Volunteer Opportunities

• QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER:  UHNA needs volunteers to write articles pertaining to Hill life, especially articles that address quality of life issues.  Also looking for news-bites about Hill neighbors to include in our "social" section...(e.g. baby births, marriages, etc.).  Distributors are also needed to deliver the bi-monthly newsletter door to door.  If you can't commit for every issue, volunteer as a delivery back-up.  Please email UHNA-Newsletter@yahoogroups.com if you're interested in joining the team or to submit material.

• ICE BUSTERS: The city of Boulder's ICEBUSTERS program is looking for neighbors interested in helping their neighbors.  Elderly or disabled residents who are unable to shovel their own walks are paired with volunteers who take a view minutes after each snowfall to keep Boulder's sidewalks safe. Please consider this worthwhile contribution to our community. Volunteers and people that need assistance can call Mary Neumann in the Housing and Human Services Dept. at 303-441-3157 to get more information.
   

• BCOP Program: The Boulder Police Department (BPD) is offering to partner with Hill residents to form a branch of their Boulder Citizens On Patrol (BCOP) program.  BCOP has been used in the past by Boulder neighborhoods who wanted to address specific safety issues in their neighborhood.  UHNA has been working with the BPD to customize this program for the unique circumstances on the Hill.  The BPD is offering a four hour training course for anyone interested.  Once trained, members will coordinate safety walks on the Hill, primarily during the evening hours, with the BPD.  The BPD has formulated guidelines for practices and protocols of the BCOP program. Members would walk in teams and report incidents to the BPD by calling 911 or police dispatch.  If interested, email the Webmaster for more information on the next training session.

•  City Council Public Hearings:  The Boulder City Council meets every other Tuesday evening to discuss and vote on issues that directly impact our neighborhood.  Community members are encouraged to speak in the public hearing portion of the meeting.  

•  Donations: If you aren't able to attend meetings or volunteer time, you can still lend a hand.  Donations are gratefully accepted to help support the newsletter, website, neighborhood events and political action.  Please make checks payable to: University Hill Neighborhood Association, P.O. Box 7168, Boulder, CO  80306.  Please include your name, address, phone number and email address.