Volunteers needed to help mount a "Civic Saturday," a gathering designed to cultivate civic engagement and tradition, to take place on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 11 a.m. Volunteers will help mount and promote this virtual event titled: "Black Lives Matter: What will YOU Do?"
Duties include facilitating remote participation and Zoom break-out groups. Civic Saturdays were created by Citizen University in Seattle, and this Civic Saturday will be run by The Civic Circle in Silver Spring, Maryland.
The specific volunteer commitment will consist of the following: Two planning meetings in advance of the event, lasting approximately 30 to 45 minutes each. A two-hour time commitment on the day of the event itself. And a half-hour meeting following the event to debrief and reflect. The total commitment will be approximately four hours.
Because this is a virtual event taking place on Zoom, please make sure to return the parent permission slip below, and note the following:
- A student’s parent/guardian must provide The Civic Circle with written approval of the student’s participation in the virtual platform prior to the student serving/volunteering.
- Students must use personal/private accounts (not MCPS student accounts) to engage in the virtual platform.
- Students will only engage with others under the direct supervision of a nonprofit supervisor. The nonprofit supervisor will be directly present in the virtual space with the student volunteer (including any breakout sessions) at all times.
- The nonprofit supervisor will initiate and host all virtual sessions. If the nonprofit supervisor is not available to initiate and host the virtual session, the session will not occur.
- Virtual sessions will be recorded, but student participants will not be heard or seen during these virtual sessions.
- Students should not share or upload any videos, pictures, or images of themselves, unless the nonprofit organization has obtained a signed form/waiver from the student’s parent/guardian authorizing permission/release.
- Students’ email addresses/home addresses or any personally identifying information will remain protected and not shared.
Student participation in this service project is at the discretion of the student’s parent/guardian. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety and privacy. The nonprofit organization will determine the number of SSL hours awarded based on the evidence submitted. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns. This service activity is designed to be completed within the safety of the student’s home until schools resume normal status.
