Posted Sunday April 07 2013 at 7:12 pm in Volunteer Opportunities
Do you have experience installing art exhibits in galleries? We are looking for a volunteer to help us install Liz Doles' exhibit – Sri Lanka: Pinhole Photography and Portraits.
When: During the week of April 15th
Where: The Open Door Gallery.
Interested Volunteers: Email kati@vsamass.org
Posted Friday April 05 2013 at 4:13 pm in Cultural Inclusion
The New England Aquarium is open and in the midst of a renovation that will renew its main building to the core. Come see the transformation and celebrate the world of water with live animal presentations, hands on exhibits and talks about Caribbean coral reefs at the tropical ocean exhibit.
The Aquarium offers ASL interpreted programs from 12:30-4pm on the first Sunday of every month. All programs are included in the admission price. You can pick up a detailed schedule at our information desk the day of the program. Email grubin@neaq.org for more information.
Groups of 15 or more can arrange a special guided tour ahead of time by calling 617-973-5206. Assisted listening devices are available at the IMAX Theatre Box Office and Aquarium Information Desk.
Posted Tuesday April 02 2013 at 11:29 pm in Education
This is a guest blog post by Boston College students Laura Hymes and Trent Bielen.
Each year at Boston College, Professor Paul Schervish, an expert on studies of wealth and giving, teaches a class called Introduction to Philanthropy. This past fall we had the pleasure of taking his class, and through it, we were fortunate enough to find VSA Massachusetts and to make a donation to their COOL Schools Program.
As we learned that the meaning of philanthropy can be found both informally and formally through relationships of giving and receiving in everyday life, our class was subsequently gaining the knowledge to make an actual charitable donation. Thanks to generous donations made by Doris Buffet's Sunshine Lady Foundation, our class was given $10,000 so students may take a share of that money and donate to the organization of their choice. The grant requires the gift be made to formal chartered charities within the Boston Metropolitan Area. We, Trent Bielen and Laura Hymes, collaborated on this donation because we held a mutual interest in the principles underlying the COOL Schools Program.
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