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Volunteer & Community Service Opportunities for AAUW Book Sale
Ridge High School students typically involved with annual book sales to earn required community service hours.
Volunteers and students in area high schools who need to log community service hours can earn hours preparing for and assisting the American Association of University Women's Annual Used Book Sale, coming up in early August at the Bernardsville Middle School.
The collecting and sorting of books and DVDs and CDs begins July 29 through August 1 and August 5, according to the web site for the Somerset Hills AAUW.
On those days, students are needed for shifts of two to six hours each day, between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Ridge High School requires community service hours as part of its high school Social Studies program.
The volunteers would be working at the Bernardsville Middle School off Seney Drive in Bernardsville, which has no air conditioning.
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Students would be asked to receive bags of books at the loading dock; sort and set up books on tables, and later pack up unsold books.
The sale itself is scheduled for noon to 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 8 to 9; and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, the website said.
Proceeds support local libraries, scholarships, the Bernardsville media department nd AUUW schoolarships.
To sign up, contact Bonnie at 908-647-2791. Additional information is at somersethills-nj.aauw.net.
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