Hour Type: NHS Event, Individual
Ends April 30th
April is American Sign Language Month!! Take a video of you introducing yourself in sign language. Include your name, age, and one hobby. You will receive an EXTRA HALF HOUR if you post the video on social media. Below we have provided some resources that you can use to help.
20+ Basic Sign Language Phrases for Beginners - Video
How To Say Your Name Using ASL - Video
Sign Language: Hobbies - Video
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Hour Type: NHS Event, Individual
Ends April 30th
Max of 4 hours
Write an original poem and share it with us! You can use our template to post it on social media!! Make sure to tag us!!
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Hour Type: Individual
Ends April 30th
Max of 2 hours
Share your favorite poem. You can do so on social media using our template. 
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Hour Type: NHS Event, Individual
April 18th to April 24th
Volunteer Week is in April!! To celebrate, we will be giving double hours for certain events on specific days and we will also try to host an in-person pizza or ice cream party! Please note that the details for the week may change as we get approval for things. 
Day 1 (April 18th): Be My Eyes - 2 hours for every 30 minutes, see this post for details on the activity
Day 2 (April 19th): 6FTCloser - 2 hours per video, see this post for details on the activity
Day 3 (April 20th): World Pediatric Project Cards - 2 hours per activity submission, see this post for details on the activity
Day 4 (April 21st): Meals on Wheels Lunch Bags - 2 hour per bag, will try to host in person
Day 5 (April 22nd - EARTH DAY): Zooniverse - 2 hours for every 30 minutes, see this post for details on the activity
Day 6 (April 23rd): Celebration time! - we will try to host an in-person celebration
Day 7 (April 24th): Share your experience as a volunteer on social media - 2 hours

Hour Type: NHS Event, Individual
Ends April 30th
April is Financial Literacy Month! Use this game to learn about the topic!! Credit Clash is meant to teach you about your credit score. To receive full credit, post about what you learned from the game and tag us! A template to help you do so can be found on our Instagram and below. You will need to provide a photo with your face and the game on the screen. 
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Hour Type: NHS Event, Individual
Ends April 30th
April is Financial Literacy Month! Use this game to learn about the topic!! The Payoff is meant to teach you about a variety of financial topics while immersing you in a fake scenario as a video blogger. To receive full credit, post about what you learned from the game and tag us! A template to help you do so can be found on our Instagram and below. You will need to provide a photo with your face and the game on the screen. 
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Hour Type: NHS Event, Individual
Ends April 30th
April is Financial Literacy Month! Use this game to learn about the topic!! Money Magic is meant to teach you about budgeting while immersing you in a fake scenario. To receive full credit, post about what you learned from the game and tag us! A template to help you do so can be found on our Instagram and below. You will need to provide a photo with your face and the game on the screen. 
Fill out the Hour Credit Form for credit

Hour Type: Individual
​Ends April 30th
Learn about the difference between autism awareness and autism acceptance by reading two articles. Then, take a short quiz to learn some other facts about autism. You will need to list something that you learned from each website. All of the links are provided below. Post what you learned on social media and the links for the articles/quiz for an EXTRA HALF HOUR. A template can be found on our Instagram and below - simply circle the option that applies and fill out the rest. You will need to provide a photo with your face and the article(s) on screen AND a photo of your face and the quiz score.
5 Guidelines for Autism Acceptance Month and Beyond - Article
Autism Awareness or Acceptance? Two Very Different Mindsets - Article
How Much Do You Really Know About Autism? - Quiz
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Hour Type: NHS Event, Individual
​Ends April 30th
For Autism Acceptance Month, watch two TED Talks given by autistic women and share something that you learned from them. You will receive an EXTRA HALF HOUR for posting the links to the videos and the thing that you learned on social media. A template can be found on our Instagram and below - simply circle the option that applies and fill out the rest. The links to the TED Talks can be found below. You will need to provide a photo with your face and the video on screen. 
The World Needs All Kinds of Minds | Temple Grandin
How Autism Freed Me To Be Myself | Rosie King
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Hour Type: NHS Event, Individual
Ends April 30th
Max of 5 hours
​Go to the 6FTCloser website and fill out a quick survey. After filling out the survey, they will send you instructions for your video. The videos get sent to those who need a bit of positivity during the pandemic! 
For credit, fill out the Hour Credit Form with a video of you recording the message OR submit the actual video you recorded

Hour Type: Individual
Ends April 30th
Max of 5 hours
Help spread joy and hope to children battling diseases/illnesses by writing them a nice note. Click here to do so. To receive 1 hour, you must submit TWO letters and a fact about child illnesses. If you do not complete those three things, you will not receive full credit. 
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Hour Type: Individual
​Ends April 30th
Contribute to our understanding of the world by classifying pictures and answering simple questions about them. By using Zooniverse, you will be part of one of the largest platforms for  volunteer/people powered research. Simply go to their website, select a project (we'd prefer if you selected one about animals or the environment), and follow the given instructions. 
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Hour Type: NHS Event, Individual
Ends April 30th
Use the Be My Eyes app to help blind and low-vision people solve tasks. For more information on how the app works, click here. 
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Hour Type: Individual
Ends April 30th
Watch a virtual learning session about the Earth and our environment! You can sign up for a live session (every Thursday from 1:00pm to 2:00pm) or watch one of their on-demand sessions. Click here to access the website to do so. You will be required to submit of photo of you watching the session and something that you learned. 
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Hour Type: Individual
Ends April 30th
Take a this clean energy quiz! Once you're done, you will need to fill out the Hour Credit Form with your score and something you learned. You will also need to provide a photo with your face and the quiz score. 
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Hour Type: Individual
Ends April 30th
Calculate your carbon footprint using this website. Once you've done so, look for AT LEAST FIVE ways to reduce your carbon footprint. If you post the methods you find on social media and tag us, you'll receive an EXTRA HALF HOUR! We've created a template to make this easier. It is on our Instagram and below.
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Hour Type: NHS Event, Individual
Ends April 30th
​Lets help plant some trees!! For every dollar you donate, the Canopy Project will plant one tree. Reach out to those you know and try to raise as much money as you can! Click here to donate. You will need to provide a screenshot of your confirmation page.
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Hour Type: NHS Event, Individual
Ends April 30th
Max of 4 hours
This will be a social media activity!! We will post a template on Instagram of a blank plant dating profile!! You will have to pick a plant that you own or that is in your neighborhood and be its wing man!! Help the plant fill out a dating profile so it can find a match! Below you will find the template and a filled out example. You must insert a picture of the plant, its scientific name, its job (make up something fun, but try to make it relevant), and its hobbies.On Instagram, you will also find a video tutorial in our "Templates" highlight. 
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​Hour Type: NHS Event, Individual
April 21st to April 27th 
Participate in a WEEK LONG zero waste competition!! Try to accumulate as little waste as possible (ex. plastic wrap, boxes, etc. - essentially anything that you need to throw away). Record the waste that you produce and take pictures every day! At the end of the competition, the person who accumulated the least amount of waste will get TWO EXTRA HOURS! You MUST participate for the entire week to receive full credit.
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Hour Type: NHS Event, Individual
​Ends April 30th
​Max of 2 hours
Use Spotify to create a 5 minute playlist to help people take shorter showers!
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Hour Type: Individual
Ends April 30th
​Max of 4 hours
Decorate and complete a coloring page of a historical woman and then find two uncommon facts about her (this means that the facts CANNOT be where/when she was born or anything like that)! We have provided a number of pages below. Simply click on the name of the woman you'd like to highlight and either print the page or color it digitally. You may also use Instagram to color the page. Right click on the image to print or download it. This is something new that we are trying, so let us know if you have any issues. 
Maya Angelou
Frida Kahlo
Sonia Sotomayor
Sojourner Truth
Rosa Parks
​Mae Jemison
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Hour Type: Individual
Ends April 30th
Use Spotify to create a women power playlist!! This can include empowering songs for women and songs by famous female artists. Your playlist must have AT LEAST TEN SONGS! You will need to submit the link to the playlist. 
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Hour Type: Individual
Ends April 30th
Max of 4 hours
Make a St. Patrick's Day themed art piece!! It can be a crafts project, a drawing, or any other art piece that you can imagine! Have fun with it!!
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