JH Service Hours Calendar

Summer Service Hours Opportunities - Sign-Ups will open at 6pm on Monday, 6/1

All summer hours must be documented on the above attached form AND signed by the organization. Students will turn hours into the assigned Advisor in the first Advising meeting (second week of school). Please keep them in a safe place.

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Please note, we are updating service hours for next year. I have attached the new form and requirements page. Students will be able to earn up to 5 hours during the summer to use toward any trimesters (can be split). Those hours MUST be done at the organizations listed below, each of which have strict requirements (i.e. must be on SignUp Genius, applications, calling ahead to schedule, orientation, etc).

Requirements

• 10 service hours are required each trimester
• Hours may not be carried over between trimesters
• Up to 5 hours may be earned over the summer. They may be applied to any trimester.

Summer hours must be earned at one of the following organizations with stipulations:

• American Cancer Society Thrift Store (MUST be on SignUp Genius)
• Knights of Columbus Recycling (MUST be on SignUp Genius)
• Variety Children’s Charity of the Desert – (MUST be on SignUp Genius)
• Coachella Valley Rescue Mission (12 and over with an adult) – requires orientation and their website's scheduling
• Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert – (12 and over) – requires application and their website's scheduling
• Galilee Center – must call to arrange
• FIND Food Bank - must call to arrange
• Altar Service at Sacred Heart Church only (does require sign-up through the Church office)

No hours can be completed outside of the listed opportunities - they will not be accepted. Same cancellation/no-show policy applies. Hours will be added to the first trimester requirement. Meaning, if you do not show to a 2-hour window, 2 hours will be added to the required 9, making your requirement now 11. 

More information and Sign-Up Genius links can be found at https://school.sacredheartpalmdesert.com/jhservicehours

Please reach out with any questions to Mrs. Walton at jwalton@sacredheartpalmdesert.com 

Summer Opportunities

HONOR ROLL NOTE: Students must earn all 9 hours of service in a trimester to earn any honor roll awards.

Coachella Valley Rescue Mission

Coachella Valley Rescue Mission has a new policy in place - you must attend a volunteering orientation before serving any meals or volunteering for the organization. You can find more information and the new volunteer access at https://www.cvrm.org/ways-to-give/volunteer/ Students must volunteer with his/her guardian and only in food prep/service.

PLEASE NOTE: ALL volunteers under the age of 18 MUST be accompanied by an adult, and children under the age of 12 years old are not eligible to volunteer. Each eligible minor child volunteering at CVRM must submit an individual application along with a parent.

All volunteers (PARENT ONLY) must attend one session of the mandatory orientation before starting the service. Orientation will be every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 9:00 a.m. or the 4th Wednesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. at the CVRM campus.

CONTINUANCE IN THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM IS CONTINGENT UPON YOUR ATTENDANCE AT ORIENTATION.

Please note - the is no SignUp Genius. CVRM has their own link which will be through their volunteer portal. Meals are served 7 days per week, 3 times per day.

Saturdays

American Cancer Society Thrift Store

Volunteers will work with crew at ACS Boutique Discovery Store to sort clothing, steam clothing, place clothing on sales floor, decorate store and help display newly price decor items. 1 parent and 2 students. Parent must stay until all students are picked up. You will need to fill out attached (under "Document") ACS volunteer form before you arrive. Please wear appropriate attire and closed-toed shoes. Please arrive 15 minutes before scheduled time to work and ask for Richard or Mark, the store managers. Please wear your SHS volunteer shirt or SHS PE shirt or uniform shirt. NO cell phone use. No short shorts.

CAN BE DONE 1 TIME DURING THE SUMMER

Variety - the Children's Charity - Art Classes
Formed in the Coachella Valley in 1987, Variety – the Children’s Charity of the Desert is dedicated to promoting the health, mobility, independence and social inclusion of special needs and disadvantaged children throughout the Coachella Valley. By providing life-enriching assistance to Coachella Valley children, Variety hopes to help children experience all the joys of childhood while growing to become confident, independent and free to access all that the world has to offer. 

Student volunteers are needed to assist with the art workshop. They will assist the Instructor and the kiddos with their art. These adaptive workshops provide children ages 5-18 a creative space to express themselves and develop new skills! Arrival at 3:00pm to help set up. 1.5 hours given.

STUDENTS CAN BRING SUPPLIES FROM HOME. Please call or email to find out the supplies needed.

CAN BE DONE 1 TIME DURING SUMMER

Students must wear SHS volunteer shirt, tennis shoes, and PE shorts/jeans/bermuda shorts. NO CELL PHONE USE WHILE AT THIS EVENT.

Time3:00PM - 4:30PM PDT
Variety - the Children's Charity of the Desert
42600 Cook St Suite 150
Palm Desert, CA 92211

2nd Saturday of the Month

Knights of Columbus Recycling Program

On-Going – every 2nd Saturday of each month

Sacred Heart Church's Knights of Columbus need your help with the recycling program. Student volunteers are needed for Recycling Day events on the 2nd Saturday of each month (2 hours). 

Students must wear SHS volunteer shirt and appropriate free-dress bottoms. 

All hours are completed at Sacred Heart under the solar panels on the basketball court/drive-thru parking lot on the east side of the campus. 

CAN BE DONE 1 TIME DURING SUMMER

Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert (12 and over)

Requires application, parent to be Live-Scanned, and their website's scheduling

Please visit the links to the right for application and then they will give next steps.

Galilee Center

On-going opportunities, like food distribution and thrift store. Must call ahead to schedule. Application link is to the right.

Parent must accompany student while volunteering.

FIND Food Bank

On-going opportunities for food packing. Must call ahead to schedule. Application link is to the right.

Parent must accompany student while volunteering.

Altar Serving at Sacred Heart Church

Must be previously trained and have served.

Please arrange directly with the Church. Altar serving during the year is limited to 4 hours per trimester, so if the student does the 5 in the summer, those would be applied, but only up to 4 in a trimester. Can be split among other trimesters. Important note: MAX 4 hours per trimester during the school year includes hours used from summer.

Children and young people who want to be part of it of the Eucharistic celebration every Sunday and on special occasions, as a minister during Mass, please contact Juan Arreola at the Parish Office (760) 346-6502 or send an email to jarreola@sacredheartpalmdesert.com