Center for Civic Engagement - CMC

Stop by the Conscious College Road Tour today between 11am-3pm, outside Heggblade. Event sponsored by Turning Green, an environmental non-profit. Pick up some eco-friendly samples and learn how to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle!

Students repair flood-ravaged houses - Rocky Mount Telegram Claremont McKenna College students, Claire Li, left, Jenny Gurev, center, and Johann Lim, right, work together to put waferboards down Friday in Edgecombe County.

Thank you to Claremont McKenna Advocates for Survivors of Sexual Assault for your participation in Challenge Claremont!

You are not alone. Your peers at CMC support you.

Apply NOW for CMC's Alternative Spring Break trips! More info & application here: https://cceasb.wordpress.com

Election Day is tomorrow - Nov. 8! Get Out and Vote!

If you registered in CA using your campus address, your polling place is the Smith Campus Center at Pomona College, 170 E. 6th Street.
If you registered in CA using your home address and don't know your polling place, find it here: http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place/
For more information about the propositions on the CA ballot, watch this video series from the Rose Institute: http://roseinstitute.org/research-overview/video-voter/

Find Your Polling Place | California Secretary of State You may also find your polling place by scrolling down to the county you live in, then clicking on the link for your county or calling your county elections office.

Are you Registered to Vote? Find information for students on Voter Registration and election deadlines by state.
http://campusvoteproject.org/studentguides/

State Student Guides Visit the post for more.

Info Session tonight for Uncommon Good's Mentoring Program! Come to CMC Kravis Center 164 @ 6:30pm and learn more about mentoring and tutoring youth on their pathway to college. Application link here: http://uncommongood.org/?page_id=88

Connect to College Mentoring Program « Uncommon Good Vincent is like my little brother. I know I’ve influenced him academically as he keeps up his grades and is reading daily. He has a plan for high school and is excited about college. The one-to-one match has been very beneficial to Vincent as a mentee and me as a mentor.

Congratulations to our finalists and award winners of the 2016 Changemaker Awards!

The CMC Changemaker Awards were developed to recognize and highlight individual students and student organizations dedicated to making a social impact on campus or in outside communities.

Individual winners: Byron Cohen '16, Casey Garcelon '17, Aaron McKinney '18

Group winners: CMCers of Color, Center for Writing and Public Discourse

Hi CMCers! Final call to volunteer this semester...

Last trip to Amy's Farm this FRIDAY from 12:45-2:45 PM: https://docs.google.com/a/students.claremontmckenna.edu/forms/d/1bvKnZkkeiKakDnbbrnZiYwfZM3akPu0gVdOTX1sQY70/viewform

And only a few spots left to deliver food for the Food Recovery Network: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Kp89hvhiyQCzQNhozd4k_buChMS8c7GcaQm5jWtpq-g/edit =0

Thanks to all of the students who made sandwiches outside of the Hub today! All 200 sandwiches have been donated to a local homeless shelter in Pomona!

Remember to stop by The Hub to make PB&J sandwiches for a food shelter in Pomona! These lovely faces are waiting to see you :)

Are you still looking for a meaningful summer internship? Are you interested in engaging in impactful work
while gaining valuable professional experience?

The CMC Changemaker Campus Initiative is offering summer internship opportunities with local nonprofits
for students to make a lasting impact in the Claremont community.
These partnered internships are sponsored by the Lewis Family Inland Empire Changemaker Fund with a stipend of $3,500.

Apply by APRIL 18 at this link:
https://docs.google.com/a/students.claremontmckenna.edu/forms/d/1ngprQ477PmobdUy7KYmaCa7eYbCJnEbbr5HovjDJ-8s/viewform

Interviews are conducted on a rolling basis.

Music Mania Mentor Applications due this Friday (4/8)! Apply soon :)

Link to applications:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1I7CFnNB-smtIQXDx6kmjy1omKBIgRZy9JciJXSHQtxo/viewform?edit_requested=true

Email resume to:
[email protected]

Looking to volunteer? Meet new CMCers? Make a difference in the community? Get off campus? YES!
Then you should check out upcoming opportunities with the Center for Civic Engagement:

AMY'S FARM
When: Friday, April 8th from 12:45-2:45 PM
Where: Amy's Farm
What: If you enjoy working on a farm, gardening, or just getting your hands dirty, this one's for you! The best part: All of the produce you grow is distributed to low-income families in our community.
Sign up: https://docs.google.com/a/students.claremontmckenna.edu/forms/d/1bvKnZkkeiKakDnbbrnZiYwfZM3akPu0gVdOTX1sQY70/viewform

FOOD RECOVERY NETWORK
When: Thursdays (7:15-8:15 PM) and Fridays (1:00-2:00 PM) throughout the semester
What: Grab a friend and sign up to deliver food to a local homeless shelter! This is a great opportunity if you don't have much time to spare, but still want to make a difference in the community.
Sign up: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Kp89hvhiyQCzQNhozd4k_buChMS8c7GcaQm5jWtpq-g/edit =0

INSAN FOUNDATION
When: Next Sunday, April 17th
When: 3:00-5:30 PM
What: This opportunity provides hands on work preparing and serving a meal to homeless families at a food shelter in Pomona!
Sign up: https://docs.google.com/a/students.claremontmckenna.edu/forms/d/1umRogkfYgpdHqDhfbMNnhVuSTa5kBbo4PJQrpROa__o/viewform

More updates on food justice around the world:
"If the bill passes the final hurdle, Italy will become the next EU nation after France which decided to adopt the approach in February, albeit with a difference: while the French seek to punish supermarkets and restaurants who throw away unsold food with a hefty fine of €75,000, the Italians are adopting a reward-based approach."
https://www.rt.com/news/335764-italy-food-law-waste/

Italy to adopt food waste laws to save €12 billion annually Italy could become next in line after France in the EU to force supermarkets and restaurants to abide by new laws to combat food waste. Businesses throwing away unsold food costs the economy €12 billion a year.

Who's excited to volunteer this week?!?

Amy's Farm this Friday (12:45-2:45 PM): https://docs.google.com/a/students.claremontmckenna.edu/forms/d/1bvKnZkkeiKakDnbbrnZiYwfZM3akPu0gVdOTX1sQY70/viewform

Food Recovery Network every Thursday (7:15-8:15 PM) and Friday (1-2 PM): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Kp89hvhiyQCzQNhozd4k_buChMS8c7GcaQm5jWtpq-g/edit =0

Check out some of our INSAN Foundation, Amy's Farm and Food Recovery Network volunteers enjoying SomeCrust cookies at out Food Justice and Poverty Volunteer Appreciation event!

Happy "Music in Our Schools Month"!

"By encouraging musicians, music teachers and potential students to reach out to each other during March, many will continue to teach, learn and share music with each other long after the month is over." http://www.educationworld.com/a_news/upcoming-teach-music-america-week-asks-music-teachers-provide-one-free-lesson-new-student .VxAZOQZn.dpuf

Keep an eye out for Music Mania music mentor applications coming out after Spring Break!
Feel free to email us at: [email protected]

Upcoming Teach Music America Week Asks Music Teachers to Provide One Free Lesson to a New Student America's music teachers are being asked to teach a new student a free lesson at the end of the month.

This Friday from 12:45-2:45 PM... Come volunteer, get connected with where our food comes from, and see Amy's Farm's beautiful farm animals and rows of produce! All of the fruits and vegetables that you harvest will go to Inland Valley Hope Partners' House and Food Security Program, which serves citizens who can't afford fresh produce in Claremont and surrounding cities.

Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/a/students.claremontmckenna.edu/forms/d/1bvKnZkkeiKakDnbbrnZiYwfZM3akPu0gVdOTX1sQY70/viewform

Learn more about Amy's Farm here: http://www.amysfarm.com/

France making great strides in food recovery. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/04/french-law-forbids-food-waste-by-supermarkets

French law forbids food waste by supermarkets Food banks and other charities welcome law making large shops donate unsold food and stop spoiling items to deter foragers

CMC's Food Recovery Network (FRN) works to reduce food waste on campus by recovering food from Collins Dining Hall and the Athenaeum and delivering it to a homeless shelter in the city of Pomona every week. Pictured here is one of our great FRN volunteers, Maddie Lee!

Hi CMC! Interested in getting off campus to volunteer? Sign up with the CCE this week:

Where: Food Recovery Network
What: Help fight food waste at CMC by delivering excess food from the Ath and Collins to a local soup kitchen!
When: Thursdays (7:15-8:15 PM) and Fridays (1-2 PM) throughout the semester
Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/…/1Kp89hvhiyQCzQNhozd4k_buChM…/edit…
Program Leads: Will Cullen ([email protected]) and Sam Becker ([email protected])

Where: Amy's Farm
What: Garden, harvest, and compost with your fellow CMCers!
When: Friday, March 4th from 10:30 AM-1:00 PM
Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/a/students.claremontmckenna.edu/forms/d/1bvKnZkkeiKakDnbbrnZiYwfZM3akPu0gVdOTX1sQY70/viewform
Program Lead: Will Masters ([email protected])

Contact one of the Food Justice and Poverty Student Coordinators, Austin Wu ([email protected]) or Grace Bailey ([email protected]), with any questions you might have!

Check out the volunteer opportunities with the CCE this week:
Where: INSAN Mission (Pomona Valley Christian Center)
What: Prepare and serve food to the low income and homeless guests in the local community
When: Friday, February 26th from 4:00 PM-8:30 PM.
Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1umRogkfYgpdHqDhfbMNnhVuSTa5kBbo4PJQrpROa__o/viewform
Program Leads: Jessie Ainslie ([email protected]) and Silvia LeBlanc ([email protected])

Where: Food Recovery Network
What: Help fight food waste at CMC by delivering excess food from the Ath and Collins to a local soup kitchen!
When: Thursdays (7:15-8:15 PM) and Fridays (1-2 PM) throughout the semester.
Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Kp89hvhiyQCzQNhozd4k_buChMS8c7GcaQm5jWtpq-g/edit?usp=drive_web
Program Leads: Will Cullen ([email protected]) and Sam Becker ([email protected])

Any questions? Feel free to contact one of the Food Justice and Poverty Student Coordinators, Austin Wu ([email protected]) or Grace Bailey ([email protected]).

In three weeks a group of ten students led by Shambhavi Sahai and Margrethe Jebsen will head out to San Luis Obispo for our second ever Solar Spring Break trip! Last year we went to the San Pasqual Indian Reservation outside of San Diego and completed two home installations. Check out some highlights from last year's trip.

Check out the volunteer opportunities with the CCE this week:

Where: Amy's Farm
What: Plant and harvest crops for low-income families!
When: Friday, February 19th from 10:30 AM-1:00 PM.
Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/a/students.claremontmckenna.edu/forms/d/1bvKnZkkeiKakDnbbrnZiYwfZM3akPu0gVdOTX1sQY70/viewform
Program Lead: Will Masters ([email protected])

Where: Food Recovery Network
What: Help fight food waste at CMC by delivering excess food from the Ath and Collins to a local soup kitchen!
When: Thursdays (7:15-8:15 PM) and Fridays (1-2 PM) throughout the semester.
Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Kp89hvhiyQCzQNhozd4k_buChMS8c7GcaQm5jWtpq-g/edit =0
Program Leads: Will Cullen ([email protected]) and Sam Becker ([email protected])

Any questions? Feel free to contact one of the Food Justice and Poverty Student Coordinators, Austin Wu ([email protected]) or Grace Bailey ([email protected]).

Looking to get off campus and make an impact in the local community with your fellow CMCers? Check out our upcoming opportunities:

Where: Amy's Farm
What: Plant and harvest crops for low-income families!
When: Friday, February 12th and Friday, February 19th (10:30 AM-1:00 PM).
Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/a/students.claremontmckenna.edu/forms/d/1bvKnZkkeiKakDnbbrnZiYwfZM3akPu0gVdOTX1sQY70/viewform.
Program Lead: Will Masters ([email protected])

Where: Food Recovery Network
What: Help fight food waste at CMC by delivering excess food from the Ath and Collins to a local soup kitchen!
When: Thursdays (7:15-8:15 PM) and Fridays (1-2 PM) throughout the semester.
Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Kp89hvhiyQCzQNhozd4k_buChMS8c7GcaQm5jWtpq-g/edit =0
Program Leads: Will Cullen ([email protected]) and Sam Becker ([email protected])

Any questions? Contact Grace Bailey ([email protected]) or Austin Wu ([email protected]).

Our INSAN volunteer team enjoyed a rewarding experience this past Saturday when they prepared and served food to homeless people in the city of Pomona. There will be more opportunities to volunteer throughout this semester, so keep an eye out for our CCE service inform emails to sign up!

Food Recovery Network is starting up again this semester! Spend an hour of your time per week donating leftover food from Collins and the Ath to a local food pantry in Pomona.

Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Kp89hvhiyQCzQNhozd4k_buChMS8c7GcaQm5jWtpq-g/edit =0