Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Try something new in 2010 - become a Master Wellness Volunteer! Sponsored by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service - Collin County, participants receive 40 hours of training and are expected to pay back 40 hours of service. Training will be held on Tuesdays, February 2, 9, and 16; Monday, February 23; and Tuesday, March 2, 9 am - 3 pm. Topics include nutrition, dietary guidelines, food safety, healthy lifestyle choices and children's health. Volunteers design their own plan for their 40 hours of service. Some ways that current volunteers are helping their community include giving presentations to small groups, testing recipes, manning booths at health fairs, setting up Healthy Texans programs at their workplace or church, and assisting with community programs such as Cooking Well with Diabetes and Walk Across Texas.

The $65 registration fee covers the cost of all training materials and lunch for all days. Registration ends January 22, 2010. For an application, contact Carrie Brazeal at 972-548-4233 or metro 972-424-1460, Ext. 4233 or email c-brazeal@tamu.edu.

Training will be held Thursdays, February 5, 12 and 19; Friday, February 27; and Thursday March 5, 9 am - 3 pm, at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 17360 Coit Road, Dallas, which is located between the Bush Turnpike and Campbell Road. The $60 registration fee, which includes all training materials and lunch all days, must accompany the application.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Texas AgriLife Extension Service - Collin County

We need volunteers who are free at these times Weekdays Weekends This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adults (26-54) Individual Adults (55+) Unpaid Interns

Contact Person: Carrie Brazeal, (phone) View all agency contacts

Address:

825 N. McDonald Suite 150 McKinney, TX 75069 (See a map)

Directions:

We are located 1/2 mile south of University Drive (Highway 380) on McDonald Street (Highway 5) in a strip shopping center in McKinney.

Details where opportunity can also be performed

This opportunity can also be performed in these locations:

Cities:		Allen McKinney Melissa Princeton
Counties:		Collin

Miscellaneous Information

This volunteer opportunity is available to court appointed volunteers with the following minimum age
	None

Last updated on November 19, 2009