ECIR's Partners

University of Michigan

Supporters

Faith Community

Volunteers

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT ECIR

Volunteers are needed in a variety of ways through the Ecumenical Center and International Residence:

HOSPITALITY

• Invite students for dinner in your home
• Recruit households in your congregation or organization to host international students for dinner
• Provide short-term housing for international students who arrive in Ann Arbor before their apartment is available

DRIVERS

• Take students grocery shopping on Saturday mornings
• Pick-up newly arriving international students at the airport and welcome them to our community and ECIR
• Drive for a community service experience & participate in that event with students - usually on Saturdays, half or full day

OFFICE

• Help with office work - answer phones, do filing, photocopying.
• Be on-call to help get special mailings such as Center Reports and Friends of the Center mailings ready to go to the post office
• Computer data entry
• Help develop, update, and maintain the ECIR database
• Assist with archiving

PROPERTY

• Work with other volunteers to renovate kitchens in the older part of our student residence
• Volunteer personally or organize a team in your congregation or organization to paint a student apartment
• On-going needs for persons with plumbing, heating, and electrical skills
• Assist with maintenance, spring cleaning, landscaping and gardening

PROGRAMS

• Prepare a meal for a Tuesday Global Village Dinner during exams and other times of special need
• Serve on an ECIR committee - program, property, finance, communications, or the Board of Directors
• Help plan and accompany a student trip to Washington, DC, New York City, Chicago, or a work camp trip (like with Habitat for Humanity)

CONTACT ECIR:
734-662-5529
info@ecir.org
www.ecir.org
921 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-3436