Student Volunteer Opportunity – Community Outreach and Education
The UW Health Burn Center promotes burn safety every year at local National Nights Out. They are in need of volunteers (you) to help run their booth and deliver burn safety messages to people of all ages.
This year, the UW Health Burn Program will be promoting burn injury prevention at the Verona, Middleton, Mt Horeb and Fitchburg National Nights Out in August. The topics covered include kitchen, bathroom, campfire, firework, sun, and electrical safety. Students do not need to have burn knowledge or expertise to volunteer.
National night out is a nation-wide event that’s celebrated across the country by individual communities at the end of summer. The event promotes police-community partnerships, which includes the collaboration of local police, fire fighter, EMS, and other community organization to spread safety and health messages in an outdoor setting. Check out natw.org for more general information.
Date, time, location details:
Tuesday, August 1st, 5-8 pm, Verona: 111 Lincoln Street
Wednesday, August 2nd, 5-7 pm, Middleton: 6300 Mendota Avenue
Wednesday, August 9th, 5-7 pm, Mt Horeb: 401 Blue Mounds Street
Wednesday, August 16th, 5-8 pm, Fitchburg: 2930 Chapel Valley Road
If willing to volunteer for any of the events, please email Lori Mickelson, the Burn Program Manager at LMickelson@uwhealth.org or call her at 608-333-5910.
This post was authored by Anne Ersig on 06/14/2023.