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BCAE Volunteer Fair October 19
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Boston Center for Adult Education
Volunteer Fair

history / logistics / about BCAE
On Monday, October 19, The Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE) will be holding it's Ninth Annual Volunteer Fair from 6:00-8:30pm at the Castle at Park Plaza, corner of Arlington Street and Columbus Avenue in Boston.

history

In 1990, BCAE conceived of the idea of bringing organizations who need volunteers together with individuals looking for opportunities to serve. Over the past eight years, the fair has become the most important occasion in our region for people to find ways to serve their community.

What is the connection between the Volunteer Fair and adult education?
Each year BCAE brings together thousands of self-motivated learners to interact with our instructors--artists, educators, group facilitators, distinguished guests, and community leaders. We offer more than three thousand courses, workshops, lectures and arts events. Our programs are dedicated to enriching our community and realizing human potential by promoting creative development, political awareness, social interaction, and intellectual growth and by teaching people the skills they need to thrive in today's world. The goals of the Volunteer Fair -- building community, enriching individuals, and promoting learning -- perfectly match our institutional aims.

At the 1997 Volunteer Fair, 1,500 people gathered information about volunteering at 117 local organizations.

logistics

The fair will be held on Monday, October 19, from 6:00-8:30pm at The Castle at Park Plaza, at the intersections of Columbus, Stuart, and Arlington Streets. The site is conveniently located within two blocks of the Arlington Street stop on the MBTA Green Line, and within three blocks of the Back Bay Station on the Orange Line.

Admission to the volunteer fair is free, and the public is invited to attend. One hundred twenty organizations will sit at tables arranged by the following categories: AIDS, Animals, Arts & Culture, Children & Youth, Education, Environment, Health, Homelessness/Hunger, International, Seniors, Volunteerism, Women.

For more information on attending the fair, contact Nicole Donson at (617) 267-4430 x718 or ndonson@bcae.org.

About BCAE

The Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE), an institution devoted to the lifelong learning of adults through noncredit courses, was founded in 1933. It was the first private nonprofit adult education center in New England and is one of the oldest in the country.

BCAE has established a reputation for excellence and creativity in the field of continuing education. It introduced concepts that are now commonplace -- roundtable discussions, small class sizes and diverse educational programs.

The Center is located conveniently near parking and public transportation. Visit the Center online at http://www.bcae.org/ or call (617) 267-4430 for a current BCAE course catalogue.

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