 8th grade students with high school application essays. Sessions will take place on:

November 9, 16, 30 from 5:30 - 6:30 pm (all Tuesdays).

Volunteers may come to one or multiple sessions.

2. Shadow Day with Esperanza, February, 2011

We are looking for as many volunteers as possible to participate inour signature event! (See photos from Shadow Day 2008.) We have several ways to participate to suit everyschedule and work situation:

In-School Speakers:30 Minutes Sessions from 9AM - 12 Noon, All Grades, 5-8

Speakto the Esperanza students about what you do, or used to do,professionally. This is a casual, fun opportunity to engage the girlswith hands-on activities and/or visuals to teach them about your typeof work. The sessions will run 30 minutes each, between 9 AM and 12noon, and are grouped by grade. You may speak for one session or more,depending on your schedule.

Take a Girl(s) to Work: Half Day (After Lunch) or Full Day, 7th and 8th Graders Only

Exposea student to what life is like in your workplace, and get their dreamsgoing! You can take one or more students, for a half or full day,depending on your particular work/commute situation. You can organizeactivities for them that give them an inside look at your profession,or give them some easy tasks to help you and keep them busy. Remember,most of the students have not had the opportunity to visit a workplacebefore, so what may seem routine to you, may be exciting to them!

Drivers: All Day

We will need a few drivers to help transport students from Esperanza tomembers' workplaces, if they are not able to leave work and pick thegirls up. Members who can provide this small service will help more ofour members participate.

IMPORTANT: Please note that allvolunteers driving girls and/or hosting them at work will need to fillout CORI forms as required by law. Sue Wilson will contact thosevolunteers directly with more information.

Additional info for Volunteers:

Shadow Day Lunch at Esperanza at 12 Noon

All GWTK members are invited to join fellow volunteers, faculty, staff and students for lunch at Esperanza.

4. Public Relations Help Wanted:

We will have a press release describing the event. If you areparticipating, help us spread the word about Esperanza by submittingthe release to your communications department, or including the news inyour company newsletter, or on your website. Your commitment todeveloping the Esperanza girls is good for them, and for the companiesand businesses that support your endeavors.

We are also planningon pitching the story to local media. If you have media contacts whomyou think would be interested in reporting on Shadow Day, please contact let us know.