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SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS

TOGETHER

WHAT IS YTOSS?

Ytoss is a student-led sustainability program of the YMCA at Virginia Tech, and has been leading campus sustainability efforts since 2005. Our mission is to foster a culture of reduce, reuse and recycle at Virginia Tech, while generating resources to support outreach programs of the YMCA at Virginia Tech. We work with hundreds of dedicated volunteers from Virginia Tech, as well as the Blacksburg community, to collect gently-used items on campus during student move-out and coordinate an annual sale of these items during student move-in.

It’s a simple process: Students donate their unwanted, gently-used items at one of our collection points around campus during move-out week in May. These items are cleaned, tested and stored over the summer. Items are then re-sold at a two-day sale on campus during the first two days of student move-in in August.

APPLYING TO JOIN OUR TEAM

Thank you for your interest in learning more about Ytoss and leadership opportunities within the YMCA at Virginia Tech. We are a cause for strengthening community, working tirelessly to nurture the potential of kids, improve the nation’s health and well-being, and give back and support our neighbors. When you volunteer at the Y, you take an active role in bring about meaningful, enduring change right in your own neighborhood.

There is no other volunteer organization quite like the Y. That’s because in 10,000 neighborhoods across the nation, we have the presence and partnership to not just promise, but deliver, lasting personal and social change. Each of our volunteers helps move people and communities forward, delivering the benefits of good health, strong connections, greater self-confidence and a sense of security to all who engage in our programs and services.

We hope you will consider joining our team and provide kids, adults, families and communities with the vital support and opportunities to learn, grow and thrive. Please review the application and position description attached to learn more about the benefits and responsibilities of being a member of the 2011-2012 Ytoss team.

After you complete and submit your application and required attachments, we will be contacted to arrange an interview with YMCA staff and Program Leaders so that we are able to answer your questions and provide you with an overview of Ytoss and review the responsibilities of the position you’ve applied for. Please contact Sheel Patel at sheelpatel@gmail.com if you have any questions during the application process. We look forward to reviewing your application and working together to build strong communities.

2011-2012 TEAM POSITIONS:

Sheel Patel and Allison Rizzetta, YMCA Program Leaders
Sarah Hanks, Associate Director
Denny Cochrane, Sustainability Program Manager
Natalie Love, Volunteer Recruitment Chair
Sponsorship Chair
Off Campus Liaison
Marketing Chair

To download the complete application, click here.