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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

WOLF TRAP NATIONAL PARK FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

Summer Employment

JOB: 1

jobs includes:
Employment Opportunities Job Fairs		Student Employment Youth Employment
Wolf Trap hires many temporary summer employees. Summer employees are primarily hired to help with the summer performance seasons at the Filene Center and the Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods. Be sure to attend one of the park's Job Fairs to learn more about all of the park's summer job opportunities. If you are seeking summer employment (not a student), click here. If you are a student seeking summer employment, click here. If you are a student 15-18 years old seeking employment, click here. For additional information please call the park's Summer Job Hotline at (703) 255-1823. The National Park Service is an equal opportunity employer. Selections will be made solely on the basis of merit, fitness and qualifications without regard to race, sex, color, creed, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, non-disqualifying handicap conditions, or any other non-merit factors.

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JOB: 2
RESERVATION CENTER COUNSELOR POSITION- (State of Virginia)
Location: Perimeter Center @ 9960 Mayland Dr, Richmond, VA 23228

The Reservation Center will be hiring approximately (5} Summer employees.

If you know anyone who may be interested in employment to start May 2010 thru August 2010, PLEASE provide them with the attached Reservation Counselor Job Description document located at the bottom of this advertisment.

***Interviews will be held during their Spring break***
(Please include your Spring break dates)

State applications are required; the deadline is Friday March 19th, 2010, 10 a. m.

***Please remember to sign the application before faxing to (804) 527-4276 to the Attention of Sue Smith
or
MAIL: VA State Parks Reservation Center
Attention: Sue Smith
P.O. Box 29865; Richmond, VA 23242

Along with the state application, please enclose the following information:
* Email address and phone number
* Any vacation time applicant has already scheduled during summer.

Sue Smith, Assistant Manager
Reservation Center
VA State Parks....Voted America's Best
Email: sue.smith@dcr.virginia.gov
Office: (804) 692 0255
For Reservations and Information: 1-800-933-7275

Read their blog http://blog.virginiaparks.org/ /Follow Us On:Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/VirginiaStateParks

Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/VAStateParks / Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vadcr/

My Space: http://www.myspace.com/virginiastateparks

RESERVATION COUNSELOR JOB DESCRIPTION

Student News

Scholarship Opportunities

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS: There are a number of companies & organizations that have donated money for scholarship use for African Americans, however a great deal of the money is being returned because they are not being utilized. View the above "Scholarship Opportunities" document link and APPLY TODAY!!!
RICHMOND AREA PROGRAM FOR MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING (RAPME)

3 to 5 Weeks Academic Program
9th through 11th grade High School Students
Hosted by: Virginia State University & Virginia Commonwealth University
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOW @ www.rapme.org
APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY April 23, 2010

PREFACE (Pre-College) 2010 SUMMER PROGRAM @ Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

2 weeks Summer Experience in Troy New York
11th and 12th grade students need only to apply, with interest in Engineering or Technological Studies/Careers
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOW @ http://doso.rpi.edu/update.do?catcenterkey=87
APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY March 19, 2010

THE 2010 UNCF/VERIZON NETWORK BLACK HISTORY MONTHESSAY to earn college scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year.

In honor of Black History Month, UNCF and Verizon Wireless (VZNW) have partnered to support high school seniors who are college-bound. The 2010 UNCF/VZNW Black History Month Essay contest is designed to allow qualified high school seniors the opportunity to earn college scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year.

If you know of high school seniors with permanent residency in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Eastern Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland or the District of Columbia, please tell them of this opportunity to receive a Verizon Wireless Black History Month scholarship and prize package. Seniors must apply by March 15, 2010.

Twenty-five eligible students will be selected for the 2010-2011 academic year. The winners will receive scholarships of up to $5,000 and select students will also receive a personal technology make-over including an HP Netbook, a Motorola DROID cell phone and/or Verizon Wireless gift cards.

Tell your high school senior about this contest today.

HEALTH AWARENESS

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: www.preventcancer.org/colorectal
National Endometriosis Awareness Month: www.endocenter.org
National Nutrition Month: www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/NNM_2007_home.htm
Save Your Vision Month: www.aoa.org/x5072.xml
Workplace Eye Wellness Month: www.preventblindness.org
National Patient Safety Awareness Week: www.npsf.org/hp/psaw/ 7 - 13
National Sleep Awareness Week: www.sleepfoundation.org 7 - 13
National School Breakfast Week, www.schoolnutrition.org/nsbw 8 - 12
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: www.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/
World Kidney Day: www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm 11
National Poison Prevention Week: www.poisonprevention.org/poison.htm 14 - 20
Brain Awareness Week: www.dana.org/brainweek 15 - 21
American Diabetes Alert Day: www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-andlcalevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp 23
World Tuberculosis Day: www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day