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Local Organizations to volunteer for and give back to the community

10 Smart Start Tutoring

Smart Start is a tutoring program created for students in elementary through high school who would not or could not pay for tutoring in math, science and English. For more information about tutoring for community service hours, email iwanttotutor@smartstartfl.com.

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Best Buddies

Best Buddies is a nonprofit organization that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships between people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Visit bestbuddies.org or join the school’s Best Buddies chapter.

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Teen Adoption Ambassador

As an ambassador, you will provide a temporary home for select dogs. You earn three hours for each day the dog is at your home. Also, you can earn hours for walking your Ambassador Dog in public with their “Adopt Me” vest on, making and hanging signs, promoting your dog through social media, making phone calls and sending emails to advertise that your dog needs a loving home. For more information have your guardian contact 954-266-6814.

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Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County

Individuals 16 years old and older are invited to volunteer on build sites with a signed waiver from a parent or legal guardian. Projects may include any aspect of housing construction, including, but not limited to, framing, roofing, electrical, plumbing, drywall, painting, landscaping, loading and unloading materials and cleaning up. Email volunteer@ habitatpbc.org for more information.

Parkland Buddy Sports

Parkland Buddy Sports is an athletic program that builds empowering relationships between children with special needs children and young adults in a fun and competitive environment. To volunteer, fill out the registration form on their website, parklandbuddysports.com. 6

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Beautify Broward

Volunteers are needed during the year to cleanup neighborhoods within Broward County. Students that decide to contribute to the cleanup effort will receive community service hours. Bags and gloves will be provided to the helpers for picking up litter and trash. Contact Elaine Barrett at 954-474-1870.

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Broward County Library

Volunteering at a Broward County Library is a unique and meaningful way to give back to your community. If you want to make a difference in someone’s life, make friends, have fun or earn valuable community service hours and professional experience, the library is a place to share your special skills and better your world. Email libraryvolunteers@broward.org for more information.

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Parkland Kids Camp

Are you good with children? Volunteer as a counselor-intraining (CIT) and engage in fun activities with kids in grades K-5 for service hours. The camp is located at Pine Trails Park. Call 954-757-4105 for more information.

Key Club Engage in community service and volunteer projects regularly. Key Club is the largest and oldest student-led international service organization for high school students. See

Sponsor Laurie Edgar in room 167 for more information. 2 1

NHS Tutoring

National Honor Society members receive service hours in exchange for tutoring their peers. Tutoring sessions occur every Tuesday after school in Sponsor Lisa Hitchcock’s classroom, room 430.