Lend a Hand — Together We Can Make a Difference

Volunteer opportunities abound in the Department of Parks and Recreation. You can volunteer as a swim “buddy” in an adapted swimming class, be a summer camp volunteer, assist at fun special events like Family Skate Night and the Renaissance Fair, help to remove invasive plants from our parks, and much more.

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Volunteer Opportunities

iCan Bike

Can one week make a difference in the life of a child? Absolutely! iCan Bike Camp is coming to Kenmore Middle School from August 1-5. As a volunteer with iCan Bike, you can help a child with a disability learn to ride a two-wheeler independently in only five days!

Adapted Swimming

This is a swim program for individuals aged 3 to adults with developmental disabilities. Volunteers are needed to assist one on one with the participants in the water. The next session begins on Sunday, July 10.

Visual Arts Volunteers

Creative volunteers can lead visual arts projects at recreation and community centers. Volunteers will work with Community Arts staff to develop and help a variety of art activities.

Remove Invasive Plants

Join your neighbors one day every month as they restore the area’s natural plant communities. Help remove plants like English ivy and bush honeysuckle which threaten the health of Arlington’s parks and natural areas. This outdoor activity is great for groups, families and individuals.

Smithsonian Summer Camp Is Back!

Kids can spend the summer at the Smithsonian一in person and online, which is different from other camps.

Camp

Smithsonian Associates offers one-of-a-kind learning experiences that spark the imagination.

The Smithsonian’s world is an incredibly wide and exciting one. And for curious and adventurous kids, there’s no better place to be than right in the middle of it with Smithsonian Summer Camp. Whether on the National Mall or virtually from your home or vacation getaway 9 camps offer 1st through 11th graders one-of-a-kind opportunities to connect with the Smithsonian’s museums and research——and meet the people behind it all. A creative and experienced team of instructors have designed age-appropriate content that animates the Smithsonian, its history, and its collections. Kids also can talk to experts. Through visits to museums and creating projects and artworks, campers explore Smithsonian-focused themes including the natural world, space, art, design, history, world cultures, and so much more.

Live, interactive camps allow kids entering kindergarten through 11th grade to explore Smithsonian collections and themes during specially designed sessions presented on Zoom.

How to reply

Registration (登记) opens late in this month, but right now you can view the complete listings of in-person and virtual camps, create or update your account, and sign up for e-mail alerts (提醒) on camp updates. And a gift ticket for a sure-to-be memorable Smithsonian summer experience can be purchased for any young person in your life.

Rights and interests

Smithsonian National Associate Membership Benefits Include：

Smithsonian Magazine——Save 84% off the newsstand price.

All profits support the members. Ninety-nine percent of membership dues (会费) are allocated for Smithsonian. Member benefits may vary. Smithsonian environmental protection handbags supplies are free for members but limited. The Smithsonian Summer Camp is usually held three times a year, but occasionally four times, which meets the needs of fans who like camping.

Contact

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I THIRST

Each day water related, diseases kill 3,900 of the world’s children.

Across the world, 1.1 billion people have no access to clean drinking water. More than 2.5 billion people lack basic sanitation (卫生设备).

The combination proves deadly. Each year, diseases related to inadequate water and sanitation kill between 2 and 5 million people and cause an estimated 80 percent of all sicknesses in the developing world. Safe drinking water is a precondition for health and the fight against child death rate, inequality between men and women, and poverty.

a)The average distance that women in Africa and Asia walk to collect water is 6 kilometers.

b)Only 58 percent of children in sub-Saharan Africa are drinking safe water, and only 37 percent of children in South Asia have access to even a basic toilet.

c)Each year in India alone, 73 million working days are lost to water-borne diseases.

1) Write Congress

Current U.S. foreign aid for drinking water and sanitation budgets only one dollar per year per American citizen. Few members of Congress have ever received a letter for voters about clean drinking water abroad.

2) Sponsor a project with a faith—based organization

Many U.S. religious groups already sponsor water and sanitation projects, working with partner organizations abroad. Simply put a single project by a U.S. organization can make safe water a reality for thousands of people.

3) Support nonprofit water organizations

Numerous U.S.---based nonprofits work skillfully abroad in community---led projects related to drinking water and sanitation. Like the sample of non-profits noted as follows, some organizations are large, other small-scale, some operate worldwide, others are devoted to certain areas in Africa, Asia, or Latin America. Support them generously.